SA_ANJ_1 English language I.

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Sádlo (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Sádlo
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
Prerequisites
Required English knowledge at A2 - B1 (pre-intermediate)
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
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The course objective is to deepen student´s language knowledge to the level B2- of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. After the successful completion of the course, students are able to: understand extended speech and follow even complex arguments, understand articles dealing with contemporary problems, present a detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects and interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity, write clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects.
Learning outcomes
- He/She can understand extended speech provided the topic is reasonably familiar. • - He/She can understand in detail texts within his/her field of interest and the area of professional specialization. • - He/She can present clear detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to his/her field of interests. • - He/She can write a clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to his/her interests.
Syllabus
1. Films, film industry; Passive • 2. Appearance; modals of probability • 3. School days; educational system • 4. first condionals; time clauses • 5. Ideal home, living, housing problems; Second conditonal • 6. Shopping, making complaints • 7. Reported speech, indirect questions • 8. Jobs, world of work; Gerunds and infinitives • 9. Lucky encounters; making adjectives and adverbs • 10. Third conditional • 11. World of information; media, communication; Quantifiers • 11. Modern icons, relative pronouns • 12. Murder mysteries; Question tags • 13. Revision
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LATHAM-KOENIG, C., C. OXENDEN a P.SELINGSON, 2012. Enlish File Pre-Intermediate 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780-945988-1-1.
  • 2006. Cambridge preliminary English test extra: with answers. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 144 s. Cambridge books for Cambridge exams. ISBN 9780521676687.
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 379 s. ISBN 3 125 3408405.
  • MURPHY, R. 2007. Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7.
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test35 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial52 
Preparation for the Final Test43 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion26 
Total:1560
Exam conditions
Semester test 30 points (30 % = 25 points for speaking exam, 5 points for written exam during the semester) 30 % Test – final 70 %
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
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 %) • Grading of the course: Final Test 70% (0 – 70 points) and continuous evaluation 30% (0-30). Successful graduates of the course are required to achieve a total of at least 70 points (from both parts together).: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 – 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2022.
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