Description
The course provides students with the upper-intermediate (B2) level of English lexis, grammar, ortography, phonetics and phonology. Based on communicative and competency-based approaches, the course aims to teach students both oral and written academic English and develop autonomous learning and cross-cultural communicative skills. Students improve their phonological, orthographical, grammatical and lexical competencies and develop speaking, listening, writing and reading skills of the upper-intermediate level of academic English. The form of studies includes lectures, seminars, self-study tasks and work in SANAKO lab and in virtual Moodle environment.
Aim of the course
To develop communicative linguistic competence of academic English, which includes linguistic, pragmatic and sociolinguistic components through reception (listening and reading comprehension), production and interaction (speaking and writing) and mediation (translation) linguistic activities at the upper-intermediate level (B2).
Prerequisites
Competence in English at B1 level.
Course content
1.Modal verbs and words with modal meaning expressing necessity, ability and obligation (future and past); 2.Definite article with names; 3. Quantifiers: every/ each/ every one/ each one; neither/ neither of/ either of/ neither.. nor/ either or/ both/ both …and; none/ all; 4. Conditionals (the third conditional and mixed); 5.Passive voice; 6.Impersonal forms of verbs (infinitive and gerund); 7.Communication and public speaking; 8. Transport and transport-related issues; 9.Architecture; 10.Globalization; 11.Psychology and personality types; 12.Information technology; innovation and their applicability in various areas of life; 13.Techniques of listening, reading, summarizing and creating an academic text; 14. Analyzing and conveying scientific information;
Assesment Criteria
1. The student correctly uses grammatical structures, lexical units, pronunciation and intonation patterns appropriate to level B2. 2. The student reads, analyses and critically evaluates academic texts using a variety of reading techniques. 3. The student listens to lectures given in English, summarizes, independently analyses the content of the lecture and the slides presented in the lecture and uses the material from the lecture in discussion and written assignments. 4. The student participates in academic discussions; presents ideas correctly and clearly; justifies and defends opinion; expresses criticism, remarks and comments; asks questions, responds to questions and reacts to the speaker’s statements politely; uses correct academic language. 5. The student prepares an academic presentation based on research or analysis of scientific literature; selects information and visuals for slides and presents them appropriately and ethically. 6. The student plans and writes a coherent academic essay/written assignment, argues, uses linking words and phrases, supports ideas with research findings and examples, refers to scientific literature, cites and paraphrases the ideas of scientists, compares phenomena and findings, presents own conclusions and evaluation and compiles a list of references.