Academic Language Skills: Reading, writing and speaking 2 1.N2.EP.TTP.AP.2
Course objectives:
The aim of the course is to give students further practice in academic reading comprehension, writing and speaking performance with a selection of topics related to their academic interests. The students develop their fluency and accuracy as well as discourse complexity and richness of argumentation that matches C2 proficiency level. The course offers support in preparation to self-study C2 proficiency exam in the next semester.
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Course content:
• speaking, writing and reading exercises based on selected topics areas
• reading and discussing academic texts pertaining to the chosen specialty
• using the Internet and traditional data-base queries
• giving academic presentations
• coordinating academic group discussions
• writing academic essays
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
group discussion on academic text(s), essay writing practice, ICT tools/MSTeams
Kierunek studiów
Nakład pracy studenta
Poziom studiów
Profil kształcenia
Rodzaj przedmiotu
obowiązkowe
Semestr, w którym realizowany jest przedmiot
Tryb prowadzenia
Wymagania
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
Students:
1. have a proficiency in English at C2 level in speaking and writing, know grammatical, lexical and stylistic rules of correct uses of English, as well as of various registers to be used appropriately to social contexts (k_W02/P7S_WG)
2. know appropriate layout, style, and grammatical and semantic structures to fit academic discourse (k_W04/P7S_WG)
Skills
Students can
3. read and create advanced English-language texts and prepare advanced presentations in the field of English philology, using formal sources (k_U04/P7S_UK)
4. use English at C2 level, with particular emphasis on academic discourse, taking part in specialist communication and conducting a formalized debate (k_U05/P7S_UK)
5. manage the work of the group to develop oral communiation skills (k_U07/P7S_UO)
Social competence
Students can:
6. set priorities when carrying out various tasks related to study (k_K01/P7S_KK)
7. can accept linguistic and cultural differences and recognize them as natural professional conditions (k_K03/P7S_KO)
Kryteria oceniania
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Active participation in class activities - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
2. Written assignments - 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,6)
3. Oral performance in group discussions - 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,4,5,6,7)
C2 level reaching 55% of accuracy in oral/written tests
pass at 60% of the final grade
Literatura
Reading list for the writing component:
During, Simon, ed. The Cultural Studies Reader. London: Routledge, 1999.
Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen, 1994. Writing and reading across the curriculum. New York: Longman
Adams-Tukiendorf Małgorzata and Rydzak Danuta, 2012. Developing Writing Skills : A Manual for EFL Students. 2nd ed. Opole: Uniwersytet Opolski
Oshima Alice and Hogue Ann, 2006. Writing Academic English. New York: Pearson
Reading materials for the reading component and the speaking component depend on individual group academic choices.
Supplementary reading
Stephens, Mary (2010) New Profficiency Reading. Longman
Harrison, Mark (2013) Proficiency Practice Tests. Cambridge: CUP
Więcej informacji
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