Upon successful completion of this course, students should - have expanded their range of vocabulary- have developed their general language proficiency- have improved their grammatical accuracy- be able to explain grammatical rules and exceptions and apply the language appropriate in various situations

lecture, group work, practicestudent contributions on pertinent topics related to lexical development and grammarself-study and workshops

expanding vocabulary (lexical range) on a broad variety of general topicsdictionary usecollocationstensesmodals and semi-modallinking verbs, passives, questionsverb complementationreportingnouns (agreement and compound nouns)articles, determiners and quantifiers

English language proficiency at B2+ level according to the CEFR = 75 point score on the Oxford Placement Test

For B.A. students (612), the Oxford Placement Test is part of the STEOP and should be completed as quickly as possible (you should not complete more than 22 ECTS without having completed your STEOP). B.A. students can be accepted into Language Awareness 1 (Sprachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Language) without the OPT, but their grades do not become valid in ZEUS until they have completed the OPT.For “Lehramt”/UF/B.Ed. students (407), the OPT is a requirement without which they cannot be accepted into Language Awareness 1 (see Module ENA, Placement Test ENA.001).

English Vocabulary in Use (Upper-intermediate) by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O'Dell, fourth edition (2017).Destination C1/C2 by Malcolm Mann and Steve Taylore-Knowles (2010).More literature will be available on Moodle.

- active student participation required- continuous assessment- 2 tests (mid-semester and end of semester)- regular reading assignments to be prepared for class (also part of progress tests)

- grammar and vocabulary covered in class and self-study- weekly assignments to practice reading, writing and vocabulary 

 Course Requirements and Grades:   •   40% Midterm test (vocabulary, grammar, content questions from assignments)•    50% Final exam (vocabulary, grammar, content questions from assignments)•    10% Oral Component (discussion of readings, class contributions)Note:• you must participate in all of the above componentsTests:• are cumulative (i.e. material from test 1 can reoccur on test 2)• pass grade on final exam required in order to pass the classPlagiarism policy:Plagiarism refers to the use of intellectual material produced by another person without acknowledging its source. Plagiarism is a serious offence and students may receive an overall failing grade for this course if they submit plagiarised work (this includes the use of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools).