Self-study 3

studia pierwszego stopnia

English Philology

semestr 6

studia niestacjonarne

profil akademicki

języki obce
obowiązkowe

Realizowany w sali

Language skills: vocabulary and structures 3

Language skills: debating

Language skills: reading and listening 6

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties:

total ECTS points: 1

Contact hours - 0 ECTS

Self - study - 1 ECTS: 30h self-study

Exam description:

Self-study exam tests students C1 proficiency level in English within four skills – writing, listening, reading and speaking comprehension as well as the use of English.

Exam objectives:

The aim of the examination is to test whether the students' language proficiency satisfies the C1-Level requirements with reference to:

- understanding demanding texts which carry implicit meanings,

- expressing her-/himself spontaneously, with relative fluency and precision,

- flexible use of language for social purposes,

- clear production of detailed, well-structured, and relatively complex texts,

- controlled use of text organizational patterns.

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Exam content:

As such, the exam has the following content:

1. The Writing part: content, text organization, vocabulary, language register, language correctness; Testing technique: discursive essay,

2. The Listening comprehension part: finding, matching, completing missing information; Testing techniques: multiple-choice test, cloze test, matching test,

3. The Reading comprehension part: finding, matching, completing missing information; Testing techniques: multiple-choice test, cloze test, matching test,

4. The Use of English part: vocabulary, grammar, spelling and punctuation, word formation; Testing techniques: multiple-choice test, cloze test, matching test, error-identification test,

5. The Conversation part: grammatical correctness, stylistic coherence, vocabulary, interactive communication, pronunciation; Testing technique: conversation in pairs with a limited participation of the examiners.

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Testing methods:

written test in reading comprehension

written test in listening comprehension

written test in use of English

writing test

speaking test

Reading list:

used for self-study

Adams-Tukiendorf, M., and D. Rydzak. (2012). Developing writing skills: A manual for EFL students. 2nd ed. Opole: Uniwersytet Opolski.

Gude, K., i M. Stephens. (2010). CAE result. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Harrison, M. (2010). CAE practice tests. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Mac Andrew, R., and R. Martinez. (2001). Taboos and issues. Thomson.

B. supplementary reading

Individual choice of testing sources

Learning outcomes according to PQR 2019

Knowledge

Student knows and understands

1. rules of holding a conversation on different topics (k_W07/P6S_WG)

2. rules of selecting texts to express particular types of information (k_W04/P6S_WG)

3. rules of writing different types of essays (k_W07/P6S_WG)

4. rules of searching for missing information (k_W04/P6S_WG)

5. rules of effective reading and listening and creating texts (k_W04/P6S_WG)

6. rules of employing communication strategies (k_W07/P6S_WG)

Skills

Student can

7. do complicated sentence transformations (k_U05/P6S_UK)

8. use everyday statements in English, including idioms and colloquialisms (k_U05/P6S_UK)

9. fluently communicate in English in writing and speaking (k_U04; k_U05/P6S_UK)

10. write different types of essays (k_U04/P6S_UK)

11. hold a conversation in a group (k_U08/P6S_UO)

12. identify the meaning and grammar connections among various elements of the text (k_U02/P6S_UW)

Social competences

Student

13. can plan their work effectively (k_K01/P6S_KK)

14. is organized and conscientious in developing their language skills in the English language in the process of lifelong learning (k_K05/P6S_KR)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

100% - written and oral test

The accomplishment of all exam tasks is represented by a sum of percentage points scored in individual tasks. Final marks are granted according to the following framework:

grade 2,0 (fail): 0–59%

grade 3,0 (average): 60–68%

grade 3,5 (plus average): 69–76%

grade 4,0 (good): 77–84%

grade 4,5 (plus good): 85–92%

grade 5,0 (very good): 93–100%