Academic Language Skills: Listening and structures 3 1.2.W2.EP.6
The course continues introducing students into the problems of academic style. Through practical analysis of exam-oriented tasks with reference to the structures and vocabulary of English, and the language skill of listening, the course guides students towards their Practical English Exam. Finally, the module verifies students' C2-Level language proficiency with respect to listening and the use of English, with special attention to academic style.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Graduate knows and understands
- contemporary cultural issues (k-W-1), (P6S_WG)
- know grammatical, lexical and stylistic rules of C2-Level academic English (k-W-8), (P6S_WG/K)
Skills
Graduate can
- comprehend and analyse academic texts (k-U-2), (P6S_UW)
- converse in English (k-U-6), (P6S_UK)
- apply grammatical, lexical and stylistic rules of C2-Level academic English (k-U-6, k-U-9), (P6S_UK, s-U-2)
Social competences
Graduate is ready to
- operate C2-Level written and spoken English (k-K-1), (P6S_KK)
- cooperate and work in groups (k-K-2), (P6S_KO)
- take part in cultural life (k-K-4), (P6S_KR)
Assessment criteria
- work in small groups and evaluation of activity (20%),
- a listening test (40%)
- a test in advanced grammar and vocabulary of English (40%),
Bibliography
Gude, K. & M. Duckworth. (2008). Proficiency masterclass: Student book. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Harrison, M. (2013). Proficiency testbuilder. Oxford: Macmillan.
Jones, L. (1995). Progress to proficiency: Student’s book. Cambridge: Cambridge Examinations Publishing.
More, J. (2005). Common mistakes at proficiency and how to avoid them. Cambridge: University Press.
Wilson, J. & J. Newbrook. (2004). New proficiency gold. London: Longman.
Additional information
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