Syllabus
READING & LISTENING SKILLS: authentic academic materials
SPEAKING SKILLS: PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, DEBATE
WRITING SKILLS: GRAPH DESCRIPTION, SUMMARY, PARAGRAPH, ESSAY
ACADEMIC SKILLS: note-taking, reading graphs, hedging, paraphrasing, summarising, developing a strong argument
TOPICS: Various social riddles from the sociological landscape; individual reading and research based on academic interests
Annotation
The course is designed for students of sociology whose English is at an intermediate level at least - it corresponds to levels B2 according to CEFR. Enrolment is conditioned by obtaining a credit (zápočet) in JLB 001, this does not apply to foreign ERASMUS students.
The main focus is on using and working with authentic English texts, individual and group work on short-term projects, with an emphasis on expanding professional and academic vocabulary, formal oral and written expression and, last but not least, developing the ability to reflect on how to improve further English language skills.