Course details
New Headway Intermediate 2
BAN4 Acad. year 2009/2010 Summer semester 6 credits
A standard course of English for intermediate students orientated on both general and technical English. An integrated approach is applied during teaching this course. After a grammar section with many tasks highlighting the new grammar, there is at least one activity for speaking, listening, reading and writing in every unit. There is a strong lexical component in the course. Technical texts are subject specific but the teacher's objective is teaching language, not subject knowledge.
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Time span
- 26 hrs exercises
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
Acquisition of new vocabulary. Developing grammar knowledge. Developing the language skills (reading, speaking, listening, and writing). Introducing and revising common phrases of spoken English. Work with technical texts.
Learning objectives
The course provides students with the vocabulary, grammar, and functions necessary to become operational in professional and social situations.
Recommended prerequisites
- New Headway Intermediate 1 (BAN3)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is requested.
Study literature
- K. Harding and A. Lane - International Express Intermediate, 3rd Edition, Student´s Book OUP
Fundamental literature
- Taylor, L.: International Express Intermediate. New edition. Student's Book. OUP 2005.
- Johnson, D.: General Engineering. English for Academic Purposes Series. Cassell Publishers Ltd, London, 1991.
- Soars, L., Soars, J.: New Headway Intermediate (Student's Book, Teacher's Book, Workbook). Oxford University Press, 1996.
Syllabus of seminars
1. Modal verbs. Differences between British and American English. 2. Giving presentations. Reading: International Outsourcing. 3. Future arrangements and intentions. Collocations. 4. Present Continuous and 'going to'. Business communication. 5. Temporal clauses. Writing e-mails. 6. 1st and 2nd Conditionals. Phrasal verbs. 7. Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous. Job descriptions. 8. Describing a process. Interviewing techniques. 9. 3rd Conditional. Confusing words. 10. Business correspondence. 'Should' + perfect infinitive. 11. Reported speech. Collocations. 12. Technical text. Social responses. 13. Semester test.
Syllabus of numerical exercises
- Modal verbs. Differences between British and American English.
- Giving presentations. Reading: International Outsourcing.
- Future arrangements and intentions. Collocations.
- Present Continuous and 'going to'. Business communication.
- Temporal clauses. Writing e-mails.
- 1st and 2nd Conditionals. Phrasal verbs.
- Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous. Job descriptions.
- Describing a process. Interviewing techniques.
- 3rd Conditional. Confusing words.
- Business correspondence. 'Should' + perfect infinitive.
- Reported speech. Collocations.
- Technical text. Social responses.
- Semester test.
Progress assessment
A written test. A final exam.
Controlled instruction
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.
Course inclusion in study plans