(in Polish) Nauka języka angielskiego - komunikacja akademicka 2 4100-IIMNJAKAD
In the second semester the course focuses on developing advanced speaking and listening comprehension skills in English, particularly within a complex academic context. The classes aim to expand vocabulary that enables students to speak freely and precisely on social and cultural topics, as well as to develop competencies in reporting, justifying opinions, and summarizing statements.
As part of the course, students improve receptive skills such as note-taking, summarizing, active listening, and extensive reading from various academic sources, including journals, reports, and social media. Significant emphasis is placed on learning specialized vocabulary, including academic register, collocations, connotations, and terminology specific to seminars and data/statistics.
Productive tasks develop competencies in self-presentation, delivering effective presentations using tools such as PowerPoint, and improving speaking fluency, pronunciation, intonation, and accent. Students also practice asking and answering questions, which is essential in discussion and debate settings.
An important component of the course is learning how to write academic papers and prepare oral presentations, including elements such as creating a title and abstract, writing an introduction and literature review, describing methodology, presenting results, discussing findings and conclusions, as well as correctly citing sources in APA style.
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes in accordance with the core curriculum
Skills
The student is able to:
K_U09 use English at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
K_U11 participate in a debate – present and evaluate different opinions and positions, and discuss them
K_U12 communicate on specialist topics with diverse audiences in English
Social competences
The student is ready to:
K_K01 critically assess their own knowledge and the content they receive
Course learning outcomes:
Skills category – the student is able to:
● use a rich range of vocabulary and produce grammatically correct oral statements appropriate for academic and specialist contexts (K_U09)
● present their own opinion using logical and convincing argumentation (K_U11)
● adapt language and style of expression to the audience’s level of knowledge and expectations (K_U12)
Social competences
The student is ready to:
● use reflection for self-improvement and the development of language competences (K_K01)
Assessment criteria
Course Completion Requirements
A condition for being admitted to pass the course is regular attendance (a maximum of two unexcused absences is allowed) and the timely completion of all partial assignments required both during in-person classes and on the Kampus e-learning platform.
The final grade is determined on the basis of the results obtained through the adopted assessment methods, according to the specified weightings.
The use of AI tools and technologies supporting language processing is permitted only with the instructor’s consent and after prior approval of the scope of their use. Using such tools without the instructor’s permission and without prior agreement will be treated as a violation of academic integrity, resulting in the work being considered non-independent and receiving a failing grade.
Assessment components
(symbols of verified learning outcomes, weight in the final grade):
● Presentation
(K_U09, K_U11, K_U12; weight: 40%)
● Group project
(K_U09, K_U11, K_U12, K_K01; weight: 40%)
● In-class participation
(K_K01; weight: 20%)
Grading scale:
90% – 100% – 5
85% – 89% – 4.5
75% – 84% – 4
70% – 74% – 3.5
60% – 69% – 3
59% – 31% – 2
30% – 0% – Fail (NK)
Bibliography
McCarthy & O’Dell. (2016). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge
Newton Suter. (2012). Introduction to Educational Research -
Second Edition. SAGE
Pyrczak & Tcherni-Buzzeo. (2019). Evaluating research in academic journals - Seventh edition. Routledge.
Girden. (2011). Evaluating research articles from start to finish. Third edition. Sage Publications.
The academic phrasebank - The University of Manchester, phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk
Barker. (2006). Improve your communication skills. Kogan Page
Altman. (2012). Why most Powerpoint presentations suck. Harvest Books
IELTS materials (academic profile)
Lecturer’s own materials
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: