Language skills: writing with elements of grammar 2 1.S3.EP.4
Course objectives:
The main aim of the course is to give students a continuation in language development at C1 level regarding their grammar and writing skills.
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Course content:
- description essay
- "for-and-against" essays and opinion essays,
- formal letters,
- transactional letters,
- structure of introductory and closing paragraphs,
- concluding opinion essays,
- use of formal vs. informal style in writing,
- word formation: nouns and adjectives,
- word order: multiple adjectives,
- use of synonyms: nouns, adjectives, verbs,
- time expressions,
- use of tenses and conditional structures,
- linking words,
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
writing tasks, grammar excercises, text analysis, individual work, pair work, class discussion, ICT tools/e-learning option if needed/MSTeams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
obligatory courses
foreign languages
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Requirements
Course coordinators
Term 2022/23-L: | Term 2023/24-L: | Term 2024/25-L: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019
Knowledge
Student knows:
1. rules of writing different types of essays (k_W07/P6S_WG)
Skills
Student can:
2. use advanced vocabulary and structures (relative to C1 level) to present ideas in writing (k_U04/P6S_UK)
3. use different registers depending on the type of writing (k_U02; P6S_UW)
4. fluently communicate in English by writing different types of essays at preliminary C1 (k_U05/ P6S_UK)
5. identify the meaning and grammar connections among various elements of the text (k_U03/ P6S_UW)
Social competences
Student:
6. is confident in writing in English at C1 level (k_K05/ P6S_KR)
Assessment criteria
Form of evaluation of learning outcomes:
One in class essay – (outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Two take-home assignments – (outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6)
A record of class participation – (outcomes: 2,3,5)
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Criteria of evaluation:
One in class essay - 40%
Two take-home assignments - 40%
A record of class participation 20% (maximum score: 3 pluses)
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Final marks are granted according to the following framework:
grade 2,0 (fail): 0–49%
grade 3,0 (average): 50–60%
grade 3,5 (plus average): 61–70%
grade 4,0 (good): 71–80%
grade 4,5 (plus good): 81–90%
grade 5,0 (very good): 91–100%
Bibliography
Reading list:
Adams-Tukiendorf, M., i D. Rydzak. (2003/2012). Developing Writing Skills. A Manual for EFL Students. Opole: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego.
Evans, V. (2002). Successful Writing Proficiency. Newbury: Express Publishing.
Lewandowski, T. (2011). Making Your English 'English'. U of Opole Publishing House.
Sullivan, K. E. (1998). Paragraph Practice. Writing the Paragraph and the Short Composition. New York: Macmillan.
Additional readings:
Cory, H. (1999). Advanced Writing with English in Use. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Swan, M. (1996). Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Additional information
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