Listening & Discussion

Brief description

Listening exercises covering current events (Economist i.a.) and course-related topics (TED i.a.); roundtable preparation, participation and presentation; politeness strategies in interactions; summary of roundtables discussions and comments.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Michael Swan: Practical English Usage, 3rd edition (Oxford UP, 2005)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Practice class: Input and activities, discussions

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment (based on the quality of students' assignments, presentations etc.)

Infos

Degree programme

Project Management & IT (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to understand complex and authentic listening texts covering current events and course-related topics. They will be able to summarise the texts using their own words and provide commentaries in written or spoken form. They will be able to actively and constructively engage in discussions on topics known beforehand and to chair those discussions effectively.

Course code

0387-17-01-VZ-DE-31