Course detail
English B2-2
FSI-0A8 Acad. year: 2022/2023 Summer semester
This is a follow-up course to 0A7. The course is aimed at students who reached at least the B1 level of English. It offers an extension of the English language skills at B2 level using the communicative approach.
Language of instruction
English
Number of ECTS credits
3
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
After passing this course students should be able to communicate in English independently, to B2 level. The knowledge and skills gained should contribute to more fluent speaking and communcation in personal, academic as well as professional environments. The course can also be used as preparation for international English language exams.
Prerequisites
The minimum entry requirement is the 7AZ exam, i.e. the knowledge of B1 grammar and vocabulary.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Students‘ assessment is carried out based on the attendance record, active participation in classroom discussions and the results of the final exam.
Aims
The aim of this crouse it to reinforce individual abilities of students to express themselves in English. The previously gained knowledge of grammar and vocabulary will be revised and systematically expanded in real contexts.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Attendance is compulsory.
In well-founded cases, extra absences can be made up for after consulting the situation with the teacher.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-OBN-P: Common Offer, Master's, elective
Programme B-OBN-P: Common Offer, Bachelor's, elective
Type of course unit
Language exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Week 1: introduction, communicative activities; question revision
Week 2: modal verbs; age
Week 3: future perfect; optimism and pessimism
Week 4: quantifiers; TV
Week 5: indirect speech
Week 6: conditionals; making decisions
Week 7: -ing form and infinitive; time
Week 8: -ing form and infinitive; crime
Week 9: past modals; scam
Week 10: relative clauses; film
Week 11: participle clauses, art
Week 12: architecture and art
Week 13: exam