Language skills: speaking and writing 2 1.S3.EP.17

Course objectives:
The aim of the course is to allow students to practice the productive skills of writing and conversation to reach full C1 level of proficiency in those skills.
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Course content:
Speaking is conducted by student-led activities such as: design your 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 1 ECTS: 30 hours of classes 0,5 ECTS: 10 hours of consultations 0,5 ECTS: 15 hours of self-study, writing papers, preparing for classes

Study level

BA 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 4

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Requirements

Language skills: speaking and writing 1

Course coordinators

Term 2022/23-L:

Stephen Branigan

Term 2023/24-L:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Stephen Branigan

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge:
Student knows
1. how to present information, discuss and debate it. (k_W03/P6S_WG)
2. produce a variety of forms of written assignments (k_W04/P6S_WG)

Skills
Student can:
3. research and discuss current events on the internet (k_U07/P6S_UW)
4. use advanced vocabulary ; identify and utilise appropriate grammar structures (K_U05/P6S_UW)
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 - 40% of the final grade (outcome 1,3,4,6)
2. Up to 6 graded writing assignments - 60% 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.
Online news services

Additional information

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

Description of 1.S3.EP.17 in USOSweb