| Course title | Advanced Academic English 1 |
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| Course code | VCJ/AV1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Exercise |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 1 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. Education and learning - Reading and listening more effectively (reading and listening strategies) - Defining terms - Taking part in discussions 2. Innovations in health and medicine - Predicting the content of a text and paragraph - Avoiding plagiarism, rephrasing and referencing - Listening to and discussing a podcast on research using notes 3. Urban planning - Paragraph purpose and text cohesion in well-written academic texts - Writing a persuasive article - Identifying and expressing facts and opinions 4. Water, food and energy - Finding and using information from more than one source - Listening to illustrated talks and making inferences - Presenting facts and figures 5. Free trade vs fair trade - Distinguishing between facts, speculation and reported opinions - Writing an argumentative essay - Presenting results using visuals
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The objective of VCJ/AV1 is to systematically develop the language skills of Academic English. It focuses on teaching students to orientate in different types of texts, to improve their listening and writing skills, and to extend their knowledge of more formal or specialised vocabulary at level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages.
Acquisition of academic skills on the B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference. |
| Prerequisites |
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It is assumed that students who enroll in the VCJ/AV1 course have a good knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, at least at language level B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). To check which level of the CEFR you are currently at, we recommend that you use online tests, for example at http://examenglish.com/leveltest/index.html
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam
Students are required to attend the classes although they may be absent twice per semester and they must participate in an active way. They must prepare for the classes as required by their teachers. They must successfully pass the written test. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Bioanalytical Laboratory Diagnostics in Healthcare - Experimental Biology (2023) | Category: Biology courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Nanotechnology (2026) | Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Analytical Biochemist (2024) | Category: Chemistry courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): General Physics and Mathematical Physics (2026) | Category: Physics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Digital and Instrument Optics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Environmental Hazards and Climate Change (2024) | Category: Geography courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Optics and Optoelectronics (2021) | Category: Physics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics (2022) | Category: Physics courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |