B_AJO_2a English language (general) II

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Monika Peka Kolafová (seminar tutor)
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
B_AJO_2a/S01: Thu 13:05–14:35 I316, M. Peka Kolafová
Prerequisites
recommended meeting the requirements of B_ACJ_1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to deepen students' knowledge in alignment with the B1 level descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, further develop their communication skills, and unify the knowledge of all participants in the course to help them achieve the specified level. Particular emphasis is placed on enhancing dialogic competencies, understanding written texts, and developing communication skills necessary for engaging in conversations on general topics.
Learning outcomes
Upon succesful completion of the course, students are able to:
1. understand the main ideas expressed in a standard language on everyday topics;
2. understand texts that contain vocabulary used in everyday life or related to their work or studies;
3. spontanneously participate in conversations on familiar or everyday topics;
4. tell a story or a plot of a book / film and express their opinion / describe their reactions;
5. write simple texts on familiar or interesting topics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Relationships. Sport
  • 2. Infinitiv, gerundium, usually, used to
  • 3. Studying languages. Education
  • 4. Modals (might, can´t, have to, don't have to, must, mustn't)
  • 5. Conditionals - first and second conditional.Time clauses
  • 6. Passive voice. Films.
  • 7. Sequence of tenses, reported speech
  • 8. Description of a building. Unreal situations, third conditional.
  • 9. Narrative tenses (past perfect, past simple, past continuous)
  • 10. Relative clauses. Compounds. Modern icons
  • 11. Quantifiers. Making adjectives and adverbs. Shopping
  • 12.Phrasals
  • 13. Revision Teaching equipment: projector, loudspeakers, whiteboard, PC
Literature
    required literature
  • LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina. English file: Intermediate: Third edition. Student's book. Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978019451975.
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, R., 2015. English Grammar in Use 4th edition Edition with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-18906-4.
  • 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.
    not specified
  • HOUSE, Ch., Grammar - no problem, 2004, Plzeň: Fraus. ISBN: 80-7238-309-4
  • COLLYAH, B. a kol., 2008, Anglicko-český, česko-anglický slovník, Praha: Fin. ISBN: 978-80-86002-94-1
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Block - seminar
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Brainstorming
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Continuous assessment11
Preparation for continuous assessment22
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1224
Preparation for the Final Test1016
Final test11
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion268
Total:5252
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Continuous assessment 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 need to gain at least 70 points (from both parts together).
Continuous assessment:
Semester exam 30 % (e.g. speaking exam, writing, listening, reading comprehension)
Final test:
Final test using ROPOT in the IS (70 %)
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of the Institute (Attendance record of students at VŠTE). Full-time students are required to participate in at least 70 % of the seminars. They are also required to actively participate in the seminars and fulfill tasks assigned by their teachers.

Students with an individual study plan (ISP) must notify the teacher of this fact no later than the second week of the semester. Students with ISPs must complete a semester exam and the final test. The semester exam will take place on a date agreed with the teacher. The date must be agreed with the teacher no later than two weeks before the end of the teaching period. In case of any questions, please contact the course guarantor. If a student does not hold a certificate of the required level but their knowledge corresponds to the required exit level, they may request that the instructor administer a placement test. If the test is completed with a score of 80% or higher, the student’s attendance will not be monitored in the given semester. However, the student is still required, in agreement with the instructor, to complete ongoing assessments and the final assessment at the usual times (according to the instructor’s instructions).
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