English - upper intermediate level, traditional language course [4024-ANGOB2]
Summer semester 2019/20
Foreign language classes,
group no.18
| Course: | English - upper intermediate level, traditional language course [4024-ANGOB2] |
| Class: |
Summer semester 2019/20 [2019L]
(past)
Foreign language classes [LEK], group no.18 [other groups] |
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Times and places:
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every Wednesday, 9:45 - 11:15
room 24 (in Polish) Budynek Szkoły Języków Obcych what is the address? |
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Nearest dates:
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All classes for this group have already took place - show all dates. |
| Number of students: | 19 |
| Places available: | 20 |
| Examination: | Grading |
| Lecturer: | Krzysztof Zabłocki |
| Bibliography: |
Winter and Summer semsters: Coursebook: Hugh Dellar, Andrew Walkley: Outcomes Advanced/Upper Intermediate (National Geographic Learning) or Paul Dummet: Life Advanced/Upper Intermediate (National Geographic Learning) (coursebook to be chosen at the beginning of the semester) Bibliography and supplementary materials (prepared in handout form by the teacher): Hugh Dellar, Peter Walkley: Innovations Advanced Speakout Advanced/Upper Intermediate (Pearson Longman) CAE Gold (Pearson Longman); Headway Advanced; press and magazine articles, essays, literary texts, poems |
| List of topics: |
Winter and Summer Semesters Aspects of British and American Life and Culture Film, Theatre, TV, Media The Press: Daily Newspapers and Magazines Literary Texts (Excerpts), Selected Poems Art, Esthetics, (Categories of Kitsch and Camp) "Britishness", features of Americanism Variations of Language, Slang, Customs, Life Styles Aspects of British and American Life and Culture Film, Theatre, TV, Media The Press: Daily Newspapers and Magazines Literary Texts (Excerpts), Selected Poems Art, Esthetics, (Categories of Kitsch and Camp) "Britishness", features of Americanism Variations of Language, Slang, Customs, Life Styles British and American Institutions, Educational Systems, Religion Politics and Politicians Concepts of Freedom, Free Speech, Political Correctness Gender and Queer Issues; Sexual Minorities, Same-Sex Partnerships other topics of interest |
| Teaching methods: |
Communicative, "Eclectic" and Task Approach, "Content Bias", group and pair work, text analysis, discussions |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
1. Attendance and active participation in classroom activities 2.Presentations 3.Test results |
| Notes: |
A B2 level course for students from (especially, but not only!) Arts (Humanities) and Social/Political Studies Departments, This is a General English course. The focus is on textual analysis and examination techniques, as well as discussions on cultural and social (political) topics . Additional materials will include articles, literary prose (essays), and poems. |
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