KLJAGJ11 English I Intermediate

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Palyzová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Radmila Dluhošová, Ph.D.
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
The aim of the course is to review and deepen the acquired knowledge of grammatical and lexical system of the English language. The students will be informed of the system of language in its common usage with the application of interesting texts for reading and listening, with ways of word formation and vocabulary enrichment. The aim is to guide the students to conscious and goal-directed usage of language in communication. As the main aim of a foreign language course is mastering the language and communication skills the students will need when working in spa and tourism establishments, the students will learn basic special terminology in the area of tourism, hospitality, gastronomy and spas as well as selected special topics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Tourism industry
    2. Basic tourism terms
    3. The characteristics of the tourist
    4. The milestones of tourism development
    5. Tourism at present
    6. New trends in tourism, reasons of growth
    7. Positive and negative effects of tourism
    8. Adjectival tourism
    9. Present Simple, Present states and actions, Present Passive, Multi-word verbs
    10. Past Simple; Past Continuous, Past Simple active and passive,
    11. Past Perfect; Prepositions
    12. Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DLUHOŠOVÁ, R. Hospitality English. Opava, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7248-672-4. info
  • MÍŠKOVÁ, Z. Angličtina v cestovním ruchu. Praha, 2010. info
  • HARDING K., HENDERSON P. High Season. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0 19 451308 4. info
  • BALCAR, B. Slovník cestovního ruchu. Domažlice: Resonance, 2001. ISBN 80-902812-0-6. info
  • SOARS, L.& J. New Headway Student's Book + Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. info
  • FRONEK, J. Anglicko-český, česko-anglický slovník. Praha: Leda, 1999, 1999. ISBN 80-85927-48-9. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
- 75% attendance in seminars, active participation
- presentation in front of the group - topic assigned by the lecturer
- written test in the extent of the given literature and the content of seminars - success rate 70 %
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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