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Lecturer(s)
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Procházková Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Personal presentation (overview of basic information about the student) 2. Description of persons (description of appearance, character traits) 3. Accommodation (types of housing, conditions, equipment) 4. Regime of the day (study, work, leisure activities) 5. Boarding and lifestyle (types of boarding in general + student boarding, healthy nutrition) 6. Revenue and expenditure (management of the personal budget) 7. Travel for experience (transport, accommodation, insurance,?) 8. Medical care (diseases and their treatment, description of health problems) 9. Education and study at universities (levels of education, types, study programs) 10. Career and professional presentation (educational career, plans for the future, necessary qualifications, job description)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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- 26 hours per semester
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- 13 hours per semester
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- 10 hours per semester
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- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to develop the complete basics of general language and to introduce students to general professional language by expanding vocabulary and developing the skills needed to read simple professional texts. The student - graduate of the course should succeed in communication in simple non-specific professional situations. In addition, students are able to respond to everyday topics in a regular conversation, initiate and develop a conversation, and are able to easily comment on everyday situations in a foreign language.
Students are able to use the language on language level A1 CERF.
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Prerequisites
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Students are able to use the language on language level A1 CERF. Upon entering the course, students must be aware of the essential characteristic of the English language (as compared to their mother tongue) and be familiar with basic language tools (English alphabet, basic pronunciation rules, pronouns and frequently used verbs, etc.) https://tracktest.eu/cz/urovne-jazyka/
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Assessment methods and criteria
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- attendance 70% - final test (or three partial tests) - activity during language exercises - independent preparation for teaching - timely submission of all assigned tasks - ability to orient in the English system and in the English verb functions on the background of the Czech language - acquisition of vocabulary within the given topics - the ability to express oneself in time using past, present and "will" tenses in simple / continuous aspect - ability to create a simple question and negative in all "basic" grammatical tenses (in both forms) - ability to present one's own motivation, studies, career and plans for the future (in writing and orally) English
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Recommended literature
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col. angličtina.com. Angličtina pro samouky a věčné začátečníky.
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Murphy, R. Essential Grammar in Use. 2011.
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Redman, S. English Vocabulary in Use: pre- intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge, 2013.
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