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 | AMU Professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of English |
| Semester | 2026/2027 (winter) |
| Duration | 15 |
| ECTS | 2 |
| USOS code | 15-EFL-SP-AMU-PIE-11 |
Timetable
Duration of the course: October - December 2026
Venue: Collegium Heliodori Święcicki
GROUP 1
Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, room 212
Tuesday, 11.30-13.00
Dates:
13.10.2026 (90-minute class)
20.10.2026 (90-minute class)
27.10.2026 (90-minute class)
03.11.2026 (90-minute class)
10.11.2026 (90-minute class)
17.11.2026 (90-minute class)
24.11.2026 (90-minute class)
01.12.2026 (45-minute class)
GROUP 2
Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, room 212
Tuesday, 13.15-14.45
Dates:
13.10.2026 (90-minute class)
20.10.2026 (90-minute class)
27.10.2026 (90-minute class)
03.11.2026 (90-minute class)
10.11.2026 (90-minute class)
17.11.2026 (90-minute class)
24.11.2026 (90-minute class)
01.12.2026 (45-minute class)
Module aim (aims)
This course is aimed at boosting students’ / prospective teachers' oral skills in English (level C1). 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)
Note: This course requires a significant amount of students' individual work outside class.
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: vocabulary quizzes and / or an oral assignment (recording)
Reading list
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 & self-prepared materials