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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Knowledge: Academic focus - understanding and presenting information Organization: Academic focus - perspective and stance Motivation: academic focus - definition and explanation Nature: academic focus - description Power: academic focus - reporting and summarazing Growth: academic focus - using sources
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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E-learning, Cooperative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Skills demonstration, Textual studies, Practicum
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 20 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 30 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| identify basic grammatical structures |
| use basic pronunciation rules |
| use basic vocabulary in everyday life situations |
| form basic grammatical structures correctly |
| structure a short simple text correctly |
| Skills |
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| interact in a short social conversation |
| give personal opinions in simple language |
| handle a simple telephone conversation and leave a message |
| use a variety of phrases and sentences to describe their family and other people, living conditions, their town, present or most recent job or study in simple terms |
| express simple complaints, e.g. returning an unsatisfactory purchase |
| understand short and simple texts and personal letters |
| understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment/ study) |
| understand the main points of short straightforward and simple messages and announcements |
| talk about past events |
| write a simple and short informal e-mail, e.g. reply to the e-mail from a friend |
| talk about present and future hypothetical situations |
| write a short formal e-mail, e.g. reply to an advertisement |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| N/A |
| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| use common grammatical structures appropriately in academic communication |
| demonstrate knowledge of career-related vocabulary |
| use general vocabulary appropriately in academic communication |
| Test Skills demonstration during practicum Seminar work Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| reproduce main ideas in a presentation |
| identify the topic, main idea and key information in an academic text |
| write down the key points of a lecture in a note form |
| formulate a definition and a short explanation |
| give a short presentation |
| write a summary of a short academic text |
| Competences |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Practicum |
| E-learning |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| E-learning |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Competences |
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| E-learning |
| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Cooperative instruction |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Competences |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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Edward De Chazal, Louis Rogers. Oxford EAP: Intermediate/B1+ Students Book and CD-ROM Pack. Oxford, 2013.
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Ken Paterson and Roberta Wedge. Oxford Grammar for EAP. Oxford, 2013. ISBN 9780194329996.
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