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English conversation I - OPMN0A350C

Title:	Anglická konverzace I
Guaranteed by:	Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
Faculty:	Faculty of Education
Actual:	from 2023
Semester:	winter
E-Credits:	4
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / 20 (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Note:	enabled for web enrollment priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan

Guarantor:	Stephen Douglas, M.A.
Teacher(s):	PhDr. Klára Lancová, Ph.D.
Pre-requisite :	OPMN0A185B

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Annotation -

The course English conversation I aims at developping students' oral skills with the emphasis on fluency. The students will be encouraged to discuss, summarize and express their opinions about selected topics.

Last update: Douglas Stephen, M.A. (23.09.2020)

Aim of the course -

The aim of this course is to complement the more formally structured English classes, with something more experiential. The main emphasis will be on the fluency, adequacy and enjoyment of conversation and debate with classmates and the teacher at a B1+ level.

Last update: Lancová Klára, PhDr., Ph.D. (21.09.2024)

Descriptors - Czech

přímá výuka (24 hodin), průběžné plnění úkolů (60 hodin), příprava poznámek k diskutovaným tématům v přímé výuce (16 hodin)

Last update: Pěničková Barbora, Mgr. (24.09.2022)

Course completion requirements -

80% attendance (2 absences), preparation and active participation fot the classes

Last update: Červinková Poesová Kristýna, Mgr., Ph.D. (23.09.2021)

Literature -

Recommended literature:

PELTERET, Ch. Speaking B1+Intermediate. London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2012. ISBN 978-0-00-745783-0.

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Oxford: OUP ELT, 2010 (8^th edition). ISBN 0194799123.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English. Oxford: OUP, 2009. ISBN 978 0 19 4325387.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds

Last update: Douglas Stephen, M.A. (14.09.2020)

Syllabus -

The subjects will include both the serious and light-hearted:

Education (what should we expect, and varying systems that challenge the normal definition)

Law & Justice

Mysteries & Beliefs

Personality & Character (a light-hearted look at Zodiac signs)

The Rights of the Individual vs Social Responsibility

Gender

Science and Religion

Food & Cooking, Art (what is it for?)

Children and Parenting.

Last update: Douglas Stephen, M.A. (14.09.2020)

Learning outcomes -

1. The learner uses narrative verb tenses appropriately to the context.

2. The learner formulates their own opinion, opposes or agress with opinions of others, uses argumentation, creates narratives and descriptions using adequate lexis at B1+ level.

3. The learner uses appropriate verbal and non-verbal means of communication following the specified presentation format.

4. The learner interacts fluently in pairs or groups and without preparation in discussions on familiar topics.

Last update: Lancová Klára, PhDr., Ph.D. (21.09.2024)