Academic Language Skills: Reading, writing and speaking 2

obligatory courses

ALS 2 is a continuation of ALS 1. Students continue to develop their reading, writing and speaking skills at C2 level by working on academic texts and academic topics.

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Number of hours: 30

Number of ECTS: 7

1 ECTS = 30 hours of classes

2 ECTS = 50h hours of home reading

1 ECTS = 30h home writing

1 ECTS = 25h consultations

2 ECTS = 50h preparation for class discussion

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contact:

the teacher:

the study programme coordinator: m.tukiendorf@uni.opole.pl

Course objectives:

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 at C2 level

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Course content:

• speaking, writing and reading exercises based on topic areas selected by the teacher

• analysis of selected academic texts

• reading and discussing academic texts

• using the Internet and traditional data-base queries

• formulating critical opinions and supportive arguments

• using formal/academic language

• giving academic presentations

• coordinating academic group discussions

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Methods of instruction:

multimodal presentation; reading tasks; text analysis; group discussion on academic text(s); essay writing practice; speaking practice; ICT tools if necessary: MSTeams, Moodle

Literature:

for developing writing skills:

Adams-Tukiendorf Małgorzata and Rydzak Danuta, 2012. Developing Writing Skills : A Manual for EFL Students. Opole: Uniwersytet Opolski

Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen, 1994. Writing and reading across the curriculum. New York: Longman

Oshima Alice and Hogue Ann, 2006. Writing Academic English. New York: Pearson

for developing reading skills: texts selected by the teacher

Learning outcomes (PRK level 7/2019)

Knowledge

Student knows and understands:

1. selected contemporary academic texts and the main trends of research among humanities (k_W01)

2. theories, phenomena and general and detailed terminology of literary and/or cultural issues (k_W02)

Skills

Student can:

3. use their knowledge and formulate and solve problems concerning the discussed issues, and perform tasks connected to a proper selection of sources and information, evaluation, critical analysis and synthesis of that information (k_U01)

4. read texts and carry out their critical analysis and interpretation with the use of proper terminology (k_U04)

5. use English as a foreign language at the level of at least C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages (k_U05)

6. plan and organize individual and team work and take part in a debate - present and evaluate different opinions and positions in terms of philology and discuss them (k_U07)

Social competence

Student is ready to

7. critically assess their knowledge and be ready to improve it (k_K02)

Course Credit:

Pass with a grade based on:

- active participation in class - speaking/discussion (40%) (1,2,3,4,5,6,7)

- written assignments (30%) (1,2,3,5,7)

- reading assignments (30%) (1,2,4,5)