Course: Taboos and Issues

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Course title Taboos and Issues
Course code KCJ/W0056
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Suchánková Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction, requirements, taboo conversation topics 2. Sex for sale 3. Bribery and corruption 4. Animal rights 5. Marriage 6. Telling lies 7. Immigration and racism 8. National stereotypes 9. Gay families 10. Sport and money 11. Legalizing drugs 12. The death penalty 13. Revision

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
  • unspecified - 13 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 26 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This optional course is going to develop students' conversation, presentation and discussion skills talking about and evaluating hot topics. It will present and practice some useful language structures at the same time and prepare students for their own publications or contributions.
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to: - Explain some professional language from the area of psychology and sociology - Express their opinion on abstract topics - Contribute to discussions on hot topics
Prerequisites
Language level B2

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
75 % attendance, active participation in discussions
Recommended literature
  • MacANDREW, R., MARTINEZ, R. Taboos and Issues, Thomson Heinle 1998..
  • McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F. English Vocabulary in Use: Upper-Intermediate. Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780521664356.
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press,. 2006. ISBN 0-521-53289-2.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Regional Development and Public Administration (B) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Economics and Management (A) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Economics and Management (A) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Social Work (E) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Social Work Leadership and Management (A) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Regional Development and Public Administration (A) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Social Work (D) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Social Work Leadership and Management (B) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Business Administration and Management (B) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Study plan (Version): Regional Development and Public Administration (A) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -