Course: Foreign language elementary: English 1

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Course title Foreign language elementary: English 1
Course code CJP/Q930
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Procházková Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Personal presentation (overview of basic student information) Description of persons (description of appearance, character traits) Accommodation (types of housing, conditions, equipment) Day mode (study, work, leisure activities) Boarding and lifestyle (types of boarding in general + boarding of students, healthy nutrition) Revenue and expenditure (personal budget management) Travel for experience (transport, accommodation, insurance,?) Medical care (diseases and their treatment, description of health problems) Education and study at universities (levels of education, types, study programs) Career and professional presentation (educational career, plans for the future, necessary qualifications, job description)

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
  • unspecified - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
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. 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/
Prerequisites
Students are motivated to study a the second foreign language (within the study).

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Self-study in combination with possible physical / online consultations in order to achieve: - beginner level of English - skills of orientation in the tense system and in the functions of English verbs on the background of the Czech language - acquisition of vocabulary within the given topics - 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 aspects) - ability to present one's own motivation, studies, career and plans for the future (both in writing and orally) Credit requirements / overview of documents to be submitted - Language Center website: https://www.pf.ujep.cz/en/centrum-jazykove-pripravy-kombinovane-studium
Recommended literature
  • col. angličtina.com. Angličtina pro samouky a věčné začátečníky.
  • Murphy, R. Essential Grammar in Use. 2011.
  • Redman, S. English Vocabulary in Use: pre- intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge, 2013.


Study plans that include the course
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