English: Grammar and Vocabulary in Reading and Listening - Advanced

This intensive Grammar and Vocabulary Advanced course is ideally combined with the Conversation, Discussion and Presentation - Advanced training as well as the Academic Writing Workshop - Advanced.

In this course participants revise and train advanced grammar and expand their vocabulary to better understand written texts as well as oral interaction. Grammar and vocabulary training are embedded in academic and professional reading and listening exercises that aim to improve reading and listening comprehension as well as extend range and correctness of expression.

Participants will have the option of training the Listening as well as the Reading and Use of English papers from the "Cambridge English: Advanced" (CAE) exam.

Grammar areas:

  • Sophisticated use of tenses
  • Active and passive
  • Conditionals
  • Direct and reported speech
  • Phrasal verbs
  • Linking devices

Vocabulary:

  • Emotions and thinking
  • Location and the environment
  • Science and society

Functions:

  • Cause and effect
  • Assessing and evaluating
  • Predicting and speculating
  • Describing change and trends

Course information

This course has been cancelled.
Course level
C1
Date
27.08.2018–13.09.2018
  • Monday, 14:15–15:45
  • Tuesday, 14:15–15:45
  • Wednesday, 14:15–15:45
  • Thursday, 14:15–15:45
24 Lessons
Lecturer
Carol Daubney, MA
Credit points
2 ECTS
Registration deadline
Friday 24.08.2018
Course fee
Students and PhD candidates: CHF 243.00
Members of staff: CHF 483.00
Alumni: CHF 483.00

Course materials

Script

Materials will be made available by the lecturer.

Requirements

Requirements for acquisition of credit points

In order to receive credit points, candidates will

  • not be absent more than twice,
  • prepare for lessons,
  • do homework exercises,
  • pass a progress test.

You can get a total of 2 credit points.

Students are assessed by means of a portfolio (pass/fail).

Homework

± 240 minutes / week

Certificate of attendance

In order to receive a certificate of attendance (available on request) for this course, you are not allowed to be absent more than maximum two times.

Placement test

This course requires either an obligatory computer placement test or completion of a preceding course. If you have not attended a preceding course, a computer placement test has to be taken prior to registration.

Replacement date

Materials will be made available by the lecturer.

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