Language skills: vocabulary and structures 2 1.N3.EP.20
Course objectives:
- developing students' command of vocabulary with special reference to the academic discourse,
- understanding authentic texts while reading and paraphrasing,
- improving students' knowledge of English grammar and structures used on the C1 level,
- developing exam task-solving techniques.
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Course content:
Topics – grammar:
• Tenses
• Modals (past/present)
• Passives and causatives
Topics – vocabulary:
• Prepositional phrases
• Thinking and learning
• Change and technology
• Movement and transport
• Communication and the media
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
group discussion, in-class activities, online activities - ICT tools - MS Teams, Moodle, Quizlet, Learning Apps
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
foreign languages
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Requirements
Course coordinators
Term 2023/24-Z: | Term 2024/25-Z: | Term 2022/23-Z: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
Student knows and understands:
1. grammatical, lexical and stylistic rules of C1-Level academic English (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. collocations, idioms and phrasal verbs (k_W07/P6S_WG)
Skills
Student can
3. analyse and comprehend academic texts (k_U02/P6S_UW)
4. apply grammatical, lexical and stylistic rules of C1-Level academic English as well as converse in English (k_U04/P6S_UK; k_U05/
P6S_UK)
5. search for, analyse, select and use information concerning grammar rules utilizing various sources and methods (k_U07/P6S_UO)
6. cooperate and work in groups (k_U08/P6S_UO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Active participation - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)
2. Two tests in advanced grammar and vocabulary of English - 80% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)
Percentage to grades conversion:
0%-60% 2.0
61%-70% 3.0
71%-79% 3.5
80%-85% 4.0
86%-89% 4.5
90%-100% 5.0
Bibliography
Reading list:
Obligatory reading
Vince, M. (2014). Language Practice for Advanced. Macmillan
Mann, M., Talore-Knowles, S. (2008). Destinations C1 & C2. Grammar & Vocabulary. Macmillan
Supplementary reading (self-study)
Hewings, M., Haines, S. (2005). Grammar and Vocabulary for Advanced Book with Answers and Audio Self-Study Grammar Reference
and Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge CUP
Swan, M. (1995). Practical English usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Thomson, A.J., & Martinet, A.V. (1996). A practical English grammar: Oxford: Oxford University Press
O’Dell F., Black, M. (2015). Cambridge English. Advanced Trainer. Six Practice Tests with Answers (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press
Additional information
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