1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed for students whose English competencies are B2+ in the CEFR framework. The course covers three main skills: Speaking, Listening and Reading.
For speaking, the course provides students with essential knowledge and skills to giveeffective presentations in English by practising structuring information, using an appropriate language style, using visual aids, adopting the right body language, using effective linkers, emphasizing and minimizing information, etc.
For reading, the course focuses on listening and note-taking skills. Students develop their own system for informal note-taking and learn how to rebuild the content of the lecture using their notes in the form of formal notes. At the same time, students learn vocabulary, grammar in the context of the materials used for listening activities.
For reading, the course helps learners develop their reading competencies to C1 by encouraging them not only to enlarge their vocabulary but also to turn their passive vocabulary into active through reading extensively on a wide variety of topics and participating in critical reading activities. These activities include summarizing and synthesizing texts, comparing viewpoints held by different writers on the same issue, discussing and giving opinions on writers’ viewpoints, and analyzing the evidence they give to support their positions, etc. Moreover, the course develops students’ critical reading skills so that they not only thoroughly understand reading materials but also form the habit of evaluating the information instead of blindly accepting whatever they are reading. Throughout the course, the students are equipped with the critical reading and question-asking techniques which are essential for them to learn effectively at university level.
2. COURSE CONTENTS
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No. |
Contents |
Time Allocation |
Contribution to CLO |
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Hour(s) on the class |
Essays, exercise, Assignments. |
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials |
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Lecture |
Practice, Seminar |
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1 |
Introduction to the course SPEAKING SECTION Chapter 1: What is the point? Chapter 2: Making a start |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
1,2,6,12 |
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2 |
Chapter 3: Linking the parts Chapter 4: The right kind of language |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1,2,6,12 |
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3 |
Chapter 5: Visual aids Chapter 6: Body language |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1,2,6,12 |
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4 |
Chapter 7: Finishing off Chapter 8: Question time Chapter 9: Putting it all together |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1,2,6,12 |
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5 |
LISTENING SECTION Introduction Chapter 1,2: Marketing |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
3,4,7,8,13,14 |
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6 |
Chapter 3,4 Social sciences |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
3,4,7,8,13,14 |
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7 |
Chapter 5, 6 Science |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
3,4,7,8,13,14 |
|
8 |
Chapter 7:Media studies Chapter 10: Linguistics |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
3,4,7,8,13,14 |
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9 |
READING SECTION Chapter 1. The benefits of asking the right questions |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5,9,10,11,15 |
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10 |
Chapter 2+3: What ist he reasoning structure? |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5,9,10,11,15 |
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11 |
Chapter 6: Are there any fallacies in the reasoning? |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5,9,10,11,15 |
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12 |
Chapter 7+8: How good ist he evidence? |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5,9,10,11,15 |
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13 |
Chapter 9: What are rival causes? |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5,9,10,11,15 |
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14 |
Chapter 11: Which significant information is omitted? |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5,9,10,11,15 |
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15 |
Revision and mock test |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5,9,10,11,15 |
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Total (hours) |
30 |
15 |
30 |
105 |
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3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
– Score ladder: 10
– Type of assessment
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Form |
Content |
Criteria |
CLO |
Proportion |
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Formative |
Attendance |
Class attendance check by taking roll and check homework preparation |
1,2,6,12 |
10% |
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Summative |
Midterm test |
Deliver a completed presentation in group upon a given topic. Students shall be evaluated in terms of:
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Group presentation |
3,4,7,8,13,14 |
30% |
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Final test |
+ Listening and note taking (30 minutes). The notes must include primary ideas, supporting ideas which are put into structure as: introduction, body, and conclusion. + Reading (60 minutes): Read short passages 120-200 words and answer questions to check comprehension. Evaluate reasoning of a long reading passage 800-1000 words |
Listening and Reading test (90 minutes) |
5,9,10,11,15 |
60% |
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Total |
100% |
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