(in Polish) General English – debating 2

General data

Course ID:	1.2.5-D1-GE-D2
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	General English – debating 2
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Philology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Studia stacjonarne (in Polish) Studia stacjonarne
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	(unknown)
Short description:	This is a debate course in which students are meant to improve their spoken proficiency at C1 level.
Full description:	This is debate course in which students are meant to improve their spoken proficiency at C1 level. This course teaches reading into the debate and topics of debates, the meaning of the debate in social communication, rules of creating arguments and uniting them in a team work, debating.
Bibliography:	Reading list A. obligatory reading (to get a credit): Pros and Cons: A Debaters Handbook. Routledge. 2014. (pdf supplied by teacher) Chivers, B., i. M. Shoolbred. (2007). A student’s guide to presentations. Los Angeles: Sage Publications Richard MacAndrew and Ron Martinez (2005) Taboos and Issues. (pdf supplied by teacher) A.2.used for self study Lewandowski T. Making Your English English (2011) . U of Opole Press. Jacobson, M.D. (1996). Pros and cons: A debater’s handbook. London: Routledge. (pdf supplied by teacher)
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge Student knows: 1. rules of constructing speeches on a given topic and choosing arguments justifying a certain point of view (k-W-4) 2. rules of presenting complicated logical arguments (k-W-4) Skills Student can: 3. use expressions of not a common English language, use formal expressions including a studied subject (k-U-1, k-U-2, k-U-4) 4. express own opinion (k-U-2) 5. do a precise presentation in a correct structure concerning a formal matter or resulting from student`s interests (k-U-5) 6. cooperate with a team in a presentation preparation and initiating the discussion (k-U-5) 7. use spoken language with a relative fluency, correctness and effective communication including emotions, allusions and humor (k-U-4) Social competences Student: 8. is aware of the meaning of a public debate in life (k-K-2) 9. can work in a group (k-K-4) 10.can plan and organize speeches (k-K-2) 11. has the skill of managing and moderating the discussion (k-K-4)
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Active participation in the lessons 33% Preparing in the group and taking part in a debate on a given topic 33% Test on Interlingual errors 33%

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