Class English II

This CU aims to: Foster the students ability to reflect critically, as well as their vocabulary range and fluency in English.  Provide communicational tools so students can express themselves efficiently, courteously and professionally in English, in situations involving a formal presentation and the following Q-and-A.  Introduce the world of newspapers in English (UK and USA) as well as alternative media outlets, and reflect on contemporary news-related issues (fake news, media literacy, for example). Enable students to decode the more common headlines in English-language press and to write short articles.  Enable students to exchange points of view and opinions in English on a topic of their field of education.

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Professional presentations Types and overview What makes a good presentation – key ideas Structure (opening, developing, concluding). Specific goals; Signalling and signposting; Questions and answers Using graphs, charts and tables; different types; language to present data; Suitable linguistic and non-linguistic strategies. The contemporary world in the written press in English (UK and USA) where we get the news from - print and online media;   types of newspapers and magazines; front pages and covers. Headlines, leads and body of the article; current issues. the structure and drafting of articles.

Interactive lectures - short moments of presentation (to introduce or summarise) associated with audiovisual resources and demonstrations (real or simulations, and audio and video recordings), individual and small group activities, debates, case studies for discussion, role-play activities for practice and consolidation. This methodology will stimulate students to think, debate ideas, create solutions collaboratively and develop deep learning. Continual use of communicative activities to the detriment of formal lectures by the teacher, students do research and share information on the topics, individually and in group. Topics are given interdisciplinary approach, flipped classroom methodology, feedforward process to develop learning.

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