PEL integrated skills 3 340-AG1-3PJS

Students will be given work encompassing all four skills. In addition to reading, including press, academic and literary texts, students will practice writing, listening, including understanding of various types of text, inter alia fragments of radio or TV programs, films and clips, and reacting to their content, students will practice expressing their thoughts on abstract topics, on subjects discussed during classes, and topics important to the student and selected by him/her.
Subskills such as grammar issues will be addressed as and when necessary.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

EK - knowledge 1. The student has a structured knowledge of vocabulary and grammar in the subjects covered by the course. K_W13 K_W04 K_W02 EK - skills 1. The student is able to use English on C1 level independently and fluently according to the European System of Language Description (CEFR), using a variety of lexical structures that are grammatically different and phonetically correct. K_U08 K_U09 2. The student understands most spoken language in different areas of life. In principle, he understands every interlocutor, although he may ask for confirmation of explanation of details, especially when the interlocutor uses a non-standard accent or an unknown dialect. K_U08 3. The student is able to prepare longer academic statements on their own (in relation to the future MA thesis). K_U02 K_U11 K_U13 4. The student is able to use the information contained in other texts in compliance with copyright laws and maintaining all technical requirements. K_U01 K_U03 K_U07 K_U10 EK - competences 1. Has developed an attitude of systematic and well-organized work in the process of gaining knowledge and skills. K_K01 K_K04

Course coordinators

Term 2024:

Peter Foulds

Term 2022:

Małgorzata Jarmołowicz-Dziekońska

Term 2023:

Diana Ebelashvili

Learning outcomes

It is expected that students' general English will be improved by addressing specific areas of English that are known to pose difficulty. Students will be able to make and refute arguments on a variety of issues.

Assessment criteria

The final grade will be an arithmetic mean of the grade obtained in the first semester and the grade received at the end of the second semester.
A student can obtain 100 points altogether.
96- 100 = 5,
90- 95 = 4,5,
80-89 = 4,
70-79 = 3,5,
50- 69 = 3

Points exceeding the sum possible to be earned in a given category are counted as obtained in the other category.

Continuous assessment. Points are awarded for each lesson. Points are added to the final grade. Written assignments with assessment.
Continuous assessment. Points awarded in every lesson accumulate towards final grade. Graded written tasks.

The points are awarded for: a student's engagement with the class, ability to express opinions and react civilly to what others say, to speak on a given topic, to clarify what you say and to elaborate on it, to ask questions, to change the topic when desired, to use appropriate register, to work out lexical items and to mediate conversation.

Disability Statement: This course is open to all students who meet the academic requirements for participation. Any student with documented disability who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of the disability should contact the instructor to coordinate reasonable accommodations. Please contact the person responsible for student affairs at the dean's office

Bibliography

Teacher-produced materials. Contemporary sources from a variety of media

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 340-AG1-3PJS in USOSweb