PEL integrated skills 340-AS1-3PJS
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
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
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Mode
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 grading scale is as follows:
96- 100 = 5,
90- 95 = 4.5,
80- 89 = 4,
70- 79 = 3.5,
50- 69 = 3
The final grade at the end of the academic year will be the average of the grades obtained at the end of the first and second semester.
Bibliography
Teacher-produced materials. Contemporary sources from a variety of media
Douglas-Kozłowska, Ch. and Dzierżanowska, H. (1988). Selected English Collocations. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. • Gethin, H. (1992). Grammar in Context. Longman.
• Gude, K. and Duckworth, M. (1994). Proficiency Masterclass. OUP.
• Haines, S. and May, P. (2006). IELTS Mastercalss. OUP.
• Harrison, M. (1994). Proficiency Testbuilder. Heinemann.
• Lawley, J. (1996). Vocabulary Builders: Book 5. Collins Cobuild.
• Side, R. and Wellman, G. (1999). Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency. Longman.
• Swan, M. (1980). Practical English Usage. OUP.
• Willim, E. and Mańczak-Wohlfeld, E. (1997). A Contrastive Approach to Problems with English. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. • www.britishcouncil.org/podcasts
Additional information
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