UCJPRAK4 Practical Language 4

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught partially online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Machničová (seminar tutor)
Steven Morris, M.A. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Marie Machničová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UCJPRAK4/A: Mon 13:55–14:40 H6, Tue 10:35–11:20 M11, M. Machničová, S. Morris
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is the fourth in a series of practical language courses. It aims at overall development of Use of English by developing reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Interaction is also one of the assessed skills. The textbook Cambridge English Advanced Result used in the course corresponds to Level Four in the Cambridge ESOL five-level system, and Council of Europe Level C1.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, Into the wild. 2. Expressions with animals 3. Past tenses 4. A report 5. Health matters 6. Direct and indirect speech 7. Word formation 8. An essay 9. Would you believe it?, phrasal verbs with off and in 10. Modal verbs 11. Expressions with right and left 12. A review 13. Revision lesson
Literature
    recommended literature
  • GUDE, K., STEPHENS, M., EDWARDS, L., LUDLOW, K., WENDHOLT, H. and GUDE, K., STEPHENS, M., EDWARDS, L., LUDLOW, K., WENDHOLT, H. Cambridge English Advanced Result. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-451240-4. info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
written exam (writing, reading, listening, Use of English) oral exam (speaking, interaction)
Language of instruction
English
Teacher's information
To pass the course the students are required to achieve at least 70% in each part of the exam:
1) Grammar and vocabulary (max 90, min 63)
2) Listening (max 20, min 14 points)
3) Reading (max 20, min 14 points)
4) Writing (max 20, min 14 points)
5) Speaking (max 50, min 35)
There will be two retakes for each part of the exam. The students will only have to retake the part(s) of the exam which they fail.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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