Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
1 cr
Competency aims
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.
Learning outcomes
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.
Course contents
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).
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Entrance examination in English
Additional information
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 or required reading
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)
Study activities
- Lectures - 30 hours
- Individual studies - 10 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 40 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 10 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 30 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams
- Essays
Teacher
Kimberley Nigel
Examiner
Nigel Kimberley
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2008-02-15
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Essays