Course details
English: Preparatory Course for CFC 1/2
JA1 Acad. year 2003/2004 Winter semester 4 credits
This is a course for more advanced students which prepares them for the FCE exam and the state exam in English. The course focuses on life in Britain and the USA using original audio and video material, practising conversation, understanding correspondence and writing short compositions, etc. Students will receive 8 credits in English only after passing the FCE exam. Note: It is a two-semester course, it includes 4 lessons a week.
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
Students will learn how to converse more fluently, write short compositions, CVs and letters, and be able to read texts and understand special inferences from them. Finally, students learn to appreciate inferences from recordings too.
Learning objectives
This course helps the students to pass the First Cambridge Certificate in English in all four areas: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students also gain knowledge on life in Britain and other English-speaking countries. Note: The FCE exam is done at the British Council in Brno.
Progress assessment
Short compositions, formal and informal letters
Course inclusion in study plans
- Programme EI-BC-3, field VTB, any year of study, Recommended
- Programme EI-BC-3 (in English), field VTB, any year of study, Recommended
- Programme EI-MGR-3, field VTN, any year of study, Recommended
- Programme EI-MGR-5, field VTI, any year of study, Recommended
- Programme EI-MGR-5 (in English), field VTI, any year of study, Recommended
- Programme IT-BC-3, field BIT, any year of study, Compulsory-Elective
- Programme IT-BC-3 (in English), field BIT, any year of study, Compulsory-Elective