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ECTS - PWSZ im. Witelona w Legnicy

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The Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica - Field: Pedagogy<br />

<strong>ECTS</strong> Course Catalogue 2010/2011<br />

<strong>ECTS</strong> credits<br />

1<br />

1.Course title<br />

ESOL – Anglophone Press Survey<br />

2.Course contents<br />

Classes<br />

The classes are discussion based, with the instructor acting as moderator. Students talk about all kinds of social,<br />

political, and cultural issues discussed in the popular British and American press. The topics, among others,<br />

include pop culture, social problems, religious tolerance, <strong>im</strong>migration, diverse family models, the cultural<br />

melting pot, country life and big-city life.<br />

3.Prerequisites<br />

None<br />

4.Learning outcomes<br />

The students are familiar with the style, layout, and subject matter of major American and British periodicals.<br />

They know how to make an in-depth stylistic analysis of expository texts as regards their ideological<br />

<strong>im</strong>plications. They can express their point of view in colloquial speech and formal English.<br />

5.Recommended reading<br />

1. Bell, D., Kennedy, B.M. (red.). 2001. The Cyberculture Reader. Routledge: London.<br />

2. Hunt, Douglas (red.). 1990. The Dolphin Reader. Houghton Mifflin: Boston.<br />

3. Periodicals: The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, The New York T<strong>im</strong>es<br />

4. Smith, Ron. 1994. Groping for Ethics in Journalism. Midwestern Press: Saint Louis.<br />

6.Type of course<br />

Obligatory<br />

7.Teaching team<br />

Department of Pedagogy<br />

8.Course structure<br />

Form Number of hours Semester Year<br />

Lecture<br />

Classes 30 2 1<br />

Laboratory<br />

Project<br />

Seminar<br />

Other<br />

Total student’s<br />

workload<br />

30<br />

9.Assessment methods<br />

Subject to assessment are the student’s contribution in class, multiple-choice vocabulary tests, readingcomprehension<br />

tests, and translation tests. The final grade is the arithmetic average of all the grades received<br />

during the semester.<br />

10.Language of instruction<br />

English<br />

555

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