Foreign language course B2+ 1.S2.MLA.FL.B2+

Course objectives:
developing language skills at B2+ in a selected foreign language
understanding and processing academic texts
expressing orally
editing texts with the use of specialist vocabulary with elements of translation
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Course content
Themes in academic language adjusted to the special academic context of a particular study programme
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
grammar-translation method for language practice and direct method for oral communication

Field of study

Master of Liberal Arts

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of ECTS: 2 1 ECTS = 30 hrs of participation in class + 2h of exam 0,5 ECTS = 10hrs preparation to classes, 5 hrs preparation for the exam 0,5 = 15 hrs consultations

Study level

MA level studies

Education profile

full time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses
foreign languages

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 2

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes PRK 2019

Knowledge
The student
1. knows specialist vocabulary in a foreign language at B2+ level in the academic context of their study programme (k_W09/P7S_WG)

Skills
The student can
2. use another language at B2+ (k_U17/P7S_UW)
3. individually plan and carry out one’s own complex learning assignment (including life - long learning tasks), adjust learning techniques to changing circumstances and available sources and tools (k_U16/P7S_UU)

Social competence
The student
4. recognize and apply in practice the ethical norms regarding foreign language use in organizations of employment (including the academia) (k_K12/P7S_KR)
5. enhance one’s opportunities in the labour market by knowing a different foreing language at B2+ level (k_K13/P7S_KR)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Written exam - 80% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,5)
2. Oral presentation - 20% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4,5)
the presentation may reflect the study programme's domain, MA thesis focus or a topic selected from a list provided by the teacher

Criteria of assessment:
51-60% = 3,0
61-70% = 3,5
71-80% = 4,0
81-90% = 4,5
91-100% = 5,0

Bibliography

Reading list is adjusted to the special academic context of a particular study programme

Additional information

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

Description of 1.S2.MLA.FL.B2+ in USOSweb