| Course title | Advanced Academic English 1 |
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| Course code | VCJ/AV1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Exercise |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 1 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Název lekce: Jazykové zaměření 1 Recommendations and Achievements - complex structures using gerunds and infinitives - using adjectives + prepositions - listening for gist 2 The Digital Age and Using New Technologies - real and unreal conditionals - writing discursive essay (balanced arguments) 3 Facts vs Fiction - the meaning of prefixes - laws and regulations - expressing permission, and necessity - listening for gist and more details 4 Creativity and the World of Art - the language of perception - idiomatic language - comparing and contrasting 5 Health and Medicine - advanced gerunds and infinitives - similes - presenting arguments in speech
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The objective of VCJ/AV1 is to systematically develop the language skills of Academic English. It focuses on teaching students to orientate in different types of texts, to improve their listening and writing skills, and to extend their knowledge of more formal or specialised vocabulary at level B2-C1 of the Common European Framework for Languages.
Acquisition of academic skills on the B2-C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference. |
| Prerequisites |
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It is assumed that students who enroll in the VCJ/AV1 course have a good knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, at least at language level B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). To check which level of the CEFR you are currently at, we recommend that you use online tests, for example at http://examenglish.com/leveltest/index.html
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam
Students are required to attend the classes although they may be absent twice per semester and they must participate in an active way. They must prepare for the classes as required by their teachers. They must successfully pass the written test. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Optics and Optoelectronics (2021) | Category: Physics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics - Specialization in General Biophysics (2024) | Category: Physics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Analytical Biochemist (2024) | Category: Chemistry courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Mathematics (2023) | Category: Mathematics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Digital and Instrument Optics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics (2022) | Category: Physics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Environmental Hazards and Climate Change (2024) | Category: Geography courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics - Specialization in Molecular Biophysics (2024) | Category: Physics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Bioinorganic Chemistry (2021) | Category: Chemistry courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Bioanalytical Laboratory Diagnostics in Healthcare - Experimental Biology (2023) | Category: Biology courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): General Physics and Mathematical Physics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Applied Mathematics (2023) | Category: Mathematics courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Nanotechnology (2019) | Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Optometry (2022) | Category: Health service | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |