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Lecturer(s)
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Suchánková Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Dialogues, discussions, reading and listening comprehension: Topics 1. Personal characteristics 2. Relationships 3. Housing 4. Shopping 5. Transport and travelling 6. Weather and seasons 7. Current issues: social problems 8. Current issues: environmental issues 9. Health and medical care 10. Jobs and career 11. Culture: film and cinema, literature, music 12. Life in English-speaking countries 13. Revision
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to improve students' language skills through discussions and dialogues focused on everyday and current topics. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition and development of specific vocabulary, on the ability to express one's own opinion, as well as on the development of speaking skills and interaction on the given topics.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able: - understand spoken and written texts - distinguish and summarize main ideas - give opinion on topical issues - chair a discussion on a professional topic
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Prerequisites
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Language level B2
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Active class participation, 75% attendance, final revision.
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Recommended literature
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www.bbc.com.
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www.usatoday.com.
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Gairns R., Redman S. Oxford Word Skills Advanced. Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Peck, E., Peck A.M. Let´s Talk Anew. Fraus, 2010.
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Redman, S. English Vocabulary in Use: pre- intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge, 2013.
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