ECTS course syllabi
Institute of English Studies
Module 27
Practical English 6
Hours
90/45
ECTS Code
1.2.5-D1-M27/1.2.5-W1-M27
ECTS points
8
Final requirement Year
exam
III
Semester
6
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
Major/specialty*
English and Cultural Studies
English and Spanish
Translation Studies
Business English
Courses in the module
Course name
ECTS
Form
Hours
ECTS
Instructor
Code
points
Language skills:
1.2.5-D1class
30
2
dr T. Lewandowski
Debating
SJD
1.2.5-W115
dr J. Szymańska
SJD
Language skills: Listening and
1.2.5-D1class
30
2
mgr S. Dewsbury
reading comprehension 2
SJR2
1.2.5-W115
dr J. Szymańska
SJR2
Language skills:
1.2.5-D1class
30
2
mgr S. Dewsbury
English vocabulary and
SJS2
structures 2
1.2.5-W115
dr J. Szymańska
SJS2
Self study 3
1.2.5-D12
mgr T. Sutarzewicz
PW3
1.2.5-W1mgr T. Sutarzewicz
PW3
Forms of evaluation of effects (see below for types of effects)
Active participation in the lessons (1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19)
Preparing in the group and taking part in a debate on a given topic (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
Writing test at the end of the semester (5, 7, 9, 13)
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%
(2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 18)
Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity
ECTS points in relation to student’s duties
Language skills: Debating
Lessons in a didactic room : practical project, simulation 1 p ECTS – 30 lesson hours
games, individual and group work, discussion, practical
1 p ECTS – 20 hours for preparing the debate and the discussion,
exercises, text analysis and the discussion , auditorium
15 hours of consultation
exercises, case analysis, doing exercise.
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: Listening and reading comprehension 2
1 p ECTS – 30lesson hours
1 p ECTS – 20 hours of self-analysis of texts, 15 hours of
consultation
Language skills: English vocabulary and structures 2
1 p ECTS – 30lesson hours
1 p ECTS – 20 hours of self-analysis of working on exercises, 15
hours of consultation
Self study 3
2 p. ECTS – 60 hours 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,
- speaking in formal situations with fluency and precision enabling a cooperation with a group ( promoting and justifying a
particular point of view),
- correct usage of rules of pronunciation and intonation,
- elastic usage of the language in speaking and writing for formal purposes,
Course objectives
Improving student`s skills to give a public speech in English, presenting own view in a discussed matter and justifying and
proving it; improving student`s language fluency on C1 level in correlation to – listening and reading – the usage of language
structures and formal phrases used in public debate texts; improving student`s language fluency on C1 level in correlation to
the usage of vocabulary and structures characteristic for formal English language, checking the general language fluency
within four skills – writing, listening, reading and speaking - on C1 level
Course content
Language skills: Debating
Leading into the debate and topics of debates, the meaning of the debate in social communication, rules of creating arguments
and uniting them in a team work, debating
Language skills: Listening and reading comprehension 2
Listening comprehension: understanding of informative monologues, conversation held by two or three people, short abrupt
subjects presenting one matter
Reading comprehension: different forms of texts on the basis from which a student has to find out or match particular elements
of information.
Language skills: English vocabulary and structures 2
Different forms of texts presenting incorrect structures requiring corrections or not full structures requiring completion,
structures requiring changes according to a given pattern
Self Study 3
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
Conversation: grammatical correctness, stylistic unity and lexical variety in speech, interactive communication, pronunciation,
testing technique consists of a pair conversation with limited participation on behalf of the examiner.
Reading list
A. obligatory reading (to get a credit):
A.1. used in class
Brook-Hart, G., i S. Heines. (2009). Complete CAE. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Graver, B.D. (1993). Advanced English practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jacobson, M.D. (1996). Pros and cons: A debater’s handbook. London: Routledge.
A.2.used for self study
Chivers, B., i. M. Shoolbred. (2007). A student’s guide to presentations. Los Angeles: Sage Publications.
Kenny, N., J. Newbrook, i R. Acklam. (2009). CAE gold plus. London: Longman.
Side, R. i G. Wellman. (2009). Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency. Edinburgh: Longman.
B. supplementary reading
Cambridge certificate in advanced English 6. (2009). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Grussendorf, M. (2009). English for presentations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Effects
Knowledge
Student knows:
1. rules of constructing speeches on a given topic and choosing arguments justifying a certain point of view
(K_W12)
2. rules of presenting complicated logical arguments (K_W12)
3. rules of the choice of the texts to express specific types of information (K_W12)
4. rules of finding missing information (K_W12)
5. rules of effective reading and listening of the texts (K_W12)
6. synonymous expressions enabling to substitute missing vocabulary (K_W12)
Skills
Student can:
7. find and understand specific information from the reading and listening text (K_U14)
8. use expressions of not a common English language, use formal expressions including a studied subject
(K_U13)
9. understand hidden and not obvious meanings in the reading and listening texts (K_U14)
10. express own opinion (K_U13)
11. do a precise presentation in a correct structure concerning a formal matter or resulting from student`s
interests (K_U13)
12. cooperate with a team in a presentation preparation and initiating the discussion (K_U12)
13. use the written and spoken language with a relative fluency, correctness and effective communication
including emotions, allusions and humor (K_U13)
Social competences
Student:
14. is aware of the meaning of a public debate in life (K_K13)
15. can collect information from different sources (K_K07)
16. can work in a group (K_K04, K_K05)
17.can plan and organize speeches (K_K02, K_K06)
18. can write clearly formulated texts on complex topics (K_K02)
19. has the skill of managing and moderating the discussion (K_K03, K_K04, K_K13)
Contact
mgr S. Dewsbury sdewsbury@gmail.com
dr T. Lewandowski tadzlewandowski@yahoo.com
mgr T. Sutarzewicz tomasz.sutarzewicz@uni.opole.pl
dr Jolanta Szymańska: szymanska.jolanta@interia.pl