Academic Language Skills: Listening and structures 2

General data

Course ID:	1.2.D2.EP.5
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Academic Language Skills: Listening and structures 2
Name in Polish:	Academic Language Skills: Listening and structures 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:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	The course includes advanced listening, and advanced grammar and academic vocabulary-oriented activities. It aims at preparing students for their C2-Level Practical English Exam.
Full description:	The course is addressed to students who continue composing their MA theses. It improves their C2-level competence. 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. The course focuses on: - developing students' command of vocabulary with special reference to the academic discourse, - understanding authentic texts while listening and paraphrasing, - improving students' knowledge of English grammar and structures used on the C2 level, - developing exam task-solving techniques.
Bibliography:	A. obligatory reading (to get a credit): A.1. used in class Gude, K. & M. Duckworth. (2008). Proficiency masterclass: Student book. Oxford: Oxford University Press. A.2. used for self-study Gude, K. & M. Duckworth. (2009). Proficiency masterclass: Exam practice workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press. selection of other sources B. supplementary reading More, J. (2005). Common mistakes at proficiency and how to avoid them. Cambridge: University Press.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge Graduate knows and understands - know grammatical, lexical and stylistic rules of C2-Level academic English (k-W-8) - contemporary cultural issues (k-W-1) Skills Graduate can - comprehend and analyse academic texts (k-U-2) - converse in English (k-U-6) - apply grammatical, lexical and stylistic rules of C2-Level academic English (k-U-6, k-U-9) Social competences Graduate is ready to - operate C2-Level written and spoken English (k-K-1) - cooperate and work in groups (k-K-2) - take part in cultural life (k-K-4)
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	- individual work, - work in small groups and evaluation of activity, - a listening test, - a test in advanced grammar and vocabulary of English,

This course is not currently offered.

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