Language skills: vocabulary and structures 2 1.S3.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

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total ETCS: 2 1 ECTS – 30 hours: class participation, 1 ECTS – 20 hours: preparation (exercise preparation for in-class discussion, extensive vocabulary and grammar exercises as take-home assignments) + 10 hours: consultations

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 5

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Requirements

Language skills: vocabulary and structures 1

Course coordinators

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Tomasz Lebiecki

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 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)
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

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

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