ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Grammatical morphological, lexical and phonological aspects of English language (B1+/B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages); the most common elements of scientific lexicon; reading comprhension and the ability to comment on topics related to the pedagogical field and literary texts, and particularly the following topics:

• The Educational Experience
• Education and Culture
• Language and Culture
• Children’s Literature

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• express opinions
• recognize grammatical and syntactical structures;
• recount present, past and future events,
• recognize and use the most common elements of scientific lexicon;
• read, analize and comment on pedagogical and literary texts;
• sum up information found in texts;

Grammar and language skills:

J. Eastwood, Oxford Practice Grammar - Intermediate, Oxford, University Press, Oxford 2010 (reference grammar);

J&L Soars, Headway Digital Intermediate, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012 ;

Monographic course:

C. Kramsch, Language and Culture, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000.

Further material will be provided during the course.