Course details
New Headway Intermediate 1
BAN3 Acad. year 2021/2022 Summer semester 3 credits
A standard course of English for intermediate students BAN4 orientated on both general and technical English. An integrated approach is applied during teaching this course. After a grammar section with many tasks highlighting the new grammar, there is at least one activity for speaking, listening, reading and writing in every unit. There is a strong lexical component in the course. Technical texts are subject specific but the teacher's objective is teaching language, not subject knowledge.
Guarantor
Course coordinator
Language of instruction
Completion
Time span
- 26 hrs exercises
Assessment points
- 60 pts final exam
- 40 pts mid-term test
Department
Instructor
Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
To be able to speak about topics contained in the textbook accurately and fluently (with a certain error tolerance). To be able to use basic reading techniques (scanning, skimming, selecting what is relevant). To be able to follow English lessons, to follow instructions, desciptions and explanations, to take notes when listening. To be able to write a formal and informal letter, to send a fax, to fill in a form, to describe a person and a place. To be able to understand a complicated sentence construction and relations between sentences from a language point of view; to acquire new semi-technical vocabulary.
This course fulfills Level A2+ of the European Council Reference Frame.
Learning objectives
Acquisition of new vocabulary. Developing grammar knowledge. Developing the language skills: reading, speaking, listening and writing. Introducing and revising common phrases of spoken English. Work with semi-technical texts.
Why is the course taught
The course enables students to acquire professional vocabulary, language functions and language skills necessary for active participation in seminars, lectures and other activities in the information and communication technology sector.
Recommended prerequisites
- Headway Pre-Intermediate 2 (BAN2)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
To pass the BAN2 course or to acquire "31 - 40" points in the entrance language test.
- recommended prerequisite
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- Headway Pre-Intermediate 2
Study literature
- Pro samostatnou domácí práci: http://www.feec.vutbr.cz/UJAZ/evyuka
- Harding, K.; Lane, A.: International Express intermediate, 3rd edition (EN)
- Soubor technických textů, gram. a lexikálních cvičení k samostatné práci (EN)
Fundamental literature
- Harding, K.; Lane, A.: International Express intermediate, 3rd edition OUP.2014
- PaedDr. Baumgartnerová,A.:Soubor technických textů, gram. a lexikálních cvičení k samostatné práci
Syllabus of numerical exercises
- 1. - 2. Grammar: tense revision - pres. simple a continuous. Vocabulary: social networks, the internet.
- 3. - 4. Grammar: past simple, present perfect. Vocabulary: starting a new business, phrasal verbs.
- 5. - 6. Grammar: will, may, might, be likely / possible. Vocabulary: describing cause and effect.
- 7. - 8. Grammar: making comparisons. Vocabulary: city descriptions, -ing vs -ed adjectives.
- 9. - 10. Grammar: modal and related verbs. Vocabulary: colours and colour idioms, prefixes.
- 11. - 12. Technical texts, revision.
- 13. Credit test.
Progress assessment
Teaching methods include language seminars and homework. Students have to actively participate in classes.
Compulsory seminar are held every week and students are obliged to fulfill achievements as part of their homestudy.
Controlled instruction
75% attendance, fulfilling the tasks.
Exam prerequisites
Credit test: 24 - 40 points.
Examination:
- listening comprehension: 15 - 30 points,
- reading comprehension: 15 - 30 points.
Course inclusion in study plans