Ostravská univerzita

Academic English Course (CJP/E-AEC)

6 credits
Lecturer: Mgr. Slavomíra Klimszová, Ph.D., Mgr. Marta Šigutová, M.A., Mgr. Ivona Cindlerová, Mgr. Tereza Guziurová, Ph.D.
Lessons (Lectures + Exercises + Seminars): 0 + 2 + 0 [hours/week]
Semester: Winter/Summer
Credit test preceding examination: No
Requirements: B1 level
Teaching method: Seminars, individual work, groupwork, language games, reflection tasks
Examination method: Oral exam assesses student´s speaking performance not only on covered conversation topics, but also their ability to discuss, argue, negotiate current issues at level B2
Status of the course in the degree programme: B. Offered to all degree programmes by the Centre of Foreign Language Education.

Annotation:

By the end of the course, the student

will have achieved level B 2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference / English Language Portfolio
will have achieved communicative competence in English at level B2, s/he will be able to communicate in everyday situations on familiar topics and activities
will be able to understand the main ideas from a listening text related to everyday life and topics, the student will be able to understand short and clear announcements and instructions
will be able to understand the main ideas from a reading text related to everyday life and topics (e.g. news ads, leaflets, etc.), the student will be able to understand short letters
will have achieved lexical competence related to everyday life and topics
will have achieved grammatical competence at level B2.

Topics:

Shopping.
Cinema.
A film review.
Television.
Heroes.
An article for a magazine.

Literature:

Oxenden, C., Latham Koenig, C. (2009) New English File Intermediate. Oxford: OUP
Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use Intermediate. (1991) Cambridge: CUP
PHILPOT, S., CURNICK, L. Headway Academic Skills. Oxford: OUP. 2011

Notes:

The oral exam assesses students' speaking performance not only on the conversation topics covered, but also their ability to discuss, argue and negotiate current issues at level B2.

Status of the course in the degree programme: B. Offered to all degree programmes by the Centre of Foreign Language Education.