| Educational guide Faculty or Arts |
english |
| Graduate in English Studies |
 Subjects |
| COMMUNICATION SKILLS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING I |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2012_13 |
| Subject | COMMUNICATION SKILLS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING I | Code | 12274107 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 6 | Compulsory | Second | First |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Listening skills | - listen for the gist - follow extended speech - deal with difficulties in understanding - use strategies that help understanding - infer and recognise moods |
| Speaking skills | - engage in extended conversations - participate in natural discourse - express opinions and viewpoints - give detailed descriptions, accounts of experiences - summarise - speculate about causes, consequences and hypothetical situations - grammatical and lexical accuracy in speaking - express feelings and emotions through intonation and speed |
| TOPICS 1. CULTURE 2. BUSINESS 3. ACADEMIC |
SUBTOPICS 1.1 TOURISM 1.2 HUMAN RIGHTS 1.3 AMERICAN VS BRITISH CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS 1.4 STEREOTYPES 1.5 SUPERSTITIONS 2.1 JOB INTERVIEWS 2.2 BUSINESS CULTURE AND LANGUAGE 2.3 CUSTOMER SERVICE 2.4 MONOPOLIES 2.5 BUSINESS ETHICS 2.6 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY 2.7 BANKING SYSTEM 3.1 UNIVERSITY LIFE 3.2 INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH 3.3 SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NB: The exact course contents are subject to change and will depend on time limitations and students´ needs. |
