SEXTA

HISTORY IN ENGLISH

2015-2016

the goal of this subject is to give you the opportunity to use your English outside the regular English lessons

you'll be encouraged to use English as much as possible

you will learn a number of new words/phrases, which will help you improve your English

you'll get the opportunity to improve your presentation skills

Language of instruction - ENGLISH

GROUP DIVISION

for History in English (HIE) lessons you will be divided into two groups.

Group1(CAE):Tue 4th+Fri 6th

Group 2 (FCE): Mon 6th+Fri 3rd

What are we going to learn about?

There are 16 topics, which are usually divided into 3-4 subtopics.

selected topics that are not necessarily linked to each other (adv. and disadv.)

period covered|: the Fall of Rome (476) – French Revolution

emphasis on the Anglo-Saxon world

Course Requirements

tests: approximately 4 BIG TESTS, covering 1 or more topics, smaller tests connected to individual chapters!!!

presentation: 5-10min presentation on a given topic (ppt)

reading: choose a book connected to one of the 16 topics and write about what you have learned from it and include your own ideas and comments (after Christmas), A4, book you choose must be approved by the teacher

activity in the lesson, personal participation, crosswords (incl. general mark at the end of each semester – how you contributed to the course in general)

communication channels

you can talk to me after the lesson or come and see me at my office (1st floor, room 210)

write an email to: fer@cgym-kh.cz

Presentations

you will be required to have at least one „big“ oral presentation per year, plus a number of smaller ones

you will start researching immediately after your topic has been assigned

you will inform me about any problems that occur while you are working on your presentation!!!

when not ready to present on the scheduled day – you'll apologize at least 2 days prior to your presentation!!!