The course is aiming at achieving the B2 level of English language competence. At the end of this course students should be able to understand the main ideas of relatively complex texts on both concrete and academic/professional topics, including discussions in their field of specialisation. Students should be able to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. They should be able to produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of academic/professional subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
- Docente: Eva Juhasová
This course concentrates on debate and discussion, as well as rhetorical, skills of the students. Throughout the semester the students will be engaged in debates on various controversial/disputable topics in which they will be asked to provide their opinions and arguments. The choice of the topics for discussion will be up to the students. The students will also improve and practice their power of persuasion because during the lessons the students will engage in mock elections to the academic senate. They will be asked to prepare a speech as a candidate in the elections, and persuade their voters to elect them.
- Docente: Eva Juhasová
This course is intended mainly for students who are planning to go for an Erasmus + study programme or for an internship abroad, and who want to improve their English in connection to this. The students will gain practical skills that might come in handy when submitting an application or communicating with a foreign university.
- Docente: Eva Juhasová
This course is aimed at developing general and academic language skills (including appropriate grammar and vocabulary), as well as those needed by students in their field of study. The course deals with: 1. Speaking and presentation development - students must prepare a short oral presentation (6-7 minutes) on a topic relating to one of the seminar themes, or an aspect of the student's study area or interest. Presentation preparation also involves improving abilities in leading/participating in discussions and responding to questions, requests, or comments appropriately. Other oral skills involve discussions, expressing one's own ideas, paraphrasing others' ideas, and summarizing the main ideas of academic texts. 2. Reading - working with academic texts that relate to the areas of study of FA students, and developing orientation, comprehension, and summarizing skills in relation to the readings; 3. Writing - expanding skills of summary writing, expressing ideas, and writing texts that pertain to the student's field of study; 4. Listening - developing aural comprehension in the context of discussions, presentations, and recordings. Tasks are based on understanding the main ideas of audio extracts, as well as specific details.
- Docente: Eva Juhasová