General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | English oral skills for EFL teachers |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | prof. UAM dr hab. Paulina Zydorowicz |
| Lecturer's email | zpaula@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | University Professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of English |
| Semester | 2023/2024 (summer) |
| Duration | 15 |
| ECTS | 2 |
| USOS code | 15-EFL-SP-AMU-PIE-11 |
Timetable
Duration of the course: 13.03.2023 - 24.04.2023
Wednesdays, 15.00-16.30
Venue: Collegium Heliodori Święcicki
Class 1: Wednesday, 13.03.2024, 15.00-16.30 (90 minutes)
Class 2: Wednesday, 20.03.2024, 15.00-16.30 (90 minutes)
Class 3: Wednesday, 27.03.2024, 15.00-16.30 (90 minutes)
Class 4: Wednesday, 03.04.2024, 15.00-16.30 (90 minutes)
Class 5: Wednesday, 10.04.2024, 15.00-16.30 (90 minutes)
Class 6: Wednesday, 17.04.2024, 15.00-16.30 (90 minutes)
Class 7: Wednesday, 24.04.2024, 15.00-17.15 (135 minutes)
Note: the last class (24.03.2024) is going to last 135 minutes, i.e. from 15.00-17.15.
Module aim (aims)
This course is aimed at boosting students’ / prospective teachers’ oral skills in English. Its objectives are going to be accomplished through a variety of speaking activities as well as vocabulary and reading assignments. The course is going to end in a pronunciation workshop whose aim is to familiarize students with the essentials of correct pronunciation.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
Level of English: B2(+) (according to CEFR)
Syllabus
Class 1: Learning languages
Class 2: Work & careers (1)
Class 3: Work & careers (2)
Class 4: Giving presentations
Class 5: Success and failure
Class 6: Education
Class 7: Polish your English pronunciation
Credit requirements: an oral assignment (recording), vocabulary quizzes
Reading list
Bygrave, Jonathan, Jeremy Day, Lindsay Warwick & Damian Williams. (2021). Roadmap. (C1-C2) Pearson.
Edwards, Lynda, Frances Eales & Steve Oakes. (2023). Speakout. (3rd edition, C1-C2) Pearson.
Latham-Koenig, Christina, Clive Oxenden & Jerry Lambert. (2015). English file. (upper-intermediate & advanced) Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, Michael & Felicity O’Dell. (2017). English Vocabulary in Use. Advanced Book with Answers. Vocabulary Reference and Practice. Cambridge University Press.
Authentic and self-prepared materials