Überblick: Inhalte der Englischkurse
Im Folgenden finden Sie die Kursinhalte der akademischen Englischkurse, die ab der Niveaustufe B1 angeboten werden. Die Niveaustufe nach dem Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen / Common European Framework of Reference (B1 – C2) ist jeweils mit angeführt (siehe auch Überblick und das „Self Assessment Grid“).
Alle Kurse sind 2-stündig und schließen mit einer Klausur am Semesterende ab.
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Englisch B1: English for Academic Purposes, Sommer- und Wintersemester
Winter term syllabus:
Language skills |
Grammar |
- Describing your studies and study routines
- Making arrangements: suggestions, invitations and refuses (formal and informal)
- Discussions
- University vocabulary
- Seminar presentations
- Writing a report
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- Present simple and present continuous
- Present perfect and past simple
- Future forms
- Passive
- Comparisons
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Summer term syllabus:
Language Skills |
Grammar |
- Introducing yourself and talking about yourself and your studies.
- Learning strategies
- Writing an email (formal and informal).
- Asking for advice, giving advice
- Asking for an opinion / giving your own opinion / discussing
- Reading strategies
- University vocabulary
- Writing a 300-350 word essay on a given topic.
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- Present perfect and past simple
- Irregular verbs
- Modal verbs
- Question forming / Subject and object questions
- Gerund and infinitive
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Englisch B2: English for Academic Purposes, Sommer- und Wintersemester
Winter term syllabus:
Language skills |
Grammar |
- Small talk/mingling in university context
- Writing emails using different registers (formal, informal, neutral)
- Filling in application forms for scholarships
- Comparing/contrasting tabloid and quality newspaper articles
- Gist reading
- Paraphrasing
- Writing a 100 word summary using a quality newspaper article as a source
- Easy writing skills
- Writing a 500-600 word argumentative academic essay on a given topic
- University vocabulary
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- Tense overview: (future, present, present perfect, past, conditional)
- Grammar problems addressed during teaching sessions and homework reviews
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Summer term syllabus:
Language Skills |
Grammar |
- Differences between standard and academic English
- Approaches to reading academic articles
- Using online dictionaries and thesaurus
- Paragraph writing
- Making essay plans
- Writing a 400-500 word argumentative academic essay on a given topic
- Peer-proof reading and correction
- Preparing a 5min academic presentation within a group
- Planning and writing PowerPoint presentation
- Presenting a 5min academic presentation
- University vocabulary
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- Tense overview: (future, present, present perfect, past, conditional)
- Grammar problems addressed during teaching sessions and homework reviews
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Englisch C1: Academic English at Advanced Level
General syllabus:
(There is no winter/summer syllabus, individual teachers can choose a selection from the following language skills)
Language skills |
Grammar |
- Advanced listening skills using for example authentic podcasts, television programmes and film sequences
- Overview and assessment of quality English-speaking online newspapers
- Writing a 100 word comment on a controversial issue presented in an English speaking online newspaper
- Advanced discussion arising from listening and reading sources
- Advanced paraphrasing and summary writing
- Creating own academic essay title and thesis statement
- Making detailed essay plan for academic essay
- Writing a 700-800 word academic essay
- Peer-checking and correcting academic essays
- Preparing for a formal academic debate
- Participating and presenting in a formal academic debate
- Creating own academic presentation title and thesis statement
- Planning and writing PowerPoint presentation
- Presenting an 10 min academic presentation
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- Grammar review while completing language skill tasks and giving homework and presentation feedback
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Englisch C2: Academic English at Proficiency Level
General syllabus:
(There is no winter/summer syllabus, individual teachers can choose a selection from the following language skills)
Language skills |
Grammar |
- Very advanced listening skills using for example authentic podcasts, television programmes and film sequences
- Overview and assessment of quality English-speaking online newspapers, dictionaries, thesaurus and other reference tools
- Writing a 100 word comment on a controversial issue presented in an English speaking online newspaper
- Very advanced discussion arising from listening and reading sources
- Very advanced paraphrasing and summary writing
- Creating own academic essay title and thesis statement
- Making detailed essay plan for academic essay
- Writing a 800-1000 word academic essay
- Peer-checking and correcting academic essays
- Preparing for a formal academic debate
- Participating and presenting in a formal academic debate
- Creating own academic presentation title and thesis statement
- Planning and writing PowerPoint presentation
- Presenting a 15 min academic presentation
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- Grammar review while completing language skill tasks and giving homework and presentation feedback
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