Syllabus
The syllabus is subordinate to the teaching method, i.e. a combination of the "flipped classroom" method, active participation in class and lectures:
Students are divided into two parallel groups: Odd (odd teaching week = Parallel : 23aKJAZ256x01) and Even (even teaching week = Parallel : 23aKJAZ256x02 ).
Each group will have one week of full-time teaching and another week for individual, home-based preparation (reading the required text and preparing a worksheet).
Files are uploaded in SIS and will be uploaded gradually to google classroom. The estimated time for home preparation is 90 minutes.
The first session for the group Odd is 3.10.2023; for the group Even 10.10.2023.
Group Odd - full-time classes in WS 2023/24:
October: 3rd, 17th, 31st.
November: 14. 28.
December: 12.
January: 9.
Group Even - full-time classes in WS 2023/24:
October: 10, 24.
November: 7., 21.
December: 5., 19.
January: 9.
(the even session in the 14th teaching week on 9 January 2024 will be common for both groups).
NOTICE: it is not possible to replace an absence by participation in a parallel group, nor is it possible to change the group in which the student is enrolled!!! Attendance will be checked by name according to the specific list of students for the particular group.
Course content:
I. Text for semester-long continuous reading, translation, and search for linguistic formulations used in academic discourse and philosophical terms in the home preparation for the following attendance class:
English language and philosophy (Digital humanities)(Jonathan Tallant and James Andow)
II. Lecture part: methodology of reading professional text, academic presentations and professional papers
III. Thematic and linguistic syllabus (worksheets) to be prepared and submitted. Worksheets are aimed at practical methodology of professional reading, development of academic vocabulary, orientation in the text, ability to find specific information in the text, synonymous expression and differentiation of word types.. The themes contextually link the disciplines of art history, history, philosophy and ethics (chosen theological topics will be included in the summer semester - Academic English 2).
Selected parts of the worksheets (classroom tasks) will be the basis for active teamwork and conversation in each subsequent lesson. 1. Art History 2. Art - Forms, Genres, Media and Styles 3. Functions of Art 4. Value Judgment 5. Controversies in Art 6. Arts and Politics
Annotation
The basic orientation (of the combination of lectures and seminar) is Academic English as a Lingua Franca (ELFA). The course focuses on the development of academic competence in English. The expected language level is at least B1 according to the European
(the student should be able to understand a longer text with the help of a dictionary and actively participate in the discussions).
Theoretical explanatory parts (about 20%) in Czech language. 80% (language of lectures and interactive content of the course) in English language.
As part of the compulsory elective courses, the student is obliged to enrol in one of a pair of courses: either Academic
English 1 and 2 or German for specific purposes 1 and 2.
The content and requirements of Academic English and German for specific purposes are set separately for each course by the individual teacher and listed in the SIS.
NOTE: FOR KJAZ256 ACADEMIC ENGLISH THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM REGISTRATION IS COMPULSORY!