Course EN1137

English for Academic Purposes: Oral Discussion and Presentation

7.5 Credits
First Cycle

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Learning outcomes for the course

On completion of the course, students should be able to:
  • demonstrate the oral communicative skills and critical thinking skills necessary for English-medium university-level studies
  • demonstrate knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary necessary for English-medium university studies
  • apply appropriate linguistic registers in different communicative situations
  • participate in discussions of a general and academic nature through listening, analysing and giving spontaneous feedback to others’ presentations and contributions during the seminars, and orally express their own opinions and arguments in English
  • prepare and give oral presentations to a small audience
  • make use of different types of reference material, such as the phonetic transcription in dictionaries, to improve their communicative abilities in spoken English
  • identify their own problem areas as regards oral communication in academic contexts and show an ability to improve their oral communication skills.