Students will be expected to have a knowledge of the English language of at least B2 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

By the end of this course,

I.you should be able to write clear, simple, cohesive and coherent prose.

II.you should be able to describe graphs, trends and statistics.

III.you should be able to summarize information succinctly.

IV.you should be able to present yourself, your studies and your achievements.

V.you should be able to write a five-paragraph discussion essay.

VI.you should be able to describe a historical process.

CONTENTS:

University Life: the Purpose of University Education

University Life: the Cost of University Education

Describing Graphs, Trends and Statistics

Summarizing Information: the UCAS Personal Statement

Writing from Sources Harvard Style: Citations & Bibliography

Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses

Capitalization & Punctuation

The Five-Paragraph Discussion Essay

Topic, Angle, Focus, Scope & Viewpoint

Longer Essays

Culture Shock

Cancel culture in the 2020’s: individuals, political figures and public monuments

The use of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

ADVISED

Bailey, S. (2015). Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students (4th ed.). London & New York: Routledge.

The final test is the same for those who attend the course and for those who don't

• Lectures

  Lessons

  Register and Genre Analysis

  Reading and video-comprehension exercises

  Web-quests

• ASSESSMENT:

  There will be a 90-minute written test in which candidates have to either, (a) write a five-paragraph discussion essay; (b) describe a historical process; (d) summarize and combine data taken from two or more texts; (e) describe, summarize and comment upon data from graphs and/or charts.

  Criteria:

  5 points=excellent; 4=good; 3=acceptable; 2=poor; 1=weak; 0=insufficient sample of language

  Grammatical accuracy - 0-5 points - (16.5%)

  Punctuation, spelling, capitalization - 0-5 points - (16.5%)

  Appropriateness of language - 0-5 points - (16.5%)

  Relevance and adequacy of content - 0-5 points - (16.5%)

  Presentation, organization, cohesion and coherence - 0-5 points - (16.5%)

  Adequacy and range of terminology and lexis - 0-5 points - (16.5%)

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