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2. Wydział Humanistyczny
3. semestr zimowy 2023/2024
4. WH - oferta ERASMUS / Filologia angielska - Program Erasmus pierwszego stopnia
5. English language classes VI

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English language classes VI - opis przedmiotu

Cel przedmiotu

The aim of English Language Classes (ELC), comprising 4 courses: Grammar, Integrated Skills, Reading and Writing, Listening and Speaking, is to advance and consolidate the students' knowledge and skills at a language level of C1.

Wymagania wstępne

Zapisz zmiany

English level B2+/C1

Zakres tematyczny

GRAMMAR

Consolidation of grammar at an advanced level, scope: relative sentences, subordinate complex sentences, conjunctions. Error correction in sentences and in texts. Sentence transformations, word formation.

INTEGRATED SKILLS

Expanding vocabulary (collocations, idioms, academic language) and studying culture of English-speaking countries at an advanced level, by working mainly with authentic, longer texts of considerable difficulty, from a variety of fields. Studying vocabulary in context.
Analysing shades of meaning in a text; meanings conveyed directly and indirectly. Error correction in sentences and in texts. Sentence transformations, word formation.

READING AND WRITING

Text analysis: critical reading skills: determining the purpose of a text and detecting its tone, identifying the author’s position/theoretical perspective,  reconstruction of the author’s line of argumentation to detect the article’s internal logic in academic and scientific texts.

Developing  synthesizing skills (comparing and contrasting): writing a synthesis of  two academic articles/research papers selected by the teacher; writing a synthesis of academic articles/research papers selected by the student for their own diploma paper.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Listening comprehension skills: authentic texts with a high level of complexity, interpretation (recognising humour, irony, metaphor, etc.), anticipating the occurrence of information in a listening text.
Advancing the speaking skills: presentations using multimedia techniques, participation in a debate, in a fairly wide range of subjects and taking into account the complexity of the topic under discussion.

Metody kształcenia

Individual, pair and group work. Text study, brainstorming, mind map, creating presentations, demonstration and observation (student presentations), audio and video demonstrations, discussion of the topics presented in the text,  written answer, oral answer, panel discussion,  debate.

Efekty uczenia się i metody weryfikacji osiągania efektów uczenia się

Opis efektu	Symbole efektów	Metody weryfikacji	Forma zajęć

Warunki zaliczenia

Credit without grade. Exam (grade).

To complete English Language Classes (ELC) you need to receive credit (without grade) for each component course (zaliczenie, zal.). Lack of credit for any component course (niezaliczenie, niezal.) will result in failing the entire ELC block and lack of permission to take the ELC exam.

The final grade for ELC block is the ELC exam grade.

Conditions for individual component courses credits:

Achieving threshold levels for planned oral and written assignments (60%); regular attendance and active participation in classes for each component course.

Exam grading scale

Local grade	Percentage	Definition
5,0 (bardzo dobry)	93-100%	excellent
4,5 (4+ dobry plus)	85-92%	very good
4,0 (dobry)	77-84%	good
3,5 (3+ dostateczny plus)	69-76%	satisfactory
3,0 (dostateczny)	60-68%	sufficient
2,0 (niedostateczny)	0-59%	(unsatisfactory) fail

 

Literatura podstawowa

GRAMMAR

1. M. Foley & D. Hall, Advanced Learner’s Grammar, Longman 2003.
2. Vince Michael, McNicholas Kevin. Macmillan English grammar in context : advanced : with key. 2008.
3. Hewings, M. Advanced grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English : with answers, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
4. Materials prepared by the teacher

INTEGRATED SKILLS

1. Matasek Maciej. English Advanced Vocabulary and Structure Practice. 1997.
2. McCarthy M. and O’Dell F. English Idioms in Use, Cambridge: CUP, 2010.
3. Vince, Michael, French, Amanda. IELTS language practice : English grammar and vocabulary. 2023.
4. selected articles from e.g., Guardian, Newsweek, Time, The Independent, The New York Times, strony BBC, CNN, NPR

READING AND WRITING

1. Cottrell, Stella. Critical Thinking Skills. Developing Effective Analysis and Argument. Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
2. Henderson, Eric. The Active Reader. Strategies for Academic Reading and Writing. OUP, 2012.
3. Academic articles available in e.g. JSTOR, EBSCO, etc.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

1. McCarthy, Michael, O'Dell, Felicity. English vocabulary in use: advanced
2. Korzeniewska-Nowakowska Paulina, Text Talk: Fiction and non-fiction inspired class discussions and speaking activities, Oficyna Wydawnicza UZ
3. online materials, podcasts,  http://idebate.org, http://www.speechanddebate.org, strony BBC, NPR, TED

Materials unavailable in the library will be provided by the instructor

Literatura uzupełniająca

Aspinall, Patricia, Capel, Annette. Advanced masterclass: CAE : workbook with answers. 1999.

Swan, M. & Walter, C., Oxford English grammar course : advanced : a grammar practice book for advanced students of English : with answers. Oxford UP, 2019.

Phrasal Verbs- Longman Phrasal Verbs Dictionary, Pearson Education 2000.

Uwagi

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