Aftësi Gjuhësore Akademike I

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Enkeleda Jata, PhD

Code
ELL 111
Name
Academic Language Skills I
Semester
1
Lecture hours
5.00
Seminar hours
0.00
Laborator hours
0.00
Credits
5.00
ECTS
7.00
Description

This comprehensive course offers students systematic practise of four skills at advanced level. It encourages enhancement of students’ reading skills through a wide range of contemporary diverse texts, articles, speeches, etc. Through language focus sections students will be able to acquire complex grammar structures, while vocabulary spots will help them increase their word store. Students are expected to become competent and fluent in spoken and written English.

Objectives

To help students improve their comprehension of diverse topics and areas in reading and listening. To enable students to be highly competent and fluent in discussing on a wide range of topics using correct structures and the relative vocabulary in both speaking and writing. To help students acquire academic skills in English

Java
Tema
1
Unit 1. Living together, Present tense, time adverbs, comparatives and superlatives, an opinion essay
2
An informal email, Globalization, Workbook
3
Unit 2 Survival, Natural phenomena, Past tense, used/would, be/get used to
4
Narrate an event, Workbook, Extra materials
5
Unit 3. Work, jobs of the future, work and education, job qualities, Workbook
6
Unit 4. Entertainment. Theater and performances Passive voice, the causative so/neither
7
A book review Workbook
8
Midterm Exam
9
Unit 5. Can you help? Global issues Reported speech, Workbook
10
Unit 6. Don’t be afraid, Modals, Idioms related to fear, Body language
11
Informal email of advice, a paragraph giving advice, Workbook
12
Unit 7. Health and Food, Phrasal verbs, Conditionals, wishes, question tags
13
Ways to live, a for-and-against essay, Workbook
14
Unit 8 Amazing Journeys, relative clauses, Phrasal verb: check
15
Review
16
Final Exam
1
Students will be able: To understand and comment upon complex and demanding texts about various topics
2
To use the language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes
3
To produce well-organised texts on a wide range of subjects and areas through use of necessary structures and devices
Quantity Percentage Total percent
Midterms
1 30% 30%
Quizzes
0 0% 0%
Projects
1 10% 10%
Term projects
0 0% 0%
Laboratories
0 0% 0%
Class participation
1 10% 10%
Total term evaluation percent
50%
Final exam percent
50%
Total percent
100%
Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
Course duration (including exam weeks)
16 5 80
Off class study hours
14 5 70
Duties
1 0 0
Midterms
1 10 10
Final exam
1 15 15
Other
0 0 0
Total workLoad
175
Total workload / 25 (hours)
7.00
ECTS
7.00