ECTS - PWSZ im. Witelona w Legnicy

The Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica - Field: Pedagogy
ECTS Course Catalogue 2010/2011
ECTS credits
1
1. Course title
ESOL – Anglophone Press Survey
2. Course contents
Classes
The classes are discussion based, with the instructor acting as moderator. Students talk about all kinds of social,
political, and cultural issues discussed in the popular British and American press. The topics, among others,
include pop culture, social problems, religious tolerance, immigration, diverse family models, the cultural
melting pot, country life and big-city life.
3. Prerequisites
None
4. Learning outcomes
The students are familiar with the style, layout, and subject matter of major American and British periodicals.
They know how to make an in-depth stylistic analysis of expository texts as regards their ideological
implications. They can express their point of view in colloquial speech and formal English.
5. Recommended reading
1. Bell, D., Kennedy, B.M. (red.). 2001. The Cyberculture Reader. Routledge: London.
2. Hunt, Douglas (red.). 1990. The Dolphin Reader. Houghton Mifflin: Boston.
3. Periodicals: The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, The New York Times
4. Smith, Ron. 1994. Groping for Ethics in Journalism. Midwestern Press: Saint Louis.
6. Type of course
Obligatory
7. Teaching team
Department of Pedagogy
8. Course structure
Form Number of hours Semester Year
Lecture
Classes 30 3 2
Laboratory
Project
Seminar
Other
Total student’s
workload
30
9. Assessment methods
Subject to assessment are the student’s contribution in class, multiple-choice vocabulary tests, readingcomprehension
tests, and translation tests. The final grade is the arithmetic average of all the grades received
during the semester.
10. Language of instruction
English
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