FPF:UCJAOPBP15 English Practice 5 - Course Information
UCJAOPBP15 English Practice 5
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Gregory Jason Bell, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Hájek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Jašková (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- UCJAOPBP15/A: Tue 11:25–12:15 H1, Tue 12:15–13:00 H6, G. Bell, P. Hájek
- Prerequisites
- C1 level of English
- 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 for Professional Purposes (programme FPF, AOP)
- Course objectives
- The course Practical Exercises 5 is the fifth in a series of language courses with the intention of systematically developing all language competences, ie grammar, vocabulary, writing, listening and speaking. The level of the textbook discussed corresponds to level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference. (English File Advanced 1-5)
- Learning outcomes
- Students will be able to:
Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning
Express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions
Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes
Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing a controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices - Syllabus
- 1. Course introduction 2. (Unit 1) 3. (Unit 1) 4. (Unit 2) 5. (Unit 2) 6. (Unit 3) 7. (Unit 3) 8. (Unit 4) 9. (Unit 4) 10. (Unit 5) 11. (Unit 5) 12. Credit test
- Literature
- required literature
- Latham-Koenig, Ch., C. Oxenden, J. Lambert, K. Chomacki. English File Advanced, (4th edition, 2020)
- recommended literature
- SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-420243-5. info
- 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
- MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : without answers. 4th ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-18908-8. info
- HORNBY, A S. Oxford advanced learner's dictionary of current English. 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-19-431585-2. info
- Wells, J., Harlow C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Longman, 2000. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminar
- Assessment methods
- Written and oral exam.
Compulsory participation in seminars not less than 80%. - Language of instruction
- English
- Teacher's information
- There might be a compulsory MIDTERM TEST assigned during the course
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2024, recent)
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