VŠTE:ANJ_1 English as a foreign language - Course Information

ANJ_1 English as a foreign language 1

Extent and Intensity

0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Helena Kalačová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Olga Kendall (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Helena Lustová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniel Raušer (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Vlasáková (seminar tutor)
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

ANJ_1/ST1: Sat 13. 11. 13:05–14:35 B3, 14:50–16:20 B3, 16:30–18:00 B3, Sat 11. 12. 8:00–9:30 B3, 9:40–11:10 B3, Sat 18. 12. 13:05–14:35 B2, 14:50–16:20 B2, 16:30–18:00 B2, H. Kalačová
ANJ_1/S09: Tue 11:25–12:55 D315, Thu 11:25–12:55 E5, D. Raušer
ANJ_1/S10: Tue 13:05–14:35 E5, Fri 11:25–12:55 E5, D. Raušer
ANJ_1/S13: Wed 16:30–18:00 E6, Thu 11:25–12:55 A1, O. Kendall

Prerequisites

FORMA ( P )
A2 language competence is recommended

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

• Mechanical Engineering (programme VŠTE, STR)

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to reach the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The course is from unit 1 to unit 6. After a successful completion of ANJ_1 course the student will be able to understand phrases and usual vocabulary regarding circumstances that he or she normally deals with(e.g. basic personal information, family situation, shopping, local geography, job). He or she can understand the meaning of short and clear reports, read less complicated texts and find specific predictable information in regular sources, e.g. advertisements, flyers, menus and timetables. He or she can understand short personal letters, communicate in every-day situations requiring the direct exchange of information about familiar topics and activities, make a short social conversation, describe his or her family, living conditions, education, current or previous job. He or she is able to make notes and reports regarding his or her basic needs or to write a personal letter.

Learning outcomes

He/She can understand a basic text about everyday life of people. He/She can get the main point in short, clear, basic messages and announcements. He/She can discuss what to do, where to go with other people, and make arrangements to meet. He/She can describe past activities and experiences. He/She can write about aspects of his/her everyday life in basic phrases and sentences.

Syllabus

• 1. Everyday life situations, small talk 2. Travelling and flying 3. Hotel, accommodation 4. Family, society 5. Housing 6. Pace of life and lifestyle 7. Recreation and nature 8. Holidays 9. Free time 10. Health 11. Fashion, clothes 12. Biography 13. Atmosphere in cities

Literature

required literature
• OXENDEN, Clive, Christina KOENIG LATHAM a Paul SELINGSON. English File third edition Pre-intermediate Student's Book with iTutor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-19-45988-1-1.

recommended literature
• MURPHY, R., Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007. 319 s. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7

not specified
• 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
Consultation

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Semester exam	10
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	20
Preparation for the Final Test	22
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	52
Total:	104	0

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – final 70 %
Semester 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)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

The lessons are provided in a contact form in a mode of seminars in allocated classrooms. Students are required to fulfill their tasks and actively participate in the lessons with the study materials brought with them. Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory for full-time students to achieve a 70 % attendance rate in the course of a semester.

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