| Educational guide Faculty of Arts |
english |
| Bachelor's Degree in English Studies (2009) |
 Subjects |
| COMMUNICATION SKILLS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING II |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2023_24 |
| Subject | COMMUNICATION SKILLS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING II | Code | 12274108 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 6 | Compulsory | Second | 2Q |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| LECTURES | a. LISTENING: i. Preparing for a lecture ii. Predicting lecture content iii. Understanding lecture organization iv. Determining main ideas v. Determining supporting details vi. Determining fact and opinion vii. Giving instructions viii. Taking lecture notes ix. Using different information sources x. Understanding “signposting expressions” in lectures xi. Recognizing digressions in lectures xii. Sample activities for practice: TEDTalks, MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses) such as those in Coursera or EdX, YouTube b. SPEAKING i. Speaking from notes ii. Summarizing extended discourse iii. Reporting iv. Discussing with classmates v. Asking questions: direct and indirect |
| SEMINARS | a. LISTENING: i. Understanding speaker emphasis ii. Recognizing the speaker’s stance iii. Recognizing fillers and false starts iv. Sample activities for practice: British Council (Recorded Seminars) https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/news-and-events/seminars b. SPEAKING i. Making effective contributions to a seminar ii. Asking formal and informal questions iii. Asking for clarification iv. Responding to queries and requests for clarification v. Answering questions vi. Paraphrasing vii. Summarizing viii. Referring to other people’s ideas in a seminar ix. Building an argument in a seminar x. Turn-taking xi. Agreeing/Disagreeing xii. Using fillers and false starts |
| COMMUNICATION ON CAMPUS | a. INTERACTING with instructors (office hours) i. Greeting ii. Apologizing iii. Advising iv. Accepting and refusing v. Expressing obligation vi. Expressing doubts about course material vii. Asking for an extended deadline viii. Expressing preferences and feelings ix. Using idioms in daily conversation x. Sample activities for practice: information gap tasks (students have a problem and must communicate to solve it), opinion gap tasks (students state their personal preferences, attitudes or feelings), role-play (students acts out roles and common situations after initial cues, simulating real-life actions and experiences), interviews (students answer questions from teachers), discussion (students discuss a specified topic), dialogues. b. INTERACTING with administrative staff in study abroad programs. i. Meeting the needs of international students in their study abroad year ii. Learning to adjust to a new culture iii. Learning how to pay tuition and fees iv. Finding general information about the campus and surrounding area v. Getting information about housing (accommodation), international dorms on campus vi. Getting information about extra-curricular activities: sporting events and departmental events (parties, pot-luck dinners) vii. Getting information about libraries on campus viii. Learning about activities and cultural events at the Student Union |
