Introduction for First Year Students

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Introduction for First Year Students

• 15 September 2008

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Locations

• English Department 3rd floor Porící 9
• Noticeboards
• English Library 5th floor Porící 9
• Main library, study room basement Porící 9
• Copy centre (Mr Lika) building C in the
  yard
• Study Department groundfloor Porící 7
• Bookshop 1st floor Porící 9
• Saskia bistro basement Porící 9
• Student Club Porící 31

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Online Addresses

• http//www.ped.muni.cz/
• http//www.ped.muni.cz/weng/
• https//moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/
• Do not forget to read carefully all the
  information on the log-in page, especially how to
  set up the secondary password from IS
• http//is.muni.cz/

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General Course Requirements

• Continuous Assessment
• Up to Individual Teachers
• May include achievement tests, assignments
  (printed, deadlines), practical tasks, work in
  Mood-link-a/lessons, reading
• Final Assessment credit, exam, colloquy (tests,
  oral interviews, portfolios)?
• Magic Number 70 (passmark)?
• Complex Exam
• Necessary to continue into required second year
  courses

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Courses

• Sections
• Practical Language
• Linguistics
• Literature
• Cultural Studies
• Methodology
• Compulsory, Optional, and Compulsory-Optional
• First year students are recommended to take only
  Compulsory courses
• Optional courses include Fryták

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Study Skills

• Necessary for Success
• Computer Literacy
• Independent Study
• Continuous
• Reading

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Departmental Policy

• Plagiarism
• Very, very serious
• Penalties will be severe
• All English Policy
• Mobile Phones Don't Use Them
• Leave your food outside of class

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Messenger

• http//www.ped.muni.cz/weng/
• in English
• the way to get your work published
• (essays, lesson plans, stories, poems)?
• contributions by teachers and students
• more students on the team wanted
• more contributions by students needed

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International Exchanges

• Offered every year
• A variety of regular places
• The Netherlands
• Portugal
• U.S.A.
• Romania
• Spain
• Scotland
• Socrates/Erasmus
• Recommended for second year and higher

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Problem Solving

• First talk to your teacher
• Consultation Hours (on door, in IS)?
• Year Tutors
• One for every year
• First year Aaron Collier

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Any Questions?