Syllabus
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MID-TERM TEST: on Thursday November 23, 2023
SYLLABUS PPE Winter Semester of 2023
Ø Please submit all your writing assignments via Moodle 1 (English Academic Writing), on a weekly basis
Ø Also remember to send filled-out Vocabulary sheets via Moodle 1, on a weekly basis
Ø Photo project – deadline October 28 (send via regular email)
Ø News Overview – deadline December 16 (send via Moodle 1)
Ø NOTE: No more than 2 missed deadlines allowed
DATE
VOCABULARY BUILD-UP
ACADEMIC ENGLISH
WRITING LAB (for more details on writing assignments, see individual Worksheets)
Introductory class/ October 5
INTRODUCTORY INFO
TOPIC no. 1/October 12
Leaders and Leadership
Writing introductions and a topic sentence/Introductory adverbs/Negative prefixes
Writing introductory paragraph of opinion essay (deadline October 18)
TOPIC no. 2/ October 19
Emigration/Immigration/Migration
A number of vs. the number of/rise vs. raise/Academic phrasal verbs/Connecting phrases/Causality
Cause-Effect essay (deadline October 25)
TOPIC no. 3/ October 26
International Relations
Comparing and contrasting/Describing graphs and trends/Referring to figures and tables/Referring backwards and forwards
Comparing/Contrasting essay (deadline November 1)
TOPIC no. 4/ November 2
Wars and Conflicts / PHOTO PROJECT
Counter-words/Writing a formal summary/Reporting verbs I
Writing a formal summary (deadline November 8)
TOPIC no. 5/ November 9
Government, Parliament, President / PHOTO PROJECT
“out” nouns and verbs/the bigger...the more.../by vs. until/Cohesive devices
(no writing assignment – revising for the mid-term)
TOPIC no. 6/November 16
Globalization / PHOTO PROJECT
Hedging/Commonly confused words/Restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses
Hedging a passage (deadline NOVEMBER 29)
November 23
MID-TERM
TOPIC no. 7/November 30
Poverty and Humanitarian Aid / PHOTO PROJECT
Writing conclusions/Present Perfect form in writing
Writing a conclusion (deadline December 6)
TOPIC no. 8/December 7
Religion / PHOTO PROJECT
Nominalization/Phrasal verbs – recession/Using quotations
Referring to a passage with the use of quotations (deadline December 13)
TOPICS no. 9 and 10/December 14
Media / PHOTO PROJECT
The European Union and International Organizations / PHOTO PROJECT (we will cover both Topics no. 9 and 10 in this class)
Reporting verbs II/Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing a passage (deadline December 20)
December 21
PRE-TERMS
Annotation
The course is designed only for the students enrolled in PPE study program.
NOTE: The minimum required number of PPE students is 6.
Students will practice their speaking and writing skills needed in an academic environment and will assume academic vocabulary at B2 level.
The course aims for students to improve their English language skills.