ECTS course syllabi
Since 2015
Institute of English Studies
Module 18
ECTS Code
Practical English 3
Hours
30/15
1.2.5-D1-M18/ 1.2.5-W1-M18
ECTS points
3
Final requirement Year
exam
II
Semester
4.
Form
obligatory
Language Prerequisites
English
none
Provider
University of Opole / /Faculty of Philology /Institute of English Studies
Studies
Subject
English Philology
Degree
BA
Organization
Full time
Part time
Profile
academic
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Major/specialty
English and Cultural Studies
English and Spanish
Translation Studies
Business English
English and Chinese
Courses in the module
Course name
ECTS
Form
Hours
ECTS
Instructor
Code
Language skills: Speaking and
1.2.5-D1class
30
2
dr Jarosław Mihułka
writing 2
SJMP2
1.2.5-W115
mgr Tomasz Sutarzewicz
SJMP2
Self study 2
1.2.5-D11
PW2
mgr Tomasz Sutarzewicz
1.2.5-W1PW2
Forms of evaluation of effects (see below for types of effects)
Active participation in the lessons (2, 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18, 20)
Preparing and presenting the presentation (5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18)
Writing of two essays (1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22)
Standardized exam including five parts (Writing, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, English in Use,
Conversation) on C1 level according the CEFR for Languages criteria, 20% for each part of the exam, grading system:
grade 2,0 (failed): 0 – 59%
grade 3,0 (average): 60 – 68%
grade 3,5 (plus average): 69 – 76%
grade 4,0 (good): 77 – 84%
grade 4,5 (plus good): 85 – 92%
grade 5,0 (very good): 93 – 100%
(1, 2, 3, 4,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
Methods of instruction/forms of classroom activity
ECTS points in relation to student’s duties
Lessons in a didactic room : practical project, simulation
games, individual and group work, discussion ; Multipart
exam: writing: essay on a given topic, multiple choice
questions, open questions, completion test, error correction,
matching questions and answers; Speaking: a problem solving
conversation
Language skills: peaking and writing 2
1 p ECTS – 30 lesson hours
1 p ECTS – 20 hours for preparing the presentation and the
discussion and writing an essays, 15 hours of consultation
Self study 2
1p ECTS – 30 ours of exam preparation
Course description
The task of the module is to raise student`s language fluency to level C1 (according to the criteria suggested by CEFR for
languages) in regards to:
- understanding of the exacting texts carrying the hidden meaning,
- spontaneous speaking including sufficient fluency and precision,
- correct usage of rules of pronunciation and intonation,
- elastic usage of the language in speaking and writing for general purposes,
- correct creation of detailed and relatively complex texts in the form suitable with the content,
- controlled usage of mechanisms of text organization,
Course objectives
Working on and improving the language skills – speaking and writing - in correlation with grading: task discussion is the base
to a writing task; establishing writing as the process introduced in the earlier modules; Checking of students language fluency
within four skills – writing, listening, reading and speaking comprehension – on C1 level
Course content
Language skills: Speaking and writing 2
Speaking comprehension: Giving information, expressing opinions, giving proofs and arguments, informing the speaker about
personal feelings and experience, expressing assumptions, encouraging the speaker to exchange the views, ways of expressing
acceptance or lack of it in the context of the speaker;
In the writing context: a comparative essay, an argumentative essay
Self study 2
Writing part: content, organization, unity, vocabulary, choice of language register, language correctness of written text;
testing technique: essay on a given subject
Listening part: matching, completing the information from the texts; testing technique: multiple choice, gap filling, matching
test
Reading part: matching, filling the information from the texts; testing technique: multiple choice, gap filling, matching test
English in Use part: vocabulary, grammar, orthography, punctuation, word formation, unity of the text, language register;
testing technique: multiple choice, gap filling, matching test, error identification;
Effects
Reading list
A. obligatory reading (to get a credit):
A.1. used in class
Adams-Tukiendorf, M., i D. Rydzak. (2003). Developing writing skills: A manual for EFL students. Opole: Uniwersytet
Opolski.
Mac Andrew, R., i R. Martinez. (2001). Taboos and issues. Thomson.
A.2. used for self study
Kenny, N., J. Newbrook, i R. Acklam. (2009). CAE gold plus. London: Longman.
B. supplementary reading
Brook-Hart, G., Haines, S., R. Wyatt (2009). Cambridge books for Cambridge exams: Complete CAE. Cambridge:
University Press.
O’Dell, F., i. A. Broadhead. (2010). Objective CAE. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Knowledge
Student knows:
1.rules of organizing the text in English (K_W12)
2. rules of holding a conversation on various topics (K_W12)
3. grammar, lexical and stylistic rules in English on C1 level (K_W12)
4. rules of writing information and instructional essays, illustrative and defining essays and argumentative
and comparative essays (K_W12)
5. rules of searching for missing information ( K_W12)
6. rules of obeying intellectual property and formatting technique and electronic editing of the text MS Word)
(K_W15)
7. rules of employing communication strategies (K_W12)
Skills
Student can:
8. do complicated sentence transformation (K_U11, K_U13)
9. use everyday usage statements in English, including idioms and colloquialisms (K_U13)
10. fluently communicate in English in writing and speaking (K_U05, K_U09, K_U13)
11. correctly use the rules of organization and stylistic of information and instructional essays, illustrative
and defining essays and argumentative and comparative essays (K_U13)
12. hold a conversation in a group (K_U07)
13. use the software to the electronic edition of the text
14. do a presentation on a given topic (K_U10)
15. understand the structure and text progression (K_U14)
16. understand the text created in real life situations (K_U14)
Social competences
Student:
17. is confident in speaking and writing in English on C1 level (K_K02)
18. is organized and conscientious in carrying out individual and group work (K_K05)
19. .is confident in understanding listening and reading texts on C1 level (K_K02)
20. uses communication skills (K_K02)
21. acts ethically by marking in own texts borrowed materials from different authors (K_K11)
22. takes part in various artistic and cultural forms (literature, film, theatre) (K_K14)
Contakt
dr Jarosław Mihułka jmihulka@uni.opole.pl
mgr T. Sutarzewicz tomasz.sutarzewicz@uni.opole.pl