VŠTE:ACJ_2a English language II - Course Information
ACJ_2a English language II
Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovicesummer 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Olga Kendall (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Peka Kolafová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniel Raušer (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Sádlo (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Renata Sádlová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Elena Tomášková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ala Vida Vachušková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Vlasáková (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Libuše Turinská
Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- ACJ_2a/E1b: Sat 20. 3. 16:30–18:00 B1, 18:10–19:40 B1, Sun 28. 3. 13:05–14:35 B1, 14:50–16:20 B1, 16:30–18:00 B1, Sun 2. 5. 11:25–12:55 B1, 13:05–14:35 B1, 14:50–16:20 B1, D. Raušer
ACJ_2a/Z1: Sat 20. 3. 16:30–18:00 B2, 18:10–19:40 B2, Sun 28. 3. 13:05–14:35 B2, 14:50–16:20 B2, 16:30–18:00 B2, Sun 2. 5. 11:25–12:55 B2, 13:05–14:35 B2, 14:50–16:20 B2, R. Sádlová
ACJ_2a/S01: Tue 14:50–16:20 N004, Thu 9:40–11:10 N004, D. Raušer
ACJ_2a/S02: Tue 16:30–18:00 N004, Wed 11:25–12:55 N109, D. Raušer
ACJ_2a/S03: Tue 13:05–14:35 N007, Wed 9:40–11:10 N006, D. Raušer
ACJ_2a/S04: Tue 8:00–9:30 N004, Wed 13:05–14:35 N006, P. Sádlo
ACJ_2a/S05: Tue 11:25–12:55 N107, Wed 11:25–12:55 N006, J. Vlasáková
ACJ_2a/S06: Mon 11:25–12:55 E4, Thu 9:40–11:10 N006, M. Peka Kolafová
ACJ_2a/S09: Tue 8:00–9:30 N006, Thu 8:00–9:30 N006, L. Turinská
ACJ_2a/S10: Mon 14:50–16:20 D416, Wed 13:05–14:35 N007, A. Vachušková
ACJ_2a/S12: Mon 14:50–16:20 D415, Wed 13:05–14:35 N010, O. Kendall
ACJ_2a/S13: Tue 13:05–14:35 E6, Fri 8:00–9:30 E4, E. Tomášková - Prerequisites
- meeting the requirements of the subjects ACJ_1a is recommended, not required
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Business Economics (programme VŠTE, B_PE) (2)
- Human Resource Management (programme VŠTE, RLZ) (2)
- Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
- The course objective is to deepend the student knowledge to the level corresponding to B1 according to the Common European Referrence Frame for language, as well as the further development of communication skills and to unify the knowledge of all students in the course to achieve the B1 level. Emphasis is put on the development of dialogic competencies, understanding the written language, and communication skills related to the ability to have a conversation on a general topic.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon successful completion of the course, the students are able to;
1. understand the main idea pronounced in a standard language on everyday topics;
2. understand the texts that contain the vocabulary often used in everyday life or related to their work;
3. are able to spontanneously participate in a conversation on a well-known or everyday topics;
4. are able to tell a story or a plot of a book / film and express their opinion/describe their reactions;
5. write simple texts on a well-known or interesting topics; - Syllabus
- 1. Small talk
- 2. Infinitive, accent
- 3. Gerund
- 4. Hobbies, free time
- 5. Shopping
- 6. Modal verbs (have to, don't have to, must, mustn't), formal letter
- 7. Conditional sentences - first conditional, "confusing" verbs
- 8. Animals; hypothetical situations
- 9. Conditionals - second conditional
- 10. Accent and rhythm
- 11. Decisions, may, might (possibility)
- 12. Should, shouldn't, word creation
- 13. Fears and fobias
- 14. Present perfect simple + for, since
- 15. Used to
- 16. Education
- 17. Present perfect vs past simple
- 18. Lifestyle
- 19. Passive
- 20. Inventions and discoveries
- 21. Description of a building
- 22. Compounds - something, anything, nothing, etc
- 23. Phrasal verbs, so/neither + auxiliary verbs
- 24. Health
- 25. Past perfect, verbs
- 26. Sequence of tenses.
- Literature
- required literature
- OXENDEN, C., C. KOENIG LATHAM a P. SELINGSON, 2014. English File Third Edition Pre-intermediate Student's Book with iTutor. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780194598651.
- recommended literature
- MURPHY, R., Essential Grammar in Use with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. 330 s. ISBN 978-1-107-48055-1
- MURPHY, R., 2015. English Grammar in Use 4th edition Edition with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-18906-4.
- BLOOM, B., SMIDOWICZ, V., City&Guilds International English for Speakers of Other Languages 3 Achiever Student's Book, 2005, 168 s., ISBN: 9780851931630
- Náhradní obsah: COLLYAH, B. Anglicko-český, česko-anglický slovník. 4. vydání. Praha : Fin, 2008. 64 s.
- Forms of Teaching
- Seminar
Tutorial - Teaching Methods
- Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Project Teaching
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
- Student Workload
Activities Number of Hours of Study Workload Daily Study Combined Study Semester test 1 Preparation for test/oral exam 5 Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial 25 55 Preparation for the Final Test 20 32 Final test 1 1 Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion 52 16 Total: 104 104 - Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
- Semester test 30 points (30 % = 25 points for speaking exam, 5 points for written exam during the semester) - full-time students 30 %
on-line on IS VSTE through "ROPOT" - daily study programm 70 %
on-line on IS VSTE through "ROPOT" - combined study programme 100 % - Exam conditions
- Full-time form of study:
Grading of the course both for full-time students: an exam during the semester, written test in the examination period. Successful graduates of the course have to get at least 70 points (from both parts together).
Continuous evaluation:
Semester test 30 % (25 % speaking exam, 5 % written test)
Final test:
Final test using ROPOT in the IS (70 %)
Combined form of study:
Grading of the course both for part-time students: written test in the examination period. Successful graduates of the course have to get at least 70 points.
Final test:
Final test using ROPOT in the IS (100 %)
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Teacher's information
- Lessons will be a combination of prerecorded videos and powerpoint presentations accessible in the IS during the semester (45 min) and online teaching (practising, reviewing, consultations - 45 min) via MS Teams, with both video and audio recording.
Students in a full-time form of study are required to participate in at least 70 % of the seminars. Shall the students fail to meet this requirement, they are automatically awarded "F"
- Enrolment Statistics (summer 2021, recent)
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