(in Polish) Lexical encounters

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The course in a modern language "Lexical Encounters" as taught during the BA studies is a practical course, whose main aim is the extension of a student's lexical competence and communicative competence, especially within the following thematic frameworks: travel & holidays, work & employment, money and the ways of referring to it, problems and the ways of describing them in English, health & human body, food, restaurants, and cooking, education & learning. In principle, the work on the above-mentioned vocabulary ranges is performed at B2+ level (at least upper intermediate) on the basis of a world-renowned lexical-grammatical reference book.

Number of hours: 30

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ECTS Points: 2 (1,5 ECTS = 30h participation in classes - traditional and/or distant mode; 0,5 ECTS = 5h self-study at home - homeworks)

Contact with the teacher: Tomasz Gadzina - tgadzina@uni.opole.pl

Contact with the course's coordinator: Tomasz Sutarzewicz - sutarzewicz@uni.opole.pl

The aim of the course is the practical extension of a student's lexical competence (especially lexical one) and communicative competence, especially within a few thematic frameworks with which the student may be dealing with in his or her academic life (e.g. during trips abroad) or professional setting (having found a job) - see the detailed contents below.

Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:

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- problem-solving: situational, brainstorms;

- practical exercises: a range of exercises performed individually, in pairs, or in a group.

- distant-mode learning (via the platforms WhatsApp and/or Microsoft Teams).

The detailed contents selected from the lexical section of the reference book - selected units sequenced as performed during the course:

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hours 01-04 - unit 01 - Travel & Holidays

hours 05-08 - unit 02 - Work & Employment

hours 09-11 - unit 16 - Money

hours 12-14 - unit 14 - Problems

hours 17-20 - unit 15 - Health & The Body

hours 21-24 - unit 07 - Food, Restaurants, and Cooking

hours 25-28 - unit 18 - Education & Learning

hours 29-30 - end-of course credit test ABCD/corrections/retakes/final credits

(1) Michael Vince, 1996, First Certificate Language Practice, Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann Language Teaching;

(2) Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (dostępny online pod adresem https://www.ldoceonline.com/);

(3) The Free Dictionary - Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus (dostępne online pod adresem https://www.thefreedictionary.com/);

(4) Multimedialny słownik angielskiego online (dostępny online pod adresem https://www.diki.pl/).

THE EFFECTS OF LEARNING ACCORDING TO PRK 2017 (codes for EP):

KNOWLEDGE: following the course the student knows and understands:

1. the English language (adequate lexis & stylistics) within the frameworks of the topics enumerated in the detailed contents of the course - up to B2+ level (k-W-3);

SKILLS: following the course the student can:

2. use the English language up to B2+ level within the frameworks of the specialised lexis characteristic for the topics enumerated in the detailed contents of the course (k-U-4);

SOCIAL COMPETENCES: following the course the student is ready to:

3. critically assess his or her own linguistic competences and specialised knowledge, and constantly improve their skills, including language skills, while performing academic and professional activities (k-K-1).

Forms of the evaluation of the learning effects:

- end-of-course lexical multiple-choice test (written): 80% (1-3)

- active participation during classes: 10% (1-3)

- attendance: 10% (min. 80% attendance rate required)

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