English C1

Do you want to develop your competence to communicate confidently in everyday, university, and professional settings about a broad scope of topics on an advanced level? Or do you need to ensure that you have the requisite knowledge to prepare independently for the Cambridge C1 Advanced certificate?

In this course you train sophisticated grammar and vocabulary in speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities on topical issues.

Some of the topics you will cover include:

  • the tenses so that you can craft coherent fictional and non fictional narratives about emerging trends;
  • modal verbs so that you can speculate and provide evidence about personal and public health;
  • nouns and pronouns so that you can accurately name and analyze entities and behaviors;
  • adjectives and adverbs so that you can evaluate and review artifacts and activities;
  • prepositions and prepositional phrases so that you can establish connections in time and space;
  • the language of building consensus so that you can engage in discussions about conflict and collaboration;
  • grammar specific to the Cambridge C1 exam.

The course will cover selected items from units 1 to 7 in MyGrammarLab Advanced C1/C2.

Course information

Places available
Course level
C1
Date
01.10.2026 - 17.12.2026
Thursday, 18:15 - 19:45
24 Lessons
Lecturer
Carol Daubney, MA
Credit points
2 ECTS
Registration deadline
Sunday 20.09.2026
Course fee
Students and PhD candidates: CHF 263.00
Members of staff: CHF 523.00
Alumni: CHF 523.00
Registration

Course materials

MyGrammarLab Advanced C1/C2, Student Book with Key and MyLab; Pearson Longman 2012; ISBN: 978-1-4082-9911-1

Further details will be found in the course confirmation. Please do not acquire the course materials before then.

Attendance

Number of absences allowed: 2

Coursework

Participants are expected to:
  • participate actively in class;
  • complete learning assessments;
  • spend 3 hours per course session on preparing and reviewing the lesson and on autonomous learning.

Credit points

To earn the credit points, students must fulfill the attendance requirement, complete the coursework, and pass the required number of assessments. The course is graded on a pass-fail basis.

Important

The Language Center’s courses and services are open to the groups of people listed under Eligibility for Admission. Students must also be matriculated::
a) You are studying at the University of Basel? Please enter your matriculation number on the registration form.
b) You are studying at another Swiss Institution of higher education or a EUCOR university? In addition to your matriculation number, please upload a valid confirmation of your matriculation with the registration form.

Please note: registrations without proof of your student status cannot be processed.

Placement test

To register for this course, you are required to demonstrate that you are on the corresponding language level in one of the following ways:

a) on the registration form, note the title and semester of a successfully completed course at the University of Basel Language Center from the last two semesters; or
b) upload an officially recognized language certificate (no older than two years) or a confirmation of a language course (no older than two semesters) during registration; or
c) take a placement test and upload a PDF or other copy of the results during registration.

Date for rescheduled sessions

If the course instructor has to cancel one or more sessions, they will be re-scheduled for Saturday, 5 December 2026, between 10:00 and 16:00.

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