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English Language b/IV for USP (pre-intermediate)

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Course Unit Code712-2244/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
FOR40PhDr. Ivona Formánková
LAN20Mark Landry
SLA14Mgr. Karolina Slamová, Ph.D.
CHU01Mgr. Gabriela Chudašová
WLO74Mgr. Andrea Wlochová, Ph.D.
JUR21Mgr. Radka Juříčková, Ph.D.
VYH19Mgr. Martina Rochlová
PEL12Mgr. Barbara Kratochvílová
ZUB0006Mgr. Pavla Zubková
SMU0007Mgr. Kateřina Smutná
TRA0015Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
PRE0053Ing. Radim Pretsch
SPU0044Mgr. Kateřina Spurná
ZAR0050Bc. Vladimír Žárik, MBA
SWI0018Mgr. Eva Swiechová
MAT0433Mgr. Gabriela Matyášková
Summary
The instruction focuses on managing vocabulary, grammar and phrases within the set range. Students acquire the key terms in telecommunications, they are able to make simple explanations of technical terms and devices, they manage to create a structural curriculum vitae, find out how to prepare for a job interview. They discuss predictions about technology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
International express: Intermediate. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Course Contents
International Express Intermediate: Lekce 7-8

1. L7 Gramatika: podmínkové věty

2. L7 Slovní zásoba: peníze a finance

3. L7 Pracovní dovednosti: emailová komunikace 2: žádost o místo

4. L7 Komunikační záměr: vyjednání shody

5. Opakování a shrnutí lekce 7

6. L8 Gramatika: trpný rod

7. L8 Slovní zásoba: výroba, distribuce a prodej výrobku

8. L8 Pracovní dovednosti: organizace času

9. L8 Komunikační záměr: porozumění a objasňování

10. L8 Opakování a shrnutí lekce 8

11. Prezentace studentů na odborné téma

12. Prezentace studentů na odborné téma

13. Prezentace studentů na odborné téma

14. Zápočtový test


Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
HARDING, Keith a Alastair LANE. International express: Intermediate. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-441825-6.
MURPHY, R. Essential Grammar in Use with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2007. ISBN 978 0521 67580 2.
HARDING, Keith a Alastair LANE. International express: Intermediate. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-441825-6.
MURPHY, R. Essential Grammar in Use with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2007. ISBN 978 0521 67580 2.
Recommended Reading:
MCCARTHY, M., O'DELL, F. English Vocabulary in Use Elementary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2010. ISBN 9780521136174.
IBBOTSON, M. Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009. ISBN 9780521715188.
IBBOTSON, M. Professional English in Use Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009.
MCCARTHY, M., O'DELL, F. English Vocabulary in Use Elementary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2010. ISBN 9780521136174.
IBBOTSON, M. Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009. ISBN 9780521715188.
IBBOTSON, M. Professional English in Use Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit 
        ExaminationExamination100 51