Course detail
Practical English 1
FEKT-BPC-PA1Acad. year: 2022/2023
The course focuses on the development of all competences leading from B1 towards B2 CEFR level. It is based on the materials and requirements of international English language exams.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Discusses the roles of individual in the society
lists and describes a number of free time activities
characterizes different jobs and professions and is able to apply for a job
knows and uses the language means for the description of people and places
communicates in the situations connected with travelling
identifies the features of formal and informal styles and uses them correctly in the written communication
uses the grammatical structures according to the requirements of the given level and the course syllabus
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Exercises developing communication skills in both oral and written forms.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
A semester test (max. 40 points, min. 24 pts, the test may be repeated only once).
An examination: listening (max. 30 pts, min. 15 pts), reading (max. 30 pts, min. 15pts).
Course curriculum
Gimson, A.C. (2014) Gimson´s Pronunciation of English. Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group
1. Modal verbs, present tenses, adverbs
2. Appearance and identity
3. Parts of the body
4. Comparatives, superlatives, phrasal verbs
5. Talents, learning new things, jobs
6. Habits and typical behaviour
7. Expressing future
8. Social roles
9. Past time, adjectives
10. Travel and culture
11. Gerunds and infinitives, collocations
12. The Mind, Psychology
13. Jazz chants
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPC-AEI Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme EEEI-H Bachelor's
branch H-AEI , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's
branch BIT , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme BPC-AMT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme BPC-AUD Bachelor's
specialization AUDB-TECH , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization AUDB-ZVUK , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective - Programme BPC-BTB Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme BPC-ECT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme BPC-IBE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme BPC-MET Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme BPC-SEE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme BPC-TLI Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
Type of course unit
Elearning