General English Course (CJP/E-GEC)

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  • 6 credits
  • Lecturer: Mgr. Marta Šigutová, M.A., Mgr. Michaela Trnová, Ph.D., Mgr. Slavomíra Klimszová, Ph.D., Mgr. Tereza Guziurová, Ph.D.
  • Lessons (Lectures + Exercises + Seminars): 0 + 2 + 0 [hours/week]
  • Semester: Winter/Summer
  • Credit test preceding examination: Yes
  • Requirements: B1 level
  • Teaching method: Seminars, individual work, group work, language games, reflection tasks
  • Examination method: An oral examination assesses students' speaking performance not only on the conversation topics covered, but also regarding their ability to discuss, argue, and negotiate current issues at level B2.1.
  • 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 2.1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference / English Language Portfolio
  • will have achieved communicative competence in English at level B2.1, 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 B2.1.

Topics:

  1. Education.
  2. Houses.
  3. Friendship.
  4. Same planet, different worlds.
  5. Jobs.
  6. Meetings.
  7. Formal letters and a CV.

Literature:

  • Oxenden, C., Latham Koenig, C. (2009) New English File Intermediate. Oxford: OUP
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use Intermediate. (1991) Cambridge: CUP

Notes:

Seminars, individual work, group work, language games, reflection tasks

The oral examination assesses students' speaking performance not only on the conversation topics covered, but also regarding their ability to discuss, argue, and negotiate current issues at level B2.1.

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


Updated: 03. 10. 2022