Current events: argumentation skills 1.S3.EPC.22

Course objectives:
The objective of this course is to give students the confidence and practical strategies to use their English speaking skills in arguing various topics based around current events at C1 level of proficiency. This will involve a degree of collaboration with their colleagues combined with research and critical analysis. Students will practice further presentation techniques, including the use of IT presentation software, improve their public speaking confidence, as well as gain a good deal of practically acquired knowledge on argumentation and debating.
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Course content:
The classes will focus on various topics based around current events.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
Oxford debates, group work and pair work, recordings, presentation, ICT tools/online work if needed - MSTeams

Field of study

English in Public Communication

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total number of ECTS: 2 1 point ECTS = 30 hours of classes 1 point ECTS = 25 hours of preparation to class (presentations/ vocabulary/videos) and 5hrs of consultations

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

Full-time studies

Type of course

foreign languages
obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Requirements

Current events: oral communication skills Current events: presentation skills

Course coordinators

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Stephen Dewsbury

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Stephen Dewsbury

Term 2022/23-Z:

Stephen Dewsbury

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019:

Knowledge
The student knows
1 the role of English as a cognitive means and a tool used for public communication including persuasion (k_W03/P6S_WG).

Skills
The student is able to
2. recognize different types of texts in order to perform their critical analysis and assess their relevance and impact in public communication (k_U02/P6S_UW).
3. use arguments and formulate logical conclusions based on studies of other authors (k_U03/P6S_UW).
4. prepare elaborate argumentations relating to communication studies using formal sources (k_U04/P6S_UK)
5. The student is able to communicate in English at C1 level in oral form (k_U05/P6S_UK).

Social competences
6. The student is able to prioritize learning tasks (k_K01/P6S_KK)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

1. Active participation - 45% of the final grade (outcomes 1,3,4,5)
2. A researched argumentative sustained discussion - 55% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6)

Criteria of evaluation:
60% = 3
80% = 4
100% = 5

Bibliography

Reading list:
MacAndrew, R. (2003) Instant Discussions. Thomson Heinle.

Additional information

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

Description of 1.S3.EPC.22 in USOSweb