HA-1-018

English

Compulsory

3

1 cr

The primary aim is to develop English communication skills required in the professional context. The course also aims to provide the student with the necessary support in study skills (writing, researching, presenting) to succeed in his/her degree studies.

in academic areas:
- write appropriate, coherent and cohesive academic text in correct English.
- integrate source material into writing according to appropriate academic conventions.
- read with greater efficiency and take effective notes from written material and lectures.
- have enhanced his/her ability to participate in routine academic interactions.

in professional areas:
- demonstrate lexical and grammatical competence in written and spoken professional contexts.
- demonstrate the ability to write effective key professional documents.
- have attained a better understanding of the relationship between linguistic form and meaning, as well as the linguistic features of professional texts.
- demonstrate a greater facility for dealing with professional discourse in English.
- prepare and deliver a presentation with
effective use of IT tools, e.g. PowerPoint.
- have enhanced the ability to participate in social communication in the professional setting common to routine interactions.

Professional writing, Presentations
Review of language structures; effective communication; professional English (form, style, vocabulary); academic writing (the research & writing process); professional writing (documents, correspondence, work applications & CVs, reports).

Entrance examination in English

Attendance to all classes is compulsory. All graded assignments are subject to deadlines and must be completed BEFORE the exam.

Assessment is based on participation, completed course work and the final exam.

RECOMMENDED LITERATURE:
The Good Grammar Guide. Richard Palmer (Routledge Study Guides - Routledge)
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary. (HarperCollins)
Guide to Managerial Communication - Effective Business Writing and Speaking. Mary Munter (Prentice Hall)
Mastering Communication. Nicky Stanton (Macmillan Master Series)
Oxford Guide to Writing & Speaking - The Key to Effective Communication. John Seely (Oxford University Press)
Schaum's Guide to Writing great Research Papers. Laurie Rozakis (McGraw-Hill)
A Practical English Grammar. Thomson & Martinet (Oxford University Press)

• Lectures - 30 hours
• Individual studies - 10 hours

• Total workload of the course: 40 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 10 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 30 hours

Participation in tuition

• Exams
• Essays

Kimberley Nigel

Nigel Kimberley

No limit

Until date 2008-02-15

• Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
• Date will be announced later - Essays