English for Students of Music and Dance 1
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 702HAOU1 | exam | 3 | 2 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 57 to 72 hours of self-study | English, Czech | winter |
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Name of lecturer(s)
Contents
Week 1: Introduction – Studying at university + Present simple and continuous, non-action verbs, frequency adverbs
Week 2: Studying at the Music and Dance Faculty (HAMU) + Present perfect simple x past simple, present perfect continuous, time expressions
Week 3: Where does success come from? + Comparatives, superlatives of adjectives and adverbs
Week 4: Popular and classical music + Past simple, past continuous, past perfect, used to
Week 5: Favourite composers + Anybody, nobody, everybody, none, neither of
Week 6: At a live performance + Future forms – will, going to, present continuous
Week 7: Writing a Music/ Dance CV + Countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers
Week 8: Music festivals + Articles
Week 9: Live… at a cinema near you + Passive
Week 10: Presentation Skills + Phrasal verbs: separable x inseparable
Week 11: Music industry + Prepositions, words with get
Week 12: A career in music: Equal chances? + Can, could, be able to, be allowed to, be supposed to
Week 13: Feedback on written assignments
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to consolidate and develop language skills (both receptive: reading and listening) and productive (speaking and writing)) while acquiring field-specific vocabulary (music and dance).
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- to understand and discuss main ideas of intermediate-level texts, related to music and dance
- to communicate using the areas of grammar covered by the course (see the detailed course outline below)
Prerequisites and other requirements
Min. B1 level (based on the Common European Framework of Reference) at the start of the course.
Literature
Required study materials:
Online course (Moodle e-learning platform): https://moodle.amu.cz/course/view.php?id=1211
Evaluation methods and criteria
- compulsory attendance min. 60% (no more than 5 absences per semester allowed)
- activity in class 30%
- writing assignment 30% (for details see https://moodle.amu.cz/course/view.php?id=1211#section-8
-presentation 40% (for details see https://moodle.amu.cz/course/view.php?id=1211#section-16
Avoiding Academic Dishonesty
AMU faculty do not tolerate cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty. If you have not done so, you should read the AMU guidelines on how to properly reference your written submissions: https://www.amu.cz/cs/studium/bakalarske-diplomove-a-disertacni-prace-vskp/tvorba-a-odevzdani-vskp/etika-psani-odborneho-textu-a-jak-citovat/
Please note that all of the work that you submit for this class must be your own. Plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated under any circumstances and will result in an immediate “F” grade for the course. Any words and ideas that are not yours should be accompanied by full and complete citation. If you have any further questions dealing with academic honesty you must contact your instructor prior to the submission of any written assignment.
Assessment rubric:
•A = 100-90%
•B = 89-80%
•C = 79-73%
•D = 72-66%
•E = 65-60%
•F = 59% and less
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Composition (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Composition (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Conducting (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Conducting (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Voice (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Voice (BC) - since 2023/24 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Voice (BC) - since 2023/24 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Piano (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Harpsichord (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Organ (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Piano (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Organ (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Harp (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Violin (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Double Bass (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Guitar (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Violin (Bc) - from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Viola (Bc) - from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Cello (Bc) - from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Double Bass (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Harp (Bc) - from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Guitar (Bc) - from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Cello (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Viola (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Bassoon (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Flute (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Oboe (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Clarinet (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- French Horn (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Trombone (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Trumpet (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Tuba (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Flute (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Oboe (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Clarinet (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- French Horn (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Trombone (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Trumpet (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Choreography (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Choreography (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Classical Ballet Technique - from 2023/24 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Modern and Contemporary Dance - from 2023/24 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Folk Dance - from 2023/24 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Classical Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Folk Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Modern and Contemporary Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Dance Education (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (Bc) - Classical Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (Bc) - Modern Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (Bc) - Folk Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Classical Dance from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Modern and Contemporary Dance from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA) Folk Dance from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Theory (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Theory (Bc) - from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Non-Verbal Theatre (Bc) - from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Non-Verbal Theatre (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Sound Design (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Sound Design (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Recording Direction (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Percussion Instruments (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Percussion Instruments (Bc) from 2022/23 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Jazz Interpretation (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Music Theory (Bc) (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Music Theory (Bc) from 2021/22 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)