General English Language I

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge:
- Systematic development of vocabulary.
- Expansion of the knowledge related to the sound structure, morphology, and syntax of the English language, based on a selected teaching material.
Competences:
- Development of students’ awareness of the English language nature and character.
- Awareness and understanding of important structural aspects of the language.
- Vocabulary work will focus on gaining orientation in the field of word formation.
- Achievement of such a level of language skills that will enable students to understand and interpret complex texts adequately.
Skills:
- Systematic development of students’ language skills through the work with a wide range of original texts and audio/video materials.
- Development of the skills related to practical use of the elements of sound structure, morphology, and syntax.
- Development of students’ potential in the area of using prepositional phrases and phrasal verbs.
- Through the knowledge acquired in this course, development of students’ ability to express themselves naturally and fluently on a variety of topics, be it in oral or written form, employing grammatically correct and stylistically appropriate linguistic structures.

Indicative content

- The sound structure of the English language, accent and intonation and their practical use in everyday communication;
- Specifics of pronunciation, basic principles of transcription and its practical use;
- Selected morphological aspects of the English language and their reflection in communicative practice;
- Selected practices of word formation, suffixation and prefixation and their use in everyday communication;
- Selected syntactic aspects of the English language and their reflection in communicative practice;
- Prepositional phrases, phrasal verbs and their role in everyday communication;

Support literature

Support literature:
Required:
1. Dummett, Paul. Life (Advanced) - Student’s Book & Workbook. National Geographic Learning. 2014.
2. Hewings, Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2013.
Optional:
1. McCarthy, Michael, & O’Dell, Felicity. English Vocabulary in Use - Advanced. 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press. 2017.
2. McCarthy, Michael, & O’Dell, Felicity. English Collocations in Use - Advanced. 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press. 2017.
3. Tench, Paul. Transcribing the Sound of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2011.
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511698361

Requirements to complete the course

Interim evaluation: 40 %
Final evaluation: 60 %

Student workload

Total study load (in hours):
Full-time study: 104 hours
Of which:
26 hours – attendance at seminars
30 hours – preparation for seminars and for the interim evaluation
48 hours – preparation for the final exam

Language whose command is required to complete the course

English

Date of approval: 09.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 16.05.2022