Integrated skills 340-AH1-2PJS

In this course students will practise their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Using a wide range of materials, students will have the opportunity to use language skills, both receptive and active, to create texts and to improve their communication.

Term 2023:

Profile of studies: general academic
Form of studies: full-time studies
Type of course: compulsory (M_1)
Year of studies / semester - year I, semester I and II
Prerequisites: knowledge of the English language at a level corresponding to B2 standards
ECTS credits: 23
Number of teaching hours and the form of teaching: 240 hours, exercises
Teaching methods: individual and group work, presentations, consultations
Balance of student workload: Number of hours
Participation in classes (classes / laboratories / seminars / language courses / seminars / field classes, etc.): 240 h
Preparation for classes (tutorials / laboratories / tutorials / language courses / seminars / field classes, etc.): 155h
Completion or development (at home) of reports from classes (tutorials / laboratories / tutorials / language courses / seminars / field classes, etc.): 65h
Participation in consultations related to classes (exercises / laboratories / seminars / language courses / seminars, etc.): 18 x 1h = 18h
Implementation of design tasks: 60h
Preparation for the exam / credit card and attendance: 30h + 5h = 35h
Total: 573h (corresponds to 23 ECTS points)
The above description covers the entirety of the Practical Study of the English Language (without division into individual subjects).

Term 2024:

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

Course coordinators

Term 2022:

Małgorzata Jarmołowicz-Dziekońska
Anna Sańczyk-Cruz
Justyna Wawrzyniuk

Term 2023:

Eliza Krotke
Weronika Morozewicz

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students will have been exposed to a large amount of authentic material, through the use of which their skills will have been practised and improved.

Assessment criteria

There will be periodic tests, presentations, oral and written works. Just as important will be participation and attendance.

Bibliography

The course will be based on materials created by the teacher, as well as authentic materials found elsewhere, including book extracts and audio-visual clips.

Term 2023:

Compilation of materials taken from English language course books at the appropriate level of proficiency and online sources.
Upstream advanced, Express Publishing
Keynote Advanced, Egis
Speak Out Advanced, Pearson
New English File Advanced, OUP
New Inside Out Advanced, Macmillan
Thomas, B.J. (1989). Advanced Vocabulary and Idiom. London: Edward Arnold.
McCarthy, M. and F. O'Dell (1994). English Vocabulary in Use upper-intermediate & advanced. Cambridge: CUP.
English Vocabulary Organizer, Ch.Gough
Materials prepared by the teacher on the basis of authentic English-language sources.
www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/
www.britishcouncil.pl
www.ted.com
www.teacherluke.co.uk
www.economist.com
www.theguardian.com

Term 2024:

Notes

Term 2023:

The pass mark is obtaining at least 51% of written tests, an oral presentation on a given topic and active participation in classes.
The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences per semester. The absence can be justified only by presenting / sending a scan of a certificate from the doctor within 14 days of the student's return to classes.

Term 2024:

Additional information

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

Description of 340-AH1-2PJS in USOSweb