Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 12 views

    Introductory Presentation

    Uploaded by

    Kamilė Vigraitytė
    This document outlines the course syllabus for an English language class taking place from September to December. It details two main topics that will be covered - education and culture/communication. Students will be evaluated through midterm and final exams, home reading and presentation assignments, and continuous evaluation of speaking tasks, grammar, vocabulary and other language exercises. Important policies are provided regarding attendance, meeting deadlines, and the breakdown of final grades.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Introductory Presentation

    Uploaded by

    Kamilė Vigraitytė
    12 views12 pages
    This document outlines the course syllabus for an English language class taking place from September to December. It details two main topics that will be covered - education and culture/communication. Students will be evaluated through midterm and final exams, home reading and presentation assignments, and continuous evaluation of speaking tasks, grammar, vocabulary and other language exercises. Important policies are provided regarding attendance, meeting deadlines, and the breakdown of final grades.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document outlines the course syllabus for an English language class taking place from September to December. It details two main topics that will be covered - education and culture/communication. Students will be evaluated through midterm and final exams, home reading and presentation assignments, and continuous evaluation of speaking tasks, grammar, vocabulary and other language exercises. Important policies are provided regarding attendance, meeting deadlines, and the breakdown of final grades.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    12 views12 pages

    Introductory Presentation

    Uploaded by

    Kamilė Vigraitytė
    This document outlines the course syllabus for an English language class taking place from September to December. It details two main topics that will be covered - education and culture/communication. Students will be evaluated through midterm and final exams, home reading and presentation assignments, and continuous evaluation of speaking tasks, grammar, vocabulary and other language exercises. Important policies are provided regarding attendance, meeting deadlines, and the breakdown of final grades.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    of 12

    ENGLISH LANGUGE

    KIUSB17101
    Department of Foreign Languages

    Autumn Semester, 2023: September -


    December
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    •
    Course syllabus
    1 Topic: EDUCATION
    • Tasks for evaluation (Speaking tasks/
    Grammar/ Vocabulary/ Idioms/ Phrases/
    Prepositions)

    2 Topic: CULTURE, COMMUNICATION


    • Tasks for evaluation (Speaking tasks/
    Grammar/ Vocabulary/ Idioms/ Phrases/
    Prepositions)
    Interim assignments &
    exams
    • The final mark will consist of:
    • Midterm Test – 20% (October 16-21)
    • Exam Test – 30% (December 11-15)
    • Home Reading– 16.66 % (October 23-27)
    • TED Presentation – 16.66% (November
    13-17)
    • Tasks for evaluation: - 16.66% (Throughout
    the semester)
    Important information
    • Attendance, active participation, meeting the
    deadlines – extra 10%;
    To get credit, the student will be assessed for
    all the tasks/parts of the final grade;
    • Negative evaluation of any task = negative Final
    evaluation

    • Exact dates of the assignments will posted on


    Moodle 2 weeks prior to each interim task;
    Home reading
    • Any book/article (40 pages) related to your
    studies;
    • Each student presents a chosen chapter/ a part
    of a book, prepares a handout (i.e. the summary
    of the main ideas, schemes, quotations,
    illustrations, etc.) which can help while presenting
    and finally leaves it for the lecturer;
    • Each student speaks for about 10-15 minutes. It
    must be a presentation of the material analyzed
    independently. Slides are necessary.
    Home reading
    • NOTE: for missing the deadline, the mark will be
    lowered by 2 points.
    •
    • NOTE: Reading is not allowed! If the presenter
    is too paper-dependent, the task is not
    accepted and not evaluated.
    •
    • NOTE: Presentation itself – 9 points, a handout –
    1 point.
    •
    TED PRESENTATIONS

    • The subject of the presentation should focus on


    the following areas:
    • Education
    • Culture
    • Innovation and Invention

    • NOTE: More detailed requirements for the


    presentation will be posted on Moodle
    TED PRESENTATIONS
    • Choose one of the subject-related TED.com
    presentations;
    • Analyze it and make a plan/have an idea how to present it
    to the class;
    • Follow the obligatory parts of a presentation;
    • You watch the chosen TED.com presentation and prepare
    your talk;
    • NOTE: for missing the deadline, the mark will be lowered
    by 2 points.
    • NOTE: Reading is not allowed! If the presenter is too
    paper-dependent, the task is not accepted and not
    evaluated.
    TASKS FOR EVALUATION

    • You will get different tasks during our lectures.


    For each of these you will be evaluated and a
    cumulative mark will be counted at the end of
    semester.
    • The tasks may include:
    • Creative tasks;
    • Speaking tasks;
    • Grammar/ Vocabulary/ Idioms/ Phrases/
    Prepositions, etc.
    Example and the 1st task:

    • Choose a country/ countries for your presentation


    on Education or Culture/ Communication.
    • Present information about Education or Culture/
    Communication of the chosen country/ countries.
    • A student speaks for about 10-12 minutes. If
    delivered in pairs – for about 15 minutes. Slides
    are necessary.
    Reflection

    You might also like