Practical Language                          First Year


Aims:
Students will develop all four skills, reading, listening,
speaking and writing for better communication. At first they
will diagnose their actual level of the language and they will
suggest strategies for improvement. As they are expected to be
on the upper-intermediate level, they will probably work  on
extending the range and accuracy of the language as well as the
register.
They will learn to analyse the language for teaching purposes
and they will be aware of the fact that they have changed their
roles -- from being the users of the language into being the
source of information about the language and language model
providers.

At the end of the course (ie. after two semesters of the
Practical language course ) they are expected to achieve C 1
level according to the Common European Framework of Reference,
ie. CAE level.

Assessment scheme:

Continuous assessment:
(throughout the course)

Attendance ( for each attended lesson the Ss will be awarded 1
point) = 33 points per term

Course work ( active participation in the lessons, preparation
for the lessons, punctuality, initiative, independent learning)
= 17 points per term

Written assignments (two per term)
= 20 points per term

Achievement tests during the term ( three per term)
= 30 points per term

Maximum achievement per term for continuous assessment
= 100 points
Minimum achievement per term 65 points, if the student does not
reach the minimum s/he will not be allowed to sit the credit
test.

Credit requirements:
Continuous assessment  minimum
65 points


Credit  test -- written
60 points
                     - oral
40 points
Minimum pass mark for the credit test
65 points

Course material:
Ceri Jones and Tania Bastow with Jon Hird: Inside Out Advanced,
Macmillan 2001
Recommended materials for self-study:
R. Murphy: English Grammar In Use, CUP
CAE Practice Tests, any publisher
Readers level 6
English -- English Dictionary Advanced Level