Academic Language Skills: Reading, writing and speaking 1
General data
Course ID: | 1.2.W2.EP.1 |
Erasmus code / ISCED: | (unknown) / (unknown) |
Course title: | Academic Language Skills: Reading, writing and speaking 1 |
Name in Polish: | Academic Language Skills: Reading, writing and speaking 1 |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Philology |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Studia niestacjonarne |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | English |
Type of course: | obligatory courses |
Short description: |
Course aims: The aim of the course is to help students achieve fluency in discussing various topics in the academic context; to familiarize students with academic vocabulary and grammatical constructions characteristic for academic writing; to improve speaking, listening and writing skills needed for studying in English |
Full description: |
Course content: • Speaking, writing and reading exercises based on the following topic areas: culture, globalization, manipulation, authority, gender, race, history, country and nationality • analysis of selected academic texts • reading and discussing academic texts pertaining to the chosen seminar profile • using the Internet and traditional data-base queries • formulating critical opinions and supportive arguments • using formal language as required by the chosen specialty • giving academic presentations • coordinating academic group discussions Organization of meetings: • Discussion on academic text(s) • Essay writing practice • Individual presentations |
Bibliography: |
Literature: Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen, 1994. Writing and reading across the curriculum. New York: Longman Adams-Tukiendorf Małgorzata and Rydzak Danuta, 2012. Developing Writing Skills : A Manual for EFL Students. Opole: Uniwersytet Opolski * The remaining materials will be provided depending on the seminar profile. |
Learning outcomes: |
Knowledge Graduate knows and understands: 1. in the advanced degree – selected facts, objects and phenomena of language and linguistic and/or literary and/or cultural theories explaining complex dependencies, forming the basic general knowledge in the field of English philology and selected issues of the detailed knowledge (k-W-1) 2. the place and significance of philological science among humanities and the directions of its development (k-W-2) 3. theories, methodology and general and detailed terminology of linguistic and/or literary and/or cultural issues (k-W-3) 4. methods of analysis and interpretation of texts (k-W-4) Skills Graduate can 1. use their philological knowledge - formulate and solve problems concerning the discussed issues, and perform tasks in not fully predictable conditions thanks to: - proper selection of sources and information, evaluation, critical analysis and synthesis of that information (k-U-1) 2. recognize texts and carry out their critical analysis and interpretation with the use of standard philological methods allowing for an assessment of their relevance (k-U-3) 3. communicate with the use of specialized terminology (k-U-4) 4. take part in a debate - present and evaluate different opinions and positions in terms of philology and discuss them (k-U-5) 5. use English as a foreign language at the level of at least C1 of the Common European Framework for Languages (k-U-6) 6. plan and organize individual and team work (k-U-7) Social competence Graduate is ready to 1. critically assess their philological knowledge (k-K-1) 2.fulfil social obligations to and co-organize actions (k-K-2) |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Course requirements and methods of evaluation • Presentation’s evaluation • Coordination of discussions • Getting ‘pluses’ for active participation • Distributing the texts to peers and the teacher (in print) at least a week before the discussion • Preparing discussion questions to the group • Coordinating the discussion |
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