The course stimulates the reading of short stories and selected passages from novellas (by well-known authors and by young emerging authors who propose various writing styles and genres) using a variety of linguistic activities (syntax, vocabulary, morphology) and comprehension exercises. The course challenges the student's imagination and creativity both at an individual level where the student has plenty of time to understand and analyse a short authentic text, but also working with other students in class. Group analysis helps to consider other points of view but also to explain one's own, giving students the opportunity to have a conversation. 400 plus hours of prior learning assumed.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

TEXTBOOK

• Tutor supplied material

COURSE OUTLINE

• Show the language in context and in various situations: family, relationships, work, religion, food, and culture in general
• See related grammar balanced with communicative elements and comprehension exercises
• Use of modern and classical language with systematic work on the 4 language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing
• Apply methodical review of phrasal structures and vocabulary
• Group analysis and one's own in conversation

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
2. Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
3. Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.