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Lecturer(s)
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Romportlová Petra, Ing. Mgr.
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Grzinčič Dagmar, Mgr.
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Muffett Christopher, Mgr. M.A.
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Rhys Maxmilian, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Peldová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Čanecký Pavel, Mgr.
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Světlíková Anna, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Tymbay Alexey, Mgr. CSc.
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Course content
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Week 1: Foundational Cohort Orientation. Structural introduction to collaborative communication and ice-breaking mechanics using a dedicated team-building workshop. Week 2: Spoken Diagnostic Portfolios & Textbook Unit 1A. Student delivery of structured individual presentations analyzing personal secondary school histories. Introduction to English File Intermediate (4th Edition) Unit 1A (Food and restaurants vocabulary; Present simple and continuous frameworks). Week 3: Spoken Diagnostic Portfolios & Textbook Unit 1B. Continuation of individual diagnostic speaking modules, mapping personal English educational backgrounds and current academic specializations. Integration of Unit 1B (Family and personality adjectives; Past tenses review). Week 4: Structural Presentation Mechanics & Textbook Unit 2A. Seminars on public speaking confidence, voice projection, and body presence. Integration of Unit 2A (Money vocabulary; Present perfect simple and continuous). Week 5: Effective Presentation Design & Textbook Unit 2B. Workshops focused on organizing presentation content, managing visual materials, and capturing cohort attention. Integration of Unit 2B (Strong adjectives; Present perfect vs. Past simple drills). Week 6: Projective and Metaphorical Language & Textbook Unit 3A. Spontaneous communication exercises using visual prompts and spatial description tasks to eliminate verbal hesitation. Integration of Unit 3A (Transport and travel vocabulary; Comparatives and superlatives). Week 7: Spatial Description Challenges & Textbook Unit 3B. Practical communication workshops focused on describing real-world objects, maps, and physical structures. Integration of Unit 3B (Adolescence and choices; Articles and future forms). Week 8: Text-Based Situational Conversation & Textbook Unit 4A. Analysis of contemporary dialogue structures, functional everyday idioms, and spoken register adaptations based on textbook tracks. Integration of Unit 4A (Clothes and fashion vocabulary; Obligation and prohibition: must, have to, should). Week 9: Register Adaptation & Textbook Unit 4B. Exercises focused on shifting spoken delivery from formal academic tones to informal communicative settings. Integration of Unit 4B (Education vocabulary; Ability and possibility: can, could, be able to). Week 10: Advanced Debate Frameworks (Part I). Introduction to formal academic argumentation, expressing consensus, and managing disagreements politely entirely in English. Week 11: Advanced Debate Frameworks (Part II). High-tempo classroom panel discussions and mock debates on multi-disciplinary secondary education issues. Week 12: Cross-Curricular Outdoor Pedagogy. A site-specific instructional field walk across central Liberec or the Liberec Museum to apply descriptive vocabulary and historical narratives in a real-world setting [local]. Week 13: Multi-Cohort Practicum Simulation. Practical teaching simulation where students lead peer-facing micro-presentations to demonstrate instructional command and adaptable communication. Week 14: Multimedia and Cultural Text Analysis. Critical evaluation of contemporary media campaigns to analyze modern visual narratives, storytelling structures, and cultural messaging. Week 15: Semester Synthesis & Evaluation. Final collaborative evaluation of the student spoken portfolio, comprehensive peer feedback loops, and oral credit (zápočet) validation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Individual consultation, Students' self-study
- Preparation for credit
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 28 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 8 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 4 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 24 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to develop language competences by studying a balanced mix of the four language skills (Speaking, Listening, Reading & Writing) and the four language systems (Grammar, Vocabulary, Functions & Pronunciation) with a strong emphasis on practical, every day communication.
Graduates will transition from an initial A2/B1 baseline to a solid B1/B2 communicative competence by the conclusion of the module [civics]. Students acquire advanced conversational fluency, multi-disciplinary presentation skills, spontaneous vocabulary retrieval agility, and the ability to actively lead and participate in complex whole-cohort debates.
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Prerequisites
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Initial language proficiency spanning the A2/B1 spectrum, accommodating a wide variance of cross-faculty student backgrounds (Geography, History, Czech Language, and Physical Education).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Systematické pozorování studenta, Test
Continuous assessment based on oral performance, active seminar participation, individual presentation delivery, or systematic evaluation of textbook structures. Attendance is mandatory, with a strict maximum of two permitted absences per semester for day classes. All absences must be formally reported via written communication (email) in advance, and official medical certification is strictly required; verbal or casual notifications are not accepted. To respect instructional autonomy across multi-section teaching teams, individual lecturers maintain complete pedagogical freedom to award the zápočet (credit) via continuous classroom engagement, practical communication milestones, or a final oral/written achievement test [civics]. There is no departmentally mandated central examination.
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Recommended literature
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Latham-Koenig, C., Oxenden, C., & Chomacki, K. English File: Intermediate Student's Book and Workbook with Student Resource Centre Pack. Fourth Edition. Oxford. 2019.
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Roberts, Buchanan, Pathare. Navigate B1+ Intermediate Coursebook.. Oxford, 2015.
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Roberts, Buchanan, Pathare. Navigate B1+ Intermediate Workbook. Oxford, 2015.
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