Language skills: speaking 1 1.N3.EP.1
Course objectives
The aim of the course aims to train students’ communicative fluency and accuracy in speaking in English. The course prepares students for the C1 self-study exam - speaking part.
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Course content
Speaking skill: discussing different topics, such as: studying at a university, social media, current social problems, personal preferences, etc.
Communication skills: training negotiation, argumentation, active listening, responsiveness, etc.; training language and pronunciation correctness.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
in-class discussions, pair work, oral perfomance and presentations, analysis of oral performance, analysis of language samples, error correction, ICT tools if necessary/MSTeams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
obligatory courses
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 PQR 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 used appropriately to social contexts (k_W07/P6S_WG, k_W03/P6S_WG)
Skills
Students can:
2. use different source materials (the Internet, library) and search, analyse, select and use information in the form of an oral presentation or
performance (k_U07/P6S_UW)
3. plan and organize individual work as well as collaborate with other students to prepare presentations in English (k_U08/P6S_UO)
4. use spoken English (relative to C1 level) correctly, fluently and effectively to discuss a variety of topics and communicate thoughts and
emotions as well as express observations and opinions in a clear manner (k_U05/P6S_UK)
Social competences
Students:
5. are well-organized and reliable as regards assignments (k_K01/P6S_KK)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Active participation in class - 50% of the final grade (outcome: 1,2,4)
2. Performing communication tasks - 50% of the final grade (outcome: 1,2,3,4,5)
To get a credit students need to be active during lesson and perform communication skills at C1 level.
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
MacAndrew Richard and Martinez Ron, 2002. Taboos and Issues. Boston : Thomson Heinle.
Online source: TED conferences - www.ted.com
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: