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Lecturer(s)
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Tymbay Alexey, Mgr. CSc.
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Muffett Christopher, Mgr. M.A.
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Course content
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Week 1: Foundational Cohort Orientation. Structural introduction to collaborative communicative dynamics, active listening strategies, and peer-evaluation frameworks via a structured team-building workshop (The Marshmallow Challenge). Week 2: Spoken Diagnostic Portfolios (Part I). Student delivery of structured individual presentations analyzing personal secondary educational histories, linguistic milestones, and academic specialization pathways. Week 3: Spoken Diagnostic Portfolios (Part II). Continuation of high-proficiency diagnostic speaking modules, evaluating individual rhetorical agility, phonetic accuracy, and spontaneous interactive presence under pressure. Week 4: Advanced Socio-Political Argumentation (Part I). High-impact group debates analyzing specific cultural and institutional propositions, focusing on the mechanics, societal impact, and ethics of the state funding of high culture. Week 5: Advanced Socio-Political Argumentation (Part II). High-tempo cohort debates exploring contemporary societal institutions, changing generational frameworks, and the modern structural relevance of marriage as an institution. Week 6: Philosophical and Sociological Discourse. Structural group debate and critical rhetorical analysis of global religious dynamics, modern secularization, and contemporary belief systems in Western civilization. Week 7: Applied Physical Theater & Register Control. Spatial communication training utilizing traditional fairy tales and contemporary short play scripts to master vocal projection, body presence, and physical performance management. Week 8: Dramatic Dialogue Adaptation. Technical workshop focused on script analysis and active textual performance from modern drama series to eliminate communicative hesitation and manage subtle situational register shifts. Week 9: Canonical Textual Analysis (Part I). Seminar blocks dedicated to the critical analysis of classical and contemporary English-language literature, focusing on the historical mechanics and themes of universal dramatic tragedies and 19th-century social satire/romance. Week 10: Canonical Textual Analysis (Part II). Comparative literature seminars analyzing 20th-century coming-of-age narrative structures, focusing on character motivation, stylistic devices, and structural text-based structural debates. Week 11: Kinesthetic and Rhythmic Language Integration. Exploration of traditional coordination structures and movement forms (traditional country dancing) to master non-verbal group management, instructional command pacing, and structural rhythm drills. Week 12: Iconography of British Popular Culture. Media analysis and rhetorical critique tracking the historical evolution of universal cultural narratives, including the global cinematic footprint and ideological components of iconic espionage figures (James Bond). Week 13: Biographical Auditory Comprehension. Critical analysis of curated biographical audio case studies from the instructor's personal professional history to master oral storytelling devices, pacing, vocal color, and narrative interest. Week 14: Multimedia and Visual Text Literacy. Evaluation of contemporary seasonal media campaigns (iconic British holiday advertisements) to analyze modern visual narratives, emotional storytelling frameworks, semiotics, and cultural marketing registers. Week 15: Semester Synthesis and Evaluation. Final collaborative evaluation of the student spoken portfolio, comprehensive peer-appraisal loops, performance sign-offs, and final credit (zápočet) validation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Practicum, Students' self-study
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Learning outcomes
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At the end of the course, students should reach level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Specific skill objectives: on completion of the course, students should: 1. understand a wide range of complex and long sentences and recognise implicit meanings in text. 2. be able to express themselves fluently and fluently without any apparent effort in searching for expressions 3. be able to use language effectively and flexibly for social, academic and professional purposes
Graduates will transition from their advanced baseline to an operational C1/C2 native-level competence by the conclusion of the module [civics]. Students master advanced conversational diplomacy, complex socio-political debate strategies, and spontaneous vocabulary retrieval under pressure. Graduates acquire the specialized agility to structure high-impact public presentations and navigate complex abstract discussions with total professional fluidity.
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Prerequisites
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Advanced language proficiency spanning the B2/C1 spectrum, catering exclusively to specialized language cohorts and high-level international exchange students.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student's performance analysis, Student's linguistic performance analysis, Interview, Test
Continuous assessment based on full group participation in high-impact debates, execution of formal thematic presentations, and active engagement in rapid-fire rhetorical challenges. 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 word-of-mouth 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 milestones, a practical spoken portfolio review, or a final oral/written achievement test. There is no departmentally mandated central examination.
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Recommended literature
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McCarthy Michael, O'Dell Felicity. English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers (anglicky). Cambridge. 2017.
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