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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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Suggested themes. Week 1. Marshmallow challenge. Practical team building activity. Week 2. Debates. High culture should not be supported by government. Marriage is an outdated institution. Religion is irrelevant today. Week 3. Drama. Voice projection exercises. Regression. Roleplay situations. Pride and Prejudice and Romeo and Juliet. Most famous dialogues in English language. Week 4.Fims. To kill a mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, Pygmalion. Discussion of merits Week 5. Scottish country dancing. Gay Gordons and the Canadian Barn Dance. Week 6. British Culture. James Bond, the Beatles and Queen. Week 7. London, how to get around and the Royal family discussion. Week 8. Drama 2. Acting famous and not so famous European fairy tales. Week 9. English Liberec walk.. Week 10. Christmas advertisements including John Lewis and Sainsburys. Week 11. Tell a story. Three of my audio recordings. Week 12. Types of intelligence and use of psychological games in the classroom. Week 13. Revision Week 14. Test. Oral assessment in pairs.
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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
Depending on individual student moving towards C1 from B2 level or moving towards C2 level.
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Prerequisites
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Threshold B1 plus level of English
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student's performance analysis, Student's linguistic performance analysis, Interview, Test
The course is finished with zapocet. Students are allowed a maximum of two absences and must write to the teacher if they will be absent. Students must participate in classes. Students must attain a writing level of B2 in the half term written assessment and a spoken level of B2 in the final speaking assessment.
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Recommended literature
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Latham-Koenig.CH and Oxenden.C. et.al. New English File Advanced students book. .
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Latham-Koenig.CH and Oxenden.C. et.al. New English File advanced workbook. .
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Michael J. McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell. English vocabulary in use Advanced. Oxford. 2017.
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