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| academic instructor | V.Lige | ||||||||
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| graded or pass/fail examinations | A | E | |||||||
| term | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| ECTS | 3.00 | 3.00 | |||||||
| terms | 2 |
| ECTS/total | 6.0 |
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Aim of the subject:
Aim of the course is to design, develop and deepen the students' cultural and communicative competence and willingness to work in multicultural environment.
The aim is to polish their skills in using the English language level B1 and identify problems related to the speciality in a foreign language. Content: Language learning is based on the CEFR content (B1) – development of all four foreign language dimensions (listening, reading, speaking, writing). Topics related to student’s person and profession, native country and cultural history. Independent work: oral and written homework; developing one’s opinion on the basis of reading texts and preparation of the conversation topics; writing a letter; preparation of the written text and its oral presentation to fellow students. Learning outcomes: Student - knows, distinguishes and interprets the texts relating to student and his speciality as well as the language and culture; - Selects the material and uses his linguistic knowledge in preparation of the summary of the professional text; - Submits a brief professional report; - Uses grammatically correct language structures to express an opinion in writing and orally. Assessment: I semester: pass/fail exam. Student participation (80%) in lectures, performing the given tasks and positive test results are taken into account. II semester: examination. Examination requirement: the completion of all tasks given during the semester and the performance of tests. Examination mark shall consist of: - Results of a written test, - Reading and speaking tasks, - Participation in lectures at least 80% Assessment criteria: I semester: pass/fail. Student participation in lectures (80%), completion of all given tasks and positive test results are taken into account. II semester: "excellent (A)" – 90-100 %, all parts of the examination show excellent knowledge, errors do not occur. "very good (B)"- 80-90 %, very good knowledge. "good (C)"- 70-80 %, good knowledge. "satisfactory (D)"- 60-70% sufficient knowledge. "sufficient (E)"-50-60%, limited knowledge. "insufficient (F)" – less than 50%, exam is not passed. Course reading material: S.Kay, V.Jones New Inside Out Intermediate Macmillan 2008 Dennis Ware Intermediate English Course Oxford Un. Press 1972 J.Dooley, V.Evans Grammarway II and III Express Publishing House 1999 C.Graham Grammarchants Oxford University Press 1993 Small Talk Oxford Un. Press 1986 Jazz Chants New and Old Oxford Un. Press 2001 Author of course description: Vilja Lige last changed: 2023-05-15 00:11:06 |