UCJASLT1 Wordbuilding

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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 (in Czech)
Cílem předmětu je poutavou formou rozvíjet jazykovou kompetenci posluchačů na úrovni "advanced", tj. přibližně C1 Společného evropského referenčního rámce. Ve cvičení bude pracováno s vybranými aktuálními materiály z denního tisku, rozhlasu a televize. Důraz bude kladen na interpretaci, zaujímání postojů, diskusi a prezentaci. Sylabus semináře: 1. Worship, hatred and immorality: antipathies and aversions 2. What is in a colour? Colours and symbolism 3. Mannerism, antipathies and aversions 4. Healthy products, derivatives and GM food 5. Strategies for speaking, agreement, disagreement and compromise 6. Cultural associations in a multicultural society 7. Business, career and promotion, assessing one's abilities 8. Aspects of industrialisation and globalisation, sustainable development 9. Poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition - can we help? 10. Security and privacy policy on the Internet 11. When things are tight: personal finance and books balancing 12. Technical advances in the new millenium Literatura: Gude, K.; Duckworth, M.: Proficiency Masterclass. Oxford University Press, 2002. Klippel, F.: Keep Talking. Communicative fluency activities for language teaching. Cambridge University Press, 1991. McCarthy, M.; O'Del, F.: English Vocabulary in Use. Advanced. Cambridge University Press, 2002. Rudzka, B.; Channell, J.; Putseys, Y.; Ostyn, P.: The Words You Need. London, 1993. Tomlinson, B.; Ellis, R.: Reading Advanced. Oxford University Press, 1991. Denní tisk a periodika, rozhlas a televize
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2008, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.slu.cz/course/fpf/winter2008/UCJASLT1