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Code: 254000
Module title: Englisch C1
Version: 1.0 (06/2019)
Last update: 19.07.2020 19:09:31
Person responsible for content: Diplom-Sprachmittler Sitter, Michael
m.sitter@hszg.de


Ass. Lübeck, Ulrike
u.luebeck@hszg.de


Semester according to timetable: SoSe+WiSe (summer and winter semester)
Module level:Bachelor/Diplom
Duration:1 semester
Language of Instruction:English
Place where the module will be offered:Zittau und Görlitz

ECTS Credits: 5
Student workload (in hours): 150

Number of hours of teaching:
total
subdivided into
4
0
Lecture
4
Seminar/Exercise
0
Laboratory work
0
Other
Self study time (in hours):
sum
subdivided into
105
85
Preparation of contact hours
20
Preparation of exam
0
Other

Learning and teaching methods:seminar, mini-lectures, presentations
self-study/homework
individual/pair/group work
interactive work (work stations)
multimodal-multimedial approach: print, audio, video
Further information: Due to staffing reasons, the full range of language courses/levels offered may not be available. There is no legal entitlement to specific courses/levels.


Exam(s)
Minor exam assessed written assignment
Assessment Major written exam 90 min 100.0%


Syllabus plan/Content: I. Themes:
Beginnings - The Ages of Man(kind) - Risks - Science & Technology - Law -
Food & Health - Travel & Tourism - Architecture - The Arts - Finance - Film - Culture (a theme a week)

All four skills covered

II. autumn (C1-grammar REVIEWED/academic vocabulary and collocations)
Skills in focus: reading, listening

III. spring (C1-grammar REVISITED/advanced points, topic/theme vocabulary)
Skills in focus: writing, speaking

Learning Goals
Subject-specific skills and competences: Regular attendance and successful completion of course will enable students to excel in all of the domains listed below
  • 1. Reading Comprehension (autumn)
  • 2. Listening Comprehension (autumn)
  • 3. Written Expression (spring)
  • 4. Speaking (spring)

Understanding texts (topics, development, context, co-text etc.)
Applying techniques: scanning, skimming, summarising, sight translation
Listening skills: notetaking, paraphrasing, summarising
Lexis: collocations, mnemonics, word formation, word families
Pronunciation (stress, linking, weak sounds)
Ready-to-use grammar knowledge
Generic competences (Personal and key skills): Working in pairs and teams, self-help
Improved problem-solving skills
Improvement in a wide range of cognitive and communicative skills
Multitude of language functions covered
Processing information concisely
Interdisciplinary/holistic approach

Prerequisites: Good command of English at B2+ level
Sign up for the course in OPAL
Diagnostic Test (OPAL)
Optional: Cambridge First Certificate or equivalent


Literature:
    Student´s book: Spotlight on CAE (ISBN 978-1-285-84936-2

    The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

    The Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus

    Practical English Usage (Michael Swan)