English for Students of Music and Dance 1

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Subject guarantor

Klára BICANOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Hana BARTŮŇKOVÁ, Klára BICANOVÁ, Ludmila BOHUSLAVOVÁ, Jana MORAVCOVÁ, Štěpánka PÁROVÁ, Denisa ŠKODOVÁ

Contents

Week1

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 an informal email

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

Approx. 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=1015

Evaluation methods and criteria

• compulsory attendance (no more than 5 absences per semester allowed)
• activity in class 20%
• writing assignment 20% (for details see https://moodle.amu.cz/course/view.php?id=1015#section-8)
• a list of 10 words related to your area of study, including explanation, example sentences etc. (may be submitted as a mind map) 20% (for details see https://moodle.amu.cz/course/view.php?id=1015#section-19)

-presentation 40% (for details see https://moodle.amu.cz/course/view.php?id=1015#section-11)

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

Schedule for winter semester 2022/2023:

• Week view
• List

Schedule for summer semester 2022/2023:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Composition (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Composition (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Conducting (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Conducting (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Operatic Directing (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Voice (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Voice (Bc) - from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Harpsichord (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Piano (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Harpsichord (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Organ (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Piano (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Organ (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Harp (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Violin (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Double Bass (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Guitar (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Violin (Bc) - from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Viola (Bc) - from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Cello (Bc) - from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Double Bass (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Harp (Bc) - from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Guitar (Bc) - from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Cello (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Viola (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Bassoon (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Flute (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Oboe (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Clarinet (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• French Horn (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Trombone (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Trumpet (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Tuba (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Bassoon (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Flute (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Oboe (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Clarinet (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• French Horn (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Trombone (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Trumpet (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Tuba (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Choreography (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Choreography (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Classical Dance (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Folk Dance (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Modern and Contemporary Dance (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Dance Education (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (Bc) - Classical Dance (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (Bc) - Modern Dance (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (Bc) - Folk Dance (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Classical Dance from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Modern and Contemporary Dance from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA) Folk Dance from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Theory (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Theory (Bc) - from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Non-Verbal Theatre (Bc) - from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Non-Verbal Theatre (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Music Directing (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Sound Design (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Sound Design (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Recording Direction (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Percussion Instruments (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Percussion Instruments (Bc) from 2022/23 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Jazz Interpretation (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Music Theory (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)