Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- pronounce and speak English clearly
- have general discussions in English
- listen to and give presentations and speeches in English
- take actively part in informal meetings
- read informal and formal texts, e.g. articles and news
- write emails, summaries and reports.

The course will prepare students for academic studies in the field of technology.

Implementation and methods of teaching

In class learning and homework for 7 students from HEBEI university.

Each 4-lesson teaching session will be broken down as follows:

Lesson 1: Student day-opening: Presentation by student in English of a topic of interest to them and they have researched. The student then answers questions asked in English on that topic from the students ask.

Lesson 2: Work from IELTS book (exact work to be determined by Student need)

Lesson 3: Communication skills: Functional use of English in real situations.

Week 1 Establishing goals
Week 2 Discussion: Getting to know you
Presentation Skills: General Discussion Communicative Activity,
How well do you really know each other?
Week 3 Pronunciation 1
Presentation Skills: Effective openings and closings
Discussion: Ask and Tell
Week 4 Starter: Mrs. Green’s
Pronunciation 2
Week 5 Pronunciation 3
Presentation Skills: Functional language
Discussion: Speakers’ Corner
Week 6 Pronunciation 4
Communicative activity: Family Tree
Week 7 Presentation Skills: Overcoming fear and Handling questions
Student presentation
Week 8 Student presentation (x 2)
Week 9 Student presentation (x 2)
Week 10 Student presentation (x 2)
Week 11 Feedback and Christmas quizzes

Lesson 4: English tutorial: grammar in use, vocabulary building, verb tenses.

Week 1 Learning to learn using English
Week 2 Verb tenses
Week 3 Verb tenses
Week 4 English Grammar in Use
Week 5 Multiple Choice
Week 6 Vocabulary building
Week 7 Test your vocabulary
Week 8 Formal and impersonal language
Week 9 Comprehension “Arrested for committing fiction”
Week 10 Internet sources in writing
Week 11 Close and ”clean up” lesson”

Timing and attendance

Attendance at all lessons required.

Learning material and recommended literature

The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS Student's Book with Answers with DVD-ROM

This can be obtained from Adlibris: https://www.adlibris.com/fi/kirja/the-official-cambridge-guide-to-ielts-students-book-with-answers-with-dvd-rom-9781107620698The teacher will decide on the material at the beginning of the course.

Exam retakes

To be defined by the teacher later.

Learning environment

Classroom and field trips.

Student time use and work load

400 hours

Lessons on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.15.to 12.45 mostly in project room 1571.

Contents

- pronounciation and speaking
- general discussions in English
- presentations and speeches in English
- informal meetings
- informal and formal texts, e.g. articles and news
- emails, summaries and reports.

Each 4-lesson teaching session will be broken down as follows:

Lesson 1: Student day-opening: Presentation by student in English of a topic of interest to them and they have researched. The student then answers questions asked in English on that topic from the students ask.

Lesson 2: Work from IELTS book (exact work to be determined by Student need)

Lesson 3: Communication skills: Functional use of English in real situations.

Week 1 Establishing goals
Week 2 Discussion: Getting to know you
Presentation Skills: General Discussion Communicative Activity,
How well do you really know each other?
Week 3 Pronunciation 1
Presentation Skills: Effective openings and closings
Discussion: Ask and Tell
Week 4 Starter: Mrs. Green’s
Pronunciation 2
Week 5 Pronunciation 3
Presentation Skills: Functional language
Discussion: Speakers’ Corner
Week 6 Pronunciation 4
Communicative activity: Family Tree
Week 7 Presentation Skills: Overcoming fear and Handling questions
Student presentation
Week 8 Student presentation (x 2)
Week 9 Student presentation (x 2)
Week 10 Student presentation (x 2)
Week 11 Feedback and Christmas quizzes

Lesson 4: English tutorial: grammar in use, vocabulary building, verb tenses.

Week 1 Learning to learn using English
Week 2 Verb tenses
Week 3 Verb tenses
Week 4 English Grammar in Use
Week 5 Multiple Choice
Week 6 Vocabulary building
Week 7 Test your vocabulary
Week 8 Formal and impersonal language
Week 9 Comprehension “Arrested for committing fiction”
Week 10 Internet sources in writing
Week 11 Close and ”clean up” lesson”

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Teacher: James Robertson

Assessment criteria

Continuous evaluation

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Failed (0)

The student has failed to complete assignments well.

The student in not on B2 level or high B1 level.

Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved

The student has completed all assignment well.

The students should be very close to B2 level and at which the student
1.Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.
2.Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
3.Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.