VŠTE:AJO_2 English general language II. - Course Information
AJO_2 English general language II.
Institute of Technology and Business in České BudějoviceSUMMER 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jitka Janoušková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniel Raušer (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Karim Sidibe (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ala Vida Vachušková (seminar tutor)
Frederik De Feyter, MSc (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Peka Kolafová (assistant)
Mgr. Petr Sádlo (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Karim Sidibe
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
- AJO_2/PS3a: Sun 19. 3. 13:05–14:35 D616, 14:50–16:20 D616, 16:30–18:00 D616, Sun 2. 4. 13:05–14:35 D616, 14:50–16:20 D616, 16:30–18:00 D415, Sun 7. 5. 13:05–14:35 D616, 14:50–16:20 D616, K. Sidibe
AJO_2/S01: Tue 9:40–11:10 E7, Thu 9:40–11:10 E5, D. Raušer
AJO_2/S02: Thu 9:40–11:10 E4, Fri 9:40–11:10 E6, K. Sidibe
AJO_2/S03: Mon 16:30–18:00 E6, Fri 11:25–12:55 E4, J. Janoušková, L. Turinská
AJO_2/S04: Wed 9:40–11:10 E6, Fri 8:00–9:30 E5, A. Vachušková - Prerequisites
- meeting the requirements of the subjects AJO_1 is recommended, not required
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
- The course objective is to deepen 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 expressed 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 or studies ;
3. are able to spontanneously participate in a conversation on a familiar 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 familiar or interesting topics; - Syllabus
- 1. Small talk
- 2. Infinitive, accent
- 3. Gerund
- 4. Hobbies, free time
- 5. learning a language
- 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
Brainstorming
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
- Student Workload
Activities Number of Hours of Study Workload Daily Study Combined Study Semester test 1 1 Preparation for semester test 5 4 Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial 25 50 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
- Test – final 70 %
Semester exam 30 % - Exam conditions
- Grading of the course both for full-time and part-time students: a semester 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).
Semester exam:
Semester test 30 % (e.g. speaking exam, essay, listening test, presentation, etc.)
Final test:
Final test using ROPOT in the IS (70 %)
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Teacher's information
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" STudents are required to actively participate in the seminars and fulfill the tasks assigned by the teacher
The condition to complete the course for the students is to actively participate and fulfil the tasks. The students with the individual study plan (ISP) must notify the teacher no later than the second week of the semester. The ISP students must undertake the mid-semester and final evaluation. The mid-semester evaluation takes place in the term agreed upon with the teacher no later than two weeks before the end of teaching period.
- Enrolment Statistics (SUMMER 2023, recent)
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