Study Programme
Course
Status of the Course
Year
ECTS Credits
Teacher
e-mail
consultation hours
Associate / Assistant
e-mail
Consultation hours
Place of Teaching
Mode of Teaching
Teaching Workload
Lectures + Seminars +
Exercises
Assessment Criteria
&Mode of Examination
Start date
Mid-Term, End-of-Term
Examinations
Final Examinations
Learning Outcomes
Enrolment Requirements
Course Contents
Required Reading
Additional Reading
Graduate course in English Studies-Teacher stream
Modern English - Language Exercises VIII
obligatory
I
Semester
II
3
Jadranka Ančić PhD
jancic@unizd.hr
Tuesday 15.15-16.00, Wednesday 15.15-16.00
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Old Campus, Obala Kralja Petra Krešimira IV./2
exercises, office hours
60 classes (exercises)
Students sit two preliminary exams or a final written paper (reading
comprehension, vocabulary, summary/review, translation). The exams are held
on previously established dates. If a student fails to appear to the
preliminary/final written exam(s) on time, he/she is denied the right to do the
exams in that exam period. Students who do not pass one or both preliminary
exams must sit the final written paper. Students who are not satisfied with the
achievement in one or both preliminary tests can sit the final written paper, but
if they fail it the preliminary exam results will not be valid.dents who do not
accept the test grades are due to take the final written exam.
2. 3. 2015
End date
12. 6. 2015
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Upon completion of the course the students will be able to:
-use various reading strategies
-write in different forms, from summaries to discursive essays
-support their view points with facts and arguments
-self-evaluate their own and their peers’ writing
-judge and evaluate other students’ thinking
-use advanced vocabulary
-use complex grammatical structures
-translate long texts.
Enrolment in the 2nd semester of the graduate study programme of English
Studies
The aim of the course is to achieve high standards in all skills (C2 level).
Accordingly, students develop their reading skills by reading various kinds of
texts. The writing skill is further developed by writing summaries, reviews and
essays. Speaking skills are also developed and students’ critical thinking is
fostered. In addition, the aim is to extend vocabulary (idioms, collocations and
phrasal verbs), as well as to develop translation competence. Through
translation exercises, students revise and use complex grammatical structures.
Gardner, P.S. (2005). New Directions. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F. (2002). English Vocabulary in Use Advanced.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Fitzpatrick, M. (2005). Engaging Writing: Paragraphs and Essays. New
York: Longman.
Internet Sources
Course Evaluation
Procedures
Conditions for Obtaining
Signatures
Mark Grading Scale
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F. (2008). English Vocabulary in Collocations
Advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F. (2007). English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials compiled by the teacher
www.dailymail.co.uk, www.telegraph.co.uk
Self-evaluation, interior and exterior evaluation
Attendance should be at least 70%, i.e. 42 out of 60 hours. Students are
required to attend regularly, fulfill all the tasks and actively participate in class.
They are also required to read one novel from the reading list and write a 500700 word review of it, following the MLA formatting, which is to be submitted by
15th May 2015 at the latest in a written or electronic form. Book reviews not
complying with the MLA format as well as being submitted at a later date will
not be accepted. All kinds of plagiarism will be sanctioned by the teacher, the
Department of English Studies and the authorized bodies of the University of
Zadar..
Tests/the final written exam:
90-100% – excellent (5)
80-89 %– very good (4)
70-79 %– good (3)
60-69% – sufficient (2)
0-59% – fail (1)
Students are required to do their homework and actively participate in class.
Some of the writing assignments will be marked. The grade also includes the
mark students attained for the book review.
Final Grade Calculation
Comments
Test1= 45% + Test 2 =45% or the Final written exam: 90%
Homework: 10%
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Topics - Lectures
No.
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13.
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15.
Date
Title
Literature
Date
Title
Literature
Seminars
No.
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15.
Exercises
No.
Date
Title
1.
Introduction to the course
Newspaper article reading
Vocabulary: Tourism
Translation
2.
Reading: Computers and the Pursuit of Happiness
Speaking: discussion
Newspaper article reading
Vocabulary: Describing the world
Translation
3.
Reading: Computers and the Pursuit of Happiness (cont.)
Speaking: discussion
Vocabulary: figures of speech, phrasal verbs
Writing: essay
Translation
4.
Short story reading: How soon Can I Leave by S. Hill
Speaking: discussion
Vocabulary: Trees, plants and metaphors
Translation
5.
Newspaper article reading
Speaking: discussion
Writing: summary
Translation
6.
Scientific articles, reading, speaking, summary writing
Vocabulary: Technology and its impact
Translation
7.
8.
TEST 1
Test analysis
Reading: We've Got Mail - Always
Speaking: discussion
Vocabulary: Time: sequence and duration
Translation
Literature
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F.
(2002). English Vocabulary
in Use Advanced. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials
Gardner, P. S. (2005). New
Directions. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F.
(2002). English Vocabulary
in Use Advanced. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials
Gardner, P. S. (2005). New
Directions. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Fitzpatrick, M. (2005).
Engaging Writing:
Paragraphs and Essays. New
York: Longman.
Additional materials
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F.
(2002). English Vocabulary
in Use Advanced. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials
Additional materials
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F.
(2002). English Vocabulary
in Use Advanced. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials
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Gardner, P. S. (2005). New
Directions. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F.
(2002). English Vocabulary
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Reading: We've Got Mail - Always (cont.)
Speaking: discussion
Vocabulary: figures of speech, verb-preposition
combinations
Writing: essay
Translation
Short story reading: Miss Brill by K. Mansfield: vocabulary,
discussion review writing
Vocabulary: Divided by a common language: American and
British English
Translation
Newspaper article reading: vocab. speaking and summary
writing
Writing: summary
Translation
Reading: Propaganda Techniques in Today's Advertising
Speaking: discussion
Vocabulary: Newspaper headline language
Translation
Reading: Propaganda Techniques in Today's Advertising
(cont.)
Speaking: discussion
Vocabulary: figures of speech, connotations of words
Translation
Reading: short story
Speaking: discussion
Translation
TEST 2/ Test analysis
in Use Advanced. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials
Gardner, P. S. (2005). New
Directions. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Fitzpatrick, M. (2005).
Engaging Writing:
Paragraphs and Essays. New
York: Longman.
Additional materials
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F.
(2002). English Vocabulary
in Use Advanced. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials
Additional materials
Gardner, P. S. (2005). New
Directions. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F.
(2002). English Vocabulary
in Use Advanced. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Additional materials
Gardner, P. S. (2005). New
Directions. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Fitzpatrick, M. (2005).
Additional materials
Additional materials
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Teacher:
Jadranka Ančić PhD