MS1-Reading and writing

General data

Course ID:	2300-NZ2-MS1-WNJ-RU
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	MS1-Reading and writing
Name in Polish:	MS1-Rozwijanie umiejętności czytania i pisania w języku angielskim
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Education
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	(unknown)
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Full description:	Analysing the skills required for reading different kinds of texts and learning to use them when reading in English. Basic information about the theory of effective reading in a foreign language. Extensive and intensive reading for homework. The organisation of a written text and individual paragraphs. Writing formal and informal texts.
Bibliography:	Arnold, J., & Harmer, J. (1978). Advanced writing skills. London: Longman. Cory, Hugh Advanced Writing with English in Use, OUP, 1999. Evans, Virginia, Successful Writing, Proficiency, Express Publishing, 2002. McCarthy, Michael, Dell, Felicity, Academic Vocabulary in Use, CUP, 2008. Nuttall, C. Teaching reading skills in a foreign language. London: Heinemann,1982. Wybrane artykuły z serwisu internetowego British Council Teaching English Opowiadania Roalda Dahla i inne teksty wybrane wspólnie z grupą
Learning outcomes:	Encouraging students to develop their reading comprehension skills in English. Developing writing skills and learning to adapt them to the purpose of the text and the target reader.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Every student will read an article set for homework, i.e. on the role of reading comprehension in learning a foreign language. In addition, every student will do about 10 pieces of different kinds of writing for homework and 2 in class. Final assessment will depend on the average grade obtained for those assignments and on how active the student is in class.

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