English Language Upper-Intermediate

Code

GBE-ENG UP-I

Version

2.1

Offered by

Global Business Engineering

ECTS

Prerequisites

The admission requirements for exchange students,

Main purpose

The purpose of this course is to consolidate and develop the English oral proficiency of the students.

Knowledge

After the course the student should be able to:

Identify aspects of the English language necessary for successful communication, including syn-tax, phonetics, grammar and semantics corresponding to the upper-intermediate level.

Skills

After the course the student should be able to:

Use the language effectively and confidently in most demanding situations
Read and comprehend authentic texts in English about general or academic subjects
Give a well-structured and coherent summary of a given text
Take an active part in discussions and be able to account for his/her views convincingly
Make well-structured and convincing oral presentations in English about general and academic subjects.

Competences

• The student should gain competences in applying the oral language skills acquired during the course so as to be able to interact freely with native and non-native English speakers alike in a university or professional environment.

Topics

Teaching methods and study activities

12 weeks of four lessons, equivalent to 137.5 hours of work for the student.
Class-based tuition, grammar lessons, discussions, debates and presentations.
One compulsory presentation assignment and one compulsory test.

CATEGORY 1
Participation of lecturer and students
Initiated by the lecturer

48 hours- 35%

Lessons, scheduled
Exams and tests
Presentation assignments

CATEGORY 2
Participation of students

Initiated by the lecturer

60 hours - 44%

Assignments, self-study
Group work
Homework and preparation for exams
Evaluation of the teaching

CATEGORY 3
Participation of students

Initiated by students

24 hours - 17 %

Homework and preparation for exams
Self-study
Study groups
Oral proficiency development

CATEGORY 4
Participation of lecturer and students

initiated by students

6 hours -4 %

Meetings and feedback
Study guidance

Resources

Articles and texts on general topics
Grammar and vocabulary exercises online and handouts

Evaluation

Permit criteria for attending examination:

Mandatory course activities completed
Two tests during the course passed

Duration (grading included) app. 20 min/ 5 ECTS

Examination

Oral Examination

Individual oral examination based upon a subject found by draw.

Preparation time 20 minutes.

Examinations account for 100 % of final grade.

Internal examiner.

Allowed tools:

All

Course literature according to the course description

Personal notes

Laptop

Grading criteria