English as a foreign language 09-ANGFRa-14
The objective of these classes is to improve the students' practical command of the English language. After completing the course, the student will have an excellent command of the English language at an upper-intermediate level, with a very good ability to understand spoken language. The student will know vocabulary to the extent that will allow him/her to fully understand the English language as well as producing utterances in it - both colloquial, everyday English and also the formal form of it used, for example, in official media language.
Students will develop their knowledge of the complexities of English grammar and will be capable of producing correct sentences on a wide variety of subjects. The knowledge students acquired in the classes and their experience gained during the course of his/her education, allow him to continue to further improve his/her linguistic abilities on his/her own.
Module learning aims
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Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)
Cycle of studies
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Year of studies (where relevant)
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences
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Bibliography
"Global Upper Intermediate", Lindsay Clandfield and Rebecca Robb Benne, Macmillan 2011
"MyGrammarLab Intermediate", Mark Foley i Dianne Hall. Pearson 2012
"Practical English Usage", Michael Swan, Oxford University Press 2005
"English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate with Answers and CD-ROM" (3rd edition). Michael McCarthy i Felicity O'Dell. OUP 2012.
"Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English", Fifth Edition, Pearson Education Limited 2009
"Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation For Current English", Clive Upton, William A Kretzschmar, Jr., Rafal Konopka, Oxford University Press 2003
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