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      Spoken Academic English (FS)

      Spoken Academic English (FS)

      Nummer
      T016a
      Leitung
      Andrew Brown, andrew.brown@fhnw.ch
      ECTS
      3.0
      Unterrichtssprache
      Englisch
      Lernziele/Kompetenzen
      Students can:
      • understand talks given by native English speakers, even when speaking rapidly.
      • discuss a presentation critically and summarise key ideas
      • plan & deliver clear, effective, audience-focused presentations
      • express themselves fluently, spontaneously and accurately using a wide range of vocabulary
      • use language flexibly and effectively for academic and professional purposes.
      Inhalt
      Focus on speaking and oral comprehension. Students improve their ability to speak fluently and with clear, natural pronunciation, in both a formal and informal register; they learn elements of phonetics and the concept of English as a stressed-timed language. Oral comprehension is tested and developed with audio and video material from native speakers in academic and scientific contexts. Students are evaluated with listening comprehension exercises and a course-related scientific presentation in front of their peers. Functions
      • Expressing concepts precisely
      • Synthesizing and evaluating information
      • Hypothesising about causes, consequences etc.
      • Expressing shades of opinion and certainty
      • Criticising and reviewing
      • Developing an systematic argument
      • Emphasis
      • Defending a point of view persuasively
      • Responding to counterarguments
      • Discourse markers
      Grammar structures
      • Revision of all tenses
      • Phrasal Verbs
      • Passive forms
      • Adverbs
      • Inversion
      Vocabulary
      • Collocations
      • Approximating
      • Differentiated use of vocabulary
      • Formal and informal registers
      • Idiomatic expressions
      Erforderliche Vorkenntnisse
      Students must have:
      • successfully completed Basic English or
      • achieved a B2 level qualification in the previous two years or
      • achieved at least B2 level on the HLS English placement test
      Students are expected to have a solid knowledge of:
      • all tenses (present/past/perfect/future)
      • Connecting words for cause and effect, contrast etc.
      • Passive forms
      • Reported speech
      • Relative clauses
      • Modals
      • Adjectives and adverbs
      • Vocabulary for summarising ideas and giving opinions
      Students are expected to be able to:
      • understand the main ideas of complex texts from life-science fields
      • discuss relevant topics with peers fluently and spontaneously
      • justify their opinion on the advantages and disadvantages of ideas
      • follow talks given by native English speakers and grasp complex arguments in a subject related to their studies.
      Bibliographie/Literatur
      Module Preparation
      • Listening to factual/scientific radio programmes such as In Our Time on the BBC, e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0435jyv#play
      • Watching scientific presentations e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdEGkJXE6QU&feature=youtu.be
      Course Material
      • Lecture materials & homework given out in class and available on Moodle
      • Authentic audio and video material as basis for class activities
      • Additional materials and exercises as necessary
      Lehr- und Lernmethoden
      • Interactive lectures with focus on listening & speaking activities.
      • Significant out of class preparation for group exercises.
      • Significant homework practice for listening exam.
      Leistungsbewertung
      according to the module index in the current StuPO
      Anschlussmodule/-kurse
      IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
      Bemerkungen
      3 Lektionen / Woche KW 8 bis 22 (14 Wochen im Frühjahr-Semester) 3 Lektionen / Woche KW 38 bis 51 (14 Wochen im Herbst- Semester) 1 x 4 Lektionen / Woche KW 8 bis 18 (10 Wochen im Frühjahr-Semester) 1 x 4 Lektionen / Woche KW 38 bis 47 (10 Wochen im Herbst-Semester) 3 Lektionen / Woche KW 8 bis 22 (14 Wochen im Frühjahr-Semester) 3 Lektionen / Woche KW 38 bis 51 (14 Wochen im Herbst- Semester)

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