ACJ_3z English Language III

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniel Raušer (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Renata Sádlová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Vlasáková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Sádlo (assistant)
Mgr. Karim Sidibe (assistant)
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_3z/T1: Sun 11. 10. 8:00–9:30 B2, 9:40–11:10 B2, 11:25–12:55 B2, Sat 14. 11. 8:00–9:30 B1, 9:40–11:10 B1, Sat 12. 12. 8:00–9:30 B3, 9:40–11:10 B3, 11:25–12:55 B3, R. Sádlová
ACJ_3z/S01: Tue 9:40–11:10 N106, Thu 13:05–14:35 N106, L. Turinská
ACJ_3z/S02: Mon 13:05–14:35 N108, Wed 9:40–11:10 N108, J. Vlasáková
ACJ_3z/S03: Tue 11:25–12:55 N112, Thu 14:50–16:20 N112, D. Raušer
Prerequisites
meeting the requirements and recommended completion of the following subjects: ACJ_1z and ACJ_2z (B1 level)
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 B1 language skills and gradually achieve B1+ according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, enlarge vocabulary and improve listening, reading, speaking and writing skills. After successful completion of the course, the students are able to understand lectures, debates and participate in discussions on general topics/topics of their interest. Students understand TV and radio news, programmes and newspaper/online articles on topical issues. They are fluent and able to express their opinion on a wide range of topics.
Learning outcomes
Having successfully completed the subject, the students will be able to:
- communicate their enquiries more extensively and explain given problems;
- provide specific information required in an interview or a consultation;
- summarise or express (orally or in a written form) their opinion about a short story, article, discussion or documentary and answer further questions in detail;
- carry out a prepared interview, listen and check the information mentioned, though it may be occasionally necessary to ask for repetition if the other person’s response is rapid or extended;
- describe how to do various activities and give detailed instructions;
- exchange the content of accumulated factual information on familiar (routine) and non-routine matters within their field or area of interest.
Syllabus
  • 1. Food, meals, restaurants
  • 2. Present simple and continuous
  • 3. Action and non-action verbs
  • 4. Sports and cheating
  • 5. Past tenses
  • 6. Family and personality
  • 7. Future tenses
  • 8. Money
  • 9. Present perfect vs past simple
  • 10. Life changes
  • 11. Present perfect continuous
  • 12. Strong and base adjectives
  • 13. Comparatives and superlatives, transport, means of transport
  • 14. Modern manners;
  • 15. Modal verbs for expressing recommendation and obligation
  • 16. Mobile phones, communication technologies
  • 17. Describing people
  • 18. Modal verbs for expressing possibility
  • 18. Success and failure, be able to x can, could
  • 19. Adjectives ended in -ed/-ing
  • 20. Education
  • 21. First conditional
  • 22. Time clauses
  • 23. Houses and living
  • 24. Used to, usually
  • 25. Friendship, human relations
  • 26. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina. New English file: Intermediate. Student's book. Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780194519106.
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, x, 380 s. ISBN 978-0-521-18906-4.
Forms of Teaching
Exercise
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Project Teaching
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Semestral test11 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2850
Preparation for the Final Test1237
Final test11
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion5216
Total:104104
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Semestral exam 30 %
Exam conditions
Full-time form of study

Final Test 70 % (0 – 70 points) and semester exam 30% (0-30). The final test requires the B1+ level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points (from both parts of tests).

Semester exam

Presentation - 30 % (i.e. 30 points)

Final test

Final test - 70 % (i.e. 70 points)

Part-time form of study

Final Test 100 % (0 – 100 points). Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points.

Final test

Final test - 100 % (i.e. 100 points)

Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Teacher's information
Seminars will be pre-recorded and saved in the VSTE IS where it will be available, students will be able to play them anytime. The remaining part will take place in real time, when the students will discuss the relevant topic / problem with the teacher via MS Teams.

Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of the ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subject in a semester.

The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2017, winter 2018, summer 2019, winter 2019, summer 2021, winter 2021, winter 2022, winter 2023, winter 2024.
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