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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Week 1: Introduction to the course; Practice introductions; Discussion of current events and controversial issues. Week 2: Discussions; Functional English; Week 3: Discussion on Reading 1; Week 4: Discussions; Functional English; Discuss presentations Week 5: Discussions; Presentations; Week 6: Discussion on Reading 2; Functional English; Week 7: Discussions based on Presentations Week 8: Discussions; Functional English; Week 9: Discussions; Presentations Week 10: Discussion on Reading 3; Functional English; Week 11: Discussions Week 12: Revision Week 13: Final test
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Collaborative instruction, Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 10 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 30 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| be able to control all verb tenses with certainty in simple and continuous form |
| use modal verbs correctly |
| make questions |
| make passive voice |
| identify relative clauses |
| identify conditional clauses |
| master time and place prepositions and other prepositional phrases |
| use indirect speech |
| identify comparative and superlative adjectives |
| identify the articles |
| recognize and use common phrasal verbs |
| use vocabulary when communicating in everyday situations |
| choose appropriate linguistic means for expressing one's own opinions and arguments |
| use correct pronunciation and intonation |
| Skills |
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| understand the content of a conversation between native speakers |
| speak fluently and clearly on general conversational topics |
| tell a continuous story or plot |
| formulate and justify clearly their views and attitudes |
| engage appropriately in a discussion, respond promptly, and contribute to interaction with others |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| use all common verb tenses with more certainty |
| use more established phrases - collocations |
| use more advanced conjunctions - adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions |
| recognize and use multiple phrasal verbs |
| recognize and use idioms |
| use a broader vocabulary for general topics |
| use more advanced linguistic means to express opinions and arguments |
| Skills |
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| understand articles on current topics, their content and the attitude of the author |
| work with longer and more complex texts |
| apply appropriate reading strategies |
| actively participate in discussions |
| express and defend their opinion on controversial topics as well |
| prepare and deliver a presentation |
| write an essay or report providing information or reasons in support of or against a particular opinion |
| Competences |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| group and individual conversations |
| Practicum |
| Discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Skills |
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| Collaborative instruction |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| Discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Seminar |
| Self-study of literature |
| Competences |
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| group and individual conversations |
| Seminar |
| Practicum |
| Textual studies |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Skills demonstration |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| oral exam |
| Test |
| Competences |
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| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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DeForeest, Joan. A7 Workbook.
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Walton, Richard; Bartram, Mark. Initiative : a course for advanced learners : student's book. 1st ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-521-57582-6.
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