Students will be equipped with the facility and skills necessary in expressing themselves in oral and written form.
Reading for comprehension, critical thinking and discussion; interacting with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party; producing clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects and explaining a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Reads and understands academic texts | 3, 4, 6, 8 | 1, 2, 3 | A |
| Guessing the meaning of new vocabulary | 2, 3, 4, 6, 10 | 1 | A |
| Summarizes, paraphrases and quotes by using in-text citations | 3, 7 | 1 | A |
| Presents a topic or a text orally | 1 | 1, 2, 3, | A |
| Learns basics of writing a formal e-mail | 9 | 1, 2 | A |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 |
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New language Leader Advanced |
| 2 |
UNIT 1 : Education and employment – Pages 9, 10, 11, 12
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New language Leader Advanced |
| 3 |
UNIT 1 : Education and employment – Pages 13, 14, 15
WRITING ASSIGNMENT : Page 15 – 12 MyEnglishLab : UNIT 1 UNIT 2 : Tourism and conservation – Pages 16, 17 |
New language Leader Advanced |
| 4 | UNIT 2 : Tourism and conservation – Pages 18, 19, 20, 21 | New language Leader Advanced |
| 5 |
UNIT 2 : Tourism and conservation – Pages 22, 23, 24, 25
WRITING ASSIGNMENT : Page 24 – 10 MyEnglishLab : UNIT 2 |
New language Leader Advanced |
| 6 | UNIT 3 : International relations – Pages 26, 27, 28, 29 | New language Leader Advanced |
| 7 | UNIT 3 : International relations – Pages 30, 31, 32, 33 | Handouts |
| 8 | Revision for the Mid-Term Exam | New language Leader Advanced |
| 9 |
UNIT 3 : International relations – Pages 34, 35
WRITING ASSIGNMENT : Page 34 – 8a MyEnglishLab : UNIT 3 UNIT 4 : Health and care – Pages 36, 37 |
New language Leader Advanced |
| 10 | UNIT 4 : Health and care – Pages 38, 39, 40, 41 | New language Leader Advanced |
| 11 |
UNIT 4 : Health and care – Pages 42, 43, 44, 45
WRITING ASSIGNMENT : Page 45 – 16 MyEnglishLab : UNIT 4 |
New language Leader Advanced |
| 12 | UNIT 5: Fashion and consumerism – Pages 46, 47, 48, 49 | New language Leader Advanced |
| 13 |
UNIT 5: Fashion and consumerism – Pages 50, 51, 52, 53
MyEnglishLab : Unit 5
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New language Leader Advanced |
| 14 | Revision for the Final Exam | Handouts |
| 15 | Revision for the Final Exam | Handouts |
Recommended Sources
| Textbook | New Language Leader Advanced Pearson Education Ltd. |
| Additional Resources | MyEnglishLab |
Material Sharing
| Documents | Course book, MyEnglishLab |
| Assignments |
Writing: a covering letter, a problem solution essay, a speech, describing visual information, summarizing
MyEnglishLab : Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening and Grammar Tasks |
| Exams | Mid-term exam, Final exam |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-term | 1 | 30 |
| Tasks on the digital platform | 5 | 10 |
| In-class participation | 1 | 20 |
| Total | 60 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 1 | 40 |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| Total | 100 |
| COURSE CATEGORY | Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To provide students with basic presentation skills | x | |||||
| 2 | To instruct students to summarize a text | x | |||||
| 3 | To teach students how to paraphrase a text | x | |||||
| 4 | To teach students how to make quotations | x | |||||
| 5 | To synthesize outside information | x | |||||
| 6 | To use in-text citations and writing references list | x | |||||
| 7 | To teach techniques for avoiding plagiarism | x | |||||
| 8 | To present basics of writing a formal e-mail | x | |||||
| 9 | To provide necessary skills to guess the meaning of new vocabulary | x | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Excluding the exam week) | 15 | 4 | 60 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Midterm | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final examination | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Homework | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Total Work Load | 123 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 4,92 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 | ||