FPF:UCJANGBP20 Communication Skills - Course Information
UCJANGBP20 Communication Skills
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaSummer 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Barbora Hamplová (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 - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- UCJANGBP20/A: Mon 13:05–14:40 M8, B. Hamplová
- 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
- English (programme FPF, ANGbp)
- Course objectives
- The course is intended mainly for the students who find out in the course of the first semester that they are behind as far as their speaking and listening skills are concerned. It is the teacher`s task to focus on the problems connected with the spoken language. Specifically: comprehension, pronunciation, appropriate reaction, appropriate means of expression. The following methods will be employed when practicing communication skills: role play, discussion, addressing an audience, dialogue, description, game, monologue - argumentation, storytelling.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, the student will be able to coomunicate more effectively. Their listening skills will improve, as well as their vocabulary and the command of English grammar in use
- Syllabus
- (a listening exercise with a comprehension check is part of every lesson). Seminar topics include:
Personal information and people
Shopping
Weather and climate
Technology
City and country life
Transport
Hobbies
Health
Food, Eating
Employment and jobs
Pets and other animals
Eduation
- (a listening exercise with a comprehension check is part of every lesson). Seminar topics include:
- Literature
- recommended literature
- Jones L.: Speaking and listening activities for upper-intermediate students. CUP, 1991. Seymour D., Popova M.: 700 Classroom Activities. Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2003
- Teaching methods
- Conversation practie, assignments and exercises, class communication projects
- Assessment methods
- Practicing conversation on given topics. Their mastering will be tested orally.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2023, recent)
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