Language skills: speaking and writing 1 1.N3.EP.16

Course objectives:
The aim of the course is to allow students to practice the productive skills of writing and conversation.
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Course content:
Speaking is conducted by student-led activities such as: design you own class speaking lesson, presentations, class discussions, arguments and debates etc.

Writing activities are designed to leave students prepared for a C1 level writing exam. Writing genres and correspondence is presented so that students have a template from which to produce written assignments in class.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
speaking and writing tasks, discussion, feedback, ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total ECTS: 2 0,5 ECTS: 15 hours of classes 0,5 ECTS: 10 hours of consultations 1 ECTS: 30 hours of self-study, writing papers, preparing for classes

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

Part-time studies academic profile

Type of course

General:

obligatory courses
foreign languages

Term 2022/23-Z:

foreign languages
obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Course coordinators

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Aleksandra Baryłowicz

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Aleksandra Baryłowicz

Term 2022/23-Z:

Aleksandra Baryłowicz

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge:
Student knows:
1. the role of English as a cognitive means to present information, discuss and debate it (k_W03/P6S_WG)
2. a variety of methods and approached to produce different forms of written assignments (k_W04/P6S_WG)

Skills
Student can:
3. research and discuss current events presented on the Internet (k_U07/P6S_UO)
4. use advanced vocabulary in speaking and writing; identify and utilise appropriate grammar structures in speaking and writing (k_U05/P6S_UK)
5. use different registers and writing style (k_U04/P6S_UK)

Social competences
Student
6. is able to engage effectively with their colleagues in spoken and written form (k_K04/P6S_KO)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

1. Active participation in speaking - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,3,4,6)
2. Graded writing assignments - 50% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6)

Final Grading Framework:
2.0 (Fail): 0-59%
3.0 (Average): 60-68%
3.5 (Average Plus): 69-74%
4.0 (Good): 75-84%
4.5 (Good Plus): 85-92%
5.0 (Very Good): 93-100%

Bibliography

Reading list
Kenny, N., Newbrook, J., and Acklam, R. (2008) CAE Gold Plus. Pearson Longman.
MacAndrew, R. (2003) Instant Discussions. Thomson Heinle.

Teacher's own materials

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1.N3.EP.16 in USOSweb