Academic Language Skills: Listening and structures 1 1.S2.EP.4
Course objectives
The course is addressed to students who begin composing their MA theses. It improves their C2-level competence. Through practical analysis of exam-oriented tasks with reference to the structures and vocabulary of English, and the language skill of listening, the course guides students towards their Practical English Exam.
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Course content
- developing students' command of vocabulary with special reference to the academic discourse
- recognising and using phrases and idioms, recognising and using phrasal verbs, understanding parts of speech, rephrasing and transforming, understanding confusable words, understanding grammatical structure;
- listening: general gist, details, specific information,
- interpreting context; listening to understand the meaning of a range of spoken material, including lectures, radio broadcasts, speeches and talks.
- improving students' knowledge of English grammar and structures used on the C2 level,
- developing exam task-solving techniques.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity
individual work (practical grammar and listening exercises: gap filling, multiple choice, single choice, true/false, matching, error correction),
work in small groups
class discussion and evaluation of activity.
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
Student knows and understands:
1. grammatical and lexical rules of C2-Level academic English, in particular, word formation, reported speech, conditional sentences, rephrasing and transforming, confusable words (k_W02/P7S_WG)
2. rare expressions and idioms, phrasal verbs and confusable words (k_W06/P7S_WG)
Skills
Student can:
3. apply grammatical, lexical and stylistic rules of C2-Level academic English, in particular students can identify and use parts of speech in a sentence (k_U05/P7S_UK)
4. use conditional sentences, reported speech, apply reporting verb patterns, rephrase and transform sentences (k_U05/P7S_UK)
5. understand, use and match rare expressions, idioms, and phrasal verbs to a given context (k_U05/P7S_UK)
6.understand a range of spoken material and use English as a foreign language at the level of C2 (k_U05/P7S_UK)
Kryteria oceniania
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
1. Active participation in class and preparation to class – 1,2,3,4,5,6
2. Listening tests – 2,3,5,6
3. Tests in advanced grammar and vocabulary of English – 1,2,3,4,5,6
Criteria of evaluation
1. Active participation in class and preparation to class – 20% - continuous assessment
2. Two listening tests – 40%
3. Two tests in advanced grammar and vocabulary of English – 40%
Informed, participation in classes (pluses for informed participation in discussions and exercises: 2-3 pluses 3,0; 4-5 pluses 3,5; 6-7 pluses 4,0; 8-9 pluses 4,5; 10 pluses and more 5,0)
To get a credit students need to pass all tests.
Test marks are granted according to the following framework:
grade 2,0 (fail): 0–49%
grade 3,0 (average): 50–60%
grade 3,5 (plus average): 61–70%
grade 4,0 (good): 71–80%
grade 4,5 (plus good): 81–90%
grade 5,0 (very good): 91–100%
Literatura
Reading list
A. obligatory reading (to get a credit):
A.1. used in class
Side, Richard, Guy Wellman. (2002). Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency. (Fully updated for the revised CPE). Longman.
Betsis, Andrew, Sean Haughton, Lawrence Mamas. (2012). Succeed in Cambridge English: Proficiency 8 CPE Tests. Global ELT.
A.2. used for self-study
Gude, K. & M. Duckworth. (2009). Proficiency masterclass: Exam practice workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mann, M. & S. Taylore-Knowles. (2014). Use of English for Advanced. London: Macmillan.
B. supplementary reading
More, J. (2005). Common mistakes at proficiency and how to avoid them. Cambridge: University Press.
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