Bachelor's Programmes - Catalogue 2019/2020 | Politics and Society (in English) | POLS011

POLS011 Specialised English

Annotation:

This course has been designed for students of English academic environment. The aims of the course are to develop skills in academic English, both oral and written, and teach students to distinguish between genres. It also attempts to develop critical thinking and approaches to academic inputs. Not least, the course reviews the ways of citing sources and weighing up credibility thereof.

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Politics and Society (in English)

Lecturers:

Rositca Christova

Course Description:

Competencies:

Upon completion of the course students are able to:

- Use academic English in their studies

- Approach and analyse texts critically

- Cite and quote as required

- Produce oral inputs in academic manner

- Write academic essays and papers


Prerequisites:
Level B2 of English and above

Types:
Full-time Programmes

Types of Courses:
Lecture

Language of teaching:
English

Topics:

  1. Module 1 Speaking in public : delivering an academic presentation (overview and practice)
  2. Module 1 Speaking in public : delivering an academic presentation 10 hours (overview and practice)
  3. Module 2 Citing sources: Harvard Style (overview and practice)
  4. Module 2 Citing sources: Harvard Style (overview and practice)
  5. Module 3 Citing sources: MLA Style (overview and practice)
  6. Module 3 Citing sources: MLA Style (overview and practice)
  7. Module 4 Critical reading (overview and practice)
  8. Module 4 Critical reading (overview and practice)
  9. Module 5 Critical listening (overview and practice)
  10. Module 5 Critical listening (overview and practice)
  11. Module 6 Critical writing: types of academic writing
  12. Module 7 Vocabulary Building for academic purposes: - building verbs -building nouns -building adjectives -change of meaning
  13. Continuous Assessment

Bibliography:

Gillett, A. J. (1989). Designing an EAP course: English language support for further and higher education. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 13(2), 92-104.

Gillett, A. J. & Weetman, C. (2005). Investigation of the perceived usefulness of a StudyNet group discussion facility by students in higher education. Journal for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, 2, 36-43.

Gillett, A. J. & Wray, L. (2006). Assessing the effectiveness of EAP programmes. London: BALEAP.

Gillett, A. J., Hammond, A. C. & Martala, M. (2009). Successful academic writing. London: Pearson Longman.