Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Sociology (English 30%) · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The course will work on the main skills necessary for successful communication in English: Writing, Reading, Listening, Speaking.
For reading the course will work through texts for everyday reading practice, for example leaflets, notices, websites, newspapers etc, which are designed to help the student with reading.
For writing the course contains everyday writing practice, for example writing emails and letters and filling in forms, which will help the student with the writing you will need to do in English.
For listening and speaking the course contains practical tasks to help student in everyday listening and speaking situations. It also gives practice in a range of work and study situations. It is designed to help you with listening and speaking tasks you will need to do when communicating in English.
Course Content
This course includes students to enrich their scientific and technical vocabulary, write and speak English using the expert language they need for their profession.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students should acquire the skill to efficiently take notes while listening.
- Students should develop their speaking and presentation skills.
- Students should develop their reading comprehension and academic vocabulary.
Core Area Distribution
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course introduction, objectives and expectations | |
| 2 | Introducing yourself, the English Alphabet, possession | Unit 1 |
| 3 | Pronouns, ordinal numebrs | Unit 2 |
| 4 | Punctuation, countries | Unit 3 |
| 5 | Wh-questions, titles, asking and telling about time | Unit 4 |
| 6 | Present continuous tense | Unit 5 |
| 7 | Present continuous tense, conjunctions | Unit 6 |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Simple present tense, existence | Unit 7 |
| 10 | Simple present tense, directions | Unit 8 |
| 11 | Talking about abilities, months | Unit 9 |
| 12 | Requests, adjectives | Unit 10 |
| 13 | Making comparison | Unit 11 |
| 14 | Simple past tense | Unit 12 |
| 15 | Review | Review |
| 16 | Final exam | Final exam |