English for Academic Communication: Preparatory B2-Level Course

General data

Course ID:	3301-APKA-ZW
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	English for Academic Communication: Preparatory B2-Level Course
Name in Polish:	Angielski na potrzeby komunikacji akademickiej: Zajęcia wyrównawcze na poziomie B2
Organizational unit:	Institute of English Studies
Course groups:	Remedial classes for students of the 1 year of full-time studies 1-cycle and long-cycle studies
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:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Mode:	Blended learning
Short description:	The aim of the remedial course is to equip first year undergraduate students with skills that may have been difficult to practice due to remote teaching in secondary school.
Full description:	The course consists of two parts. The first part focuses on the use of English in areas of interest to students and the instructor (culture, politics, psychology, social life, etc.) using audiovisual content available on English-language web portals. The second part of the course uses the content of the first part to prepare students for strictly academic tasks, such as debating and presenting. Throughout the course, students will be presented with strategies to independently develop and consolidate the material, as well as methods of independent work on vocabulary and pronunciation. The course uses various forms of activation: group work, pair work and the flipped classroom method. The course is offered between October 25 and December 22, 2021. It takes place twice a week and is delivered in a hybrid mode: one meeting is held in-class, one meeting is held in a distance-learning mode (sychnonous or asynchronous). In the distance-learning mode, each student is expected to have a working web-cam and a mic.
Bibliography:	Audiovisual content from English-language media (e.g. npr.org, bbc.com, theguardian.com, and others).
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: The participant: - will know where to look for materials devoted to vocabulary and pronunciation development, - will know a variety of strategies for consolidating the language material learned. Skills: The participant: - will be able to analyze and think critically about the topics and materials presented, - will be able to participate in a debate, - will be able to prepare and deliver a short presentation. Education at language level B2.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The pass is granted on the basis of attendance and activity in class (3 “newsletters” and 2 micro-presentations). 3 absences are allowed in the in-class mode.

This course is not currently offered.

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