English for specific purposes 1.S2.EP.AP.9

Course objectives
The objective of the course is to familiarize students with various types of English texts, improve their comprehension skills and enrich the newly acquired vocabulary.
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Course content:
Each class is developed around a selected theme in reading materials and vocabulary practice.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity
extensive reading, text analysis, vocabulary tasks, discussion, ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties Total number of ECTS points: 7 1 ECTS – 30 hours: participation in classes, 6 ECTS – 165 hours: preparation (self-study) + 15 hours: consultations

Study level

MA level studies

Education profile

full-time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 1

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Course coordinators

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Zbigniew Pyż

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Zbigniew Pyż

Term 2022/23-Z:

Zbigniew Pyż

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge
The student knows and understands:
1. the place and significance of the philological science among humanities and its analytical and methodological tools (k_W01/P7S_WG)
2. expanded formal terminology and theories of linguistic, literary and cultural studies (k_W02/P7S_WG)
3. the role of English as a cognitive means and a tool used for studying (k_W03/P7S_WG)

Skills
The student can
4. use the terminology and take theoretical positions resulting from English studies to formulate and solve problems or carry out the tasks of formal and professional character (k_U01/P7S_UW)
5. read advanced English language texts (k_U04/P7S_UK)

Social competences
The student is ready to
6. prioritize the implementation of various tasks related to studying and professional work (k_K01/P7S_KK)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Active praticipation in classes - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)
2. Presentation for the group - 50% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,6)

pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading list:
Cyganik, M. (2011) Legal English, Wydawnictwo CH Beck.
Berezowski, L. (2009) Jak czytać i rozumieć angielskie umowy?, Wydawnictwo CH Beck.
Kienzler, I. (2009) Pisma i umowy w firmie, Wydawnictwo CH Beck.

Supplementary reading
Basturkmen, H. (2005). Ideas and options in English for specific purposes. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Biber, D. (2006).University language: A corpus-based study of spoken and written registers. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Press.

Additional information

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