Language skills: reading and listening 1 1.N3.EP.5
Course objectives:
The aim of the course is to improve students’ understanding of spoken and written texts and to raise student`s language fluency in comprehension to level C1 (according to the criteria suggested by CEFR for languages) in regards to understanding various texts carrying hidden meaning.
It aims at preparing students for their C1-Level Practical English Exam.
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Course content
Listening comprehension: training in listening to understand the meaning of a range of spoken material at C1 level, including lectures, radio broadcasts, speeches and talks, monologues, conversations held by two or three people. Training in a range of listening techniques, for example: listening for general information, listening for specific information, matching, gap-filling, paraphrasing, note-taking.
Reading comprehension: training in understanding different forms of written texts at C1 level such as: de-scriptions, analyses, reports, critical opinions. Training in a range of reading techniques, for example: match-ing, discriminating, selecting, grasping general or detailed information.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
analysis of different types of written and spoken texts, various forms of exercises, in-class discussions, project work, ICT tools/MSTeams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
foreign languages
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Course coordinators
Term 2023/24-Z: | Term 2024/25-Z: | Term 2022/23-Z: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
Students:
1. have a proficiency in English at C1 level, know grammatical, lexical and stylistic rules of correct uses of English, as well as of various registers to be able to comprehend various types of texts (k_W03/P6S_WG),
2. know of the main methods of analysis and interpretation of uses of language in spoken and written texts (k_W04/ P6S_WG),
Skills
Students can:
3. comprehend spoken and written texts in English (relative to C1 level) to identify the general point/attitude and to find specific information (k_U04/P6S_UK; k_U05/P6S_UK)
4. select appropriate strategies to do different types of reading and listening tasks (k_U02/ P6S_UK)
Social competences
Students can:
5. comprehend and assess types of reading and listening texts in order to apply ap-propriate techniques to solve testing tasks (k_K02/ P6S_KK)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Active participation during classes - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)
2. Listening and reading tests (online) - up to 80% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
To get a credit students need to pass all tests.
Tests marks are granted according to the following framework:
grade 2,0 (fail): 0–49%
grade 3,0 (average): 50–59%
grade 3,5 (plus average): 60–69%
grade 4,0 (good): 70–79%
grade 4,5 (plus good): 80–89%
grade 5,0 (very good): 90–100%
Bibliography
Reading list:
Betsis, A. and Mamas, L. (20214). Succeed in Cambridge English: Advanced. Global ELT.
Osbourne, C. Nuttal, C. (2015). Exam Essentials Practice Tests 1. Cengage.
O’Dell, F. (2012). Advanced Trainer. Six Practice Tests with Answers. Cambridge: CUP.
Additional information
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