Course details

New Headway Intermediate 1

BAN3 Acad. year 2025/2026 Winter semester 3 credits

Current academic year

The course of English for intermediate students orientated on both general and technical English.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            An integrated approach is applied during the teaching of 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

Walek Agata, Mgr., Ph.D. (UJAZ)

Course coordinator

Sedláček Pavel, Mgr. (UJAZ)

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Credit+Examination (written+oral)

Time span

  • 26 hrs exercises

Assessment points

  • 60 pts final exam
  • 40 pts mid-term test

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

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.
To be able to speak about topics contained in the textbook accurately and fluently (with a certain errortolerance).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   To be able to use basic reading techniques (scanning, skimming, selecting what is relevant).To be able to follow English lessons, to follow instructions, descriptions and explanations, to take notes when listening.                                                                                                                       To be able to understand a complicated sentence construction and relationsbetween sentences from a language point of view; to acquire new semi-technical vocabulary.

Recommended prerequisites

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

To pass the BAN2 course or to acquire "31 - 40" points in the entrance language test (instruction is in Czech only).

Recommended prerequisite: Headway Pre-Intermediate 2

Fundamental literature

  • Harding, K.; Lane, A.: International Express intermediate, 3rd edition OUP.2014
  • Soubor domácích úkolů - e-learning
  • Technické texty pro čtení s porozuměním - e-learning

Progress assessment

Semester credit test: min. 24 - max. 40 points

Examination - reading comprehension: min. 15 - max. 30 points 

                       - listening: min. 15 - max. 30 points


Teaching methods include language seminars and homework.Compulsory seminar ( 75% attendance) are held every week.

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme BIT, 2nd year of study, Compulsory-Elective group A
  • Programme BIT (in English), 2nd year of study, Compulsory-Elective group A
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