Educational guide Faculty of Arts |
english |
Bachelor's Degree in English Studies (2009) |
Subjects |
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: SPEAKING AND WRITING II |
Contents |
IDENTIFYING DATA | 2016_17 |
Subject | COMMUNICATION SKILLS: SPEAKING AND WRITING II | Code | 12274108 | |||||
Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
6 | Compulsory | Second | 2Q |
Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
Topic | Sub-topic |
Listening skills | To include: - listening for gist - listening for detail -following extended speech -using strategies that help understanding -interpreting speaker's attitudes |
Speaking skills | To include: - engaging in extended conversations - participating in natural discourse - expressing opinions and viewpoints - giving detailed descriptions and accounts of experiences - summarising - reporting gathered information - speculating and hypothesising - practice in producing phonological features - practice of giving various types of presentation |
Topics for speaking and listening practice A number of different topics will be followed and for each there will be a listening test and oral presentation. |
1. Art and Literature 2. Around the World 3. Making a living and education 4. Conversation and anecdotes |
Theory | - Theory of speaking - presentation outlines and delivery - Theory of listening - SIER model, what makes a good listener - Introduction to IPA symbols and problems for Spanish and Catalan speakers |
NB The exact content of the course is subject to change and depends on time constraints and the needs of the students. |