English for specific purposes

Strokovna angleščina

Course credits:

6.00 ECTS / 60 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 30 hours of seminars, 0 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

lekt. dr. Mojca Jarc

Type:

Elective expert

Language:

English

Semester:

Full academic year

Study degree

1. level

Course execution:

• Undergraduate Programme of Media and Communication Studies

Prerequisits:

Students are allowed to participate in the course provided that they have completed the enrolment procedure.

Objectives and competences

To help students develop the knowledge and professional skills required to effectively communicate in an English speaking professional settings. Students will be able to communicate in English in a professional setting, and understand as well as independently write professional and academic texts in the selected field of study. They will be able to understand professional contents written or presented in English, as well as translate professional texts from Slovenian into English. They will be able to prepare and deliver efficient presentations, and also to present their informed opinion in English.

Content (Syllabus outline)

1. Exploration of topics related to the field of media and communication. 2. Exercises for acquiring and expanding field-specific vocabulary and teminology; 3. Exercises in coherent summarizing, paraphrasing and creation of written and oral messages; 4. Exercises in translation into English; 5. Exercises in listening comprehension; 6. Study of principles of effective argumentative discourse;

Intended learning outcomes:

Students will be able to: 1. understand and critically evaluate professional texts dealing with main topics related to the field of media and communications; 2. use field-specific vocabulary and terminology, and functional structures, typical of the selected field; 3. coherently summarise, paraphrase and create written and oral messages in a foreign language; 4. understand spoken messages, typical of the selected field; 5. apply principles of effective argumentative discourse in a given situation;

Learning and teaching methods:

Seminars, lectures, language practical training, oral presentations, written assignments, e-learning (4 cultural modules).

Assessment

Written and/or oral assessment (2 written partial exams – 2x20%, oral exam – 10%), paper, oral presentation and debate (30%), e-learning (4 cultural modules – 20%).

Obligatory literature

Additional literature