Self-study

obowiązkowe

studia drugiego stopnia

Master of Liberal Arts

semestr 2

studia stacjonarne

profil akademicki

języki obce
obowiązkowe

Realizowany w sali

English for Academic Purposes: Grammar and style

English for Academic Purposes: Vocabulary and structures

Presentation and public speaking skills

Writing skills

Academic writing

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties:

total ECTS points: 2

Contact hours - 0 ECTS

Self - study - 2 ECTS: 60h 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

• Writing part: content, organization, unity, vocabulary, choice of language register, language correctness of written text; testing technique: essay on a given subject

• Listening part: matching, completing the information from the texts; testing technique: multiple choice, gap filling, matching test

• Reading part: matching, filling the information from the texts; testing technique: multiple choice, gap filling, matching test

• English in Use part: vocabulary, grammar, orthography, punctuation, word formation, unity of the text, language register; testing technique: multiple choice, gap filling, matching test, error identification

• Conversation: grammatical correctness, stylistic unity and lexical variety in speech, interactive communication, pronunciation, testing technique consists of a pair conversation with limited participation on behalf of the examiner.

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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.

Brook-Hart, G., & S. Heines. (2009). Complete CAE. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Side, R. & G. Wellman. (2009). Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency. Edinburgh: Longman.

Cambridge certificate in advanced English 6. (2009). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

B. supplementary reading

Individual choice of testing sources

Learning outcomes according to PRK 2019

Knowledge

Student knows and understands

1. relations between language and society and its institutions in an integrated system of dependencies and influence (k_W02/P7S_WG)

2. rules of holding a conversation on different topics (k_W03/P7S_WG)

3. rules of selecting texts to express particular types of information (k_W11/P7S_WG)

4. rules of writing different types of essays (k_W13/P7S_WK)

Skills

Student can

5. use English at least at the level of C1 of the Common European Framework for Languages and in the scope of specialist terminology in the humanities and social sciences (k_U13/P7S_UK)

6. individually plan and carry out one’s own complex learning assignment (including preparation for a language proficiency exam), adjust learning techniques to changing circumstances and available sources (k_U16/P7S_UU)

Social competences

Student

7. can critically self-assess one’s own linguistic knowledge and communicative skills and strive to self-improve (k_K01/P7S_KK)

8. enhance one’s opportunities in the labour market and for entrepreneurship through striving for language proficiency (k_K13/P7S_KR)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

100% - written and oral test (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)

Standardized exam including five parts (Writing, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, English in Use, Conversation) on C1 level according the CEFR for Languages criteria, 20% for each part of the exam, grading system:

grade 2,0 (failed): 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%