Communicative strategies and practice of the English language

Course: "Foreign Literature and the English Language: Theory and Methodology of Teaching"

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Communicative strategies and practice of the English language
Code
OK 15
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
15
Learning outcomes
PLO 3, PLO 8, PLO 13, PLO 17, PLO 27, PLO 28 The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile".
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. A “pass” in Practical course of English, Stylistics of English, Theoretical grammar of English, Lexicology of English, Discourse studies. 2. Knowledge of General Linguistics as well as of semantic, structural and pragmatic features of English language units; 3. Ability to apply methods of traditional linguistic analysis to language units and ability to discuss linguistic problems in English
Course content
The course is aimed at introducing students to the fundamentals of the communication theory. The course consists of two parts: the first focuses on the main terms of the communication theory, the second explores interpersonal and corporate interactions. At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to analyse texts of various types and from various communicative fields. The course enhances to the students’ communicative skills and, thus, prepares them to work in different communicative situations.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is delivered with the help of such activities as oral reports and written tests. The teaching methods are lectures, practical classes (seminars), creative and research projects, students’ individual work.
Assessment methods and criteria
The course ends with an exam. Students’ performance during the term is the sum of the points accumulated for their work in classroom (oral reports, tests) and individual work (research and creative projects). The minimum score for the term is 36 points, while the maximum score equals 60. The minimum score for the exam is 24 and the maximum score is 40.
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Oleksiivna Alyeksyeyeva
Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology