Course detail
General English I
FSI-GEN1-K Acad. year: 2020/2021 Winter semester
The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Also dealt with is ESP. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.
Language of instruction
English
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace, as well as grammar structures for everyday communication at the intermediate level.
Prerequisites
The course is intended for students within the combined study programmes who are familiar with the language at the pre-intermediate level / A2 (CEFR) as a minimum. They are expected to have the knowledge and skills corresponding to secondary school courses.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is intended for the combined form of study, individual work of students is directed by exercises taught en bloc.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
To pass this course it is necessary, apart from working out the assigned tasks and individual home preparation, to pass the credit test. Students' work in the e-learning support of the course is also reflected in the overall course assessment. Altogether it is required to collect at least 30 points out of 50 (i.e. 60%). In case the benchmark of 60% is not achieved, there is a possibility for the student to resit the test.
Aims
The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks that arise in a wide range of technical occupations. It is intended to consolidate the knowledge obtained at secondary school and practice all four language skills.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Attendance at seminars is voluntary. However, students are strongly advised to attend the classes regularly to get the credit.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-STR-K: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization STR: Engineering, compulsory
Type of course unit
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction. U1: Talking about yourself. Learning Languages. Question forms. Review of verb tenses. Talking about important dates in your life.
2. U2: Talking about facts. Narrative tenses. Present perfect and past simple. Talk about life stories. Say/tell.
3. U3: Future – plans and predictions. Future time markers, idioms. Discuss plans and arrangements. Dealing with misunderstandings.
4. U4: Jobs. Must/have to/should (obligation), used to, would.
5. U4: Personal qualities, adjectives, business. Participate in a meeting.
6. Revision.
7. Credit test.
Guided consultation
26 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1.Self-study and e-learning for U1: Talking about yourself. Learning Languages. Question forms. Review of verb tenses. Talking about important dates in your life.
2. Self-study and e-learning for U2: Talking about facts. Narrative tenses. Present perfect and past simple. Talk about life stories. Say/tell.
3. Self-study and e-learning for U3: Future – plans and predictions. Future time markers, idioms. Discuss plans and arrangements. Dealing with misunderstandings.
4. Self-study and e-learning for U4: Jobs. Must/have to/should (obligation), used to, would.
5. Self-study and e-learning for U4: Personal qualities, adjectives, business. Participate in a meeting.
6. Self-study and e-learning, Review units.
7. Revision.