The course prepares students to reach the CEFR B2 level. Moreover, students will acquire some notions of linguistics and the principles of intercultural communication, in particular as applied to different professional fields, including education.
Level B1 of the CEFR: able to interact with English speakers on familiar topics.
Lectures, individual and small group activities.
The exam comprises a written test and an oral one.
Students are allowed to take the oral test only after passing the written test; the oral test should be taken in any case within 18 months after passing the written test.
A) Written computerised test
Students are invited to attend one of the B2 courses offered by the language centre.
B) Oral exam.
Oral exam: discussion (in English) about the course and the reading topics. The oral exam is assessed according to the following criteria: breadth and accuracy of the contents, grammatical and syntactic correctness, argumentative ability, variety of lexicon.
The course will help students to understand the complexities of language and intercultural communication in diverse professional settings.
The course will include reading, listening and speaking practice, with particular reference to linguistics and pedagogy.
Lecture slides and the detailed programme for the oral exam will be made available on Moodle during the course.
Students with a B2 or C1 language certificate may be exempted from the written exam.
