requirements & assessment
BBN-ANG-102: Language Practice (groups C, M, N) — Course Syllabus–2024 Spring Semester
Lecturer – Julian Salanki julian.salanki@btk.elte.hu
Monday-Thursday (Rooms 411, 414, 441)
Course Goals:
This course is designed to develop your general, all-round English proficiency. It focuses on expanding your vocabulary, refining your existing knowledge of grammar, studying/exploring any remaining advanced English grammar, and improving your speaking skills. Preparation for the Language Proficiency exam in May 2024 is incorporated into the syllabus.
Course Description:
The course book we use is Advanced Language Practice by Michael Vince (4th edition). It is important you have a copy of the book and bring it to class (softcopy is better than no copy). This book is an important resource for grammar and vocabulary practice as some of units from the book will be covered during class. Other materials will be used in the sessions to supplement the course book, as well as being assigned as homework: these will be uploaded onto MS Teams; the students to print them off. These may be readings, worksheets, a YouTube video, etc. While classes will be mainly explicit teacher-led, there will be plenty of opportunities to interact with each other and demonstrate independent learning. Come to class prepared to participate in activities and discussion.
Other materials: We will also study some rather advanced-level articles that have been adapted for you from the BBC website.
Requirements:
Regular class attendance is required throughout the term. You must NOT miss more than 5 classes. If you do, it will count against your participation score by 2 points per absence. Also, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed from your classmates and complete any necessary make-up work. There will also be two graded homework assignments, to be written in Word (size 16 font, block paragraphs and justified) and to be submitted on time. For every day late, 2 points will be deducted from the score…if it’s more than five days late, no points will be awarded for that assignment.
Assessment:
2 written tests—15% + 20% Speaking test (same format as May oral test)—15% = 50%
Homework completion—15%+20% Participation—15% = 50%
Grades: 2 = 50%-59% 3 = 60%-72% 4 = 73%-84% 5 = 85%+
Plagiarism policy: Any instance of plagiarism results in a FAIL. See
http://seaswiki.elte.hu/studies/plagiarism
Artificial Intelligence: any essays (graded homework assignments) that look suspicious will be copy-pasted into an AI Detector to determine their authenticity.
Anti-discrimination statement:
The staff of the Department of English Language Pedagogy are fully committed both to promoting freedom of expression and to respecting the rights and dignity of all people regardless of their ethnic or socio-cultural background, gender, religion, beliefs, or sexual orientation. As we consider diversity beneficial, and respectful communication essential, we expect the same commitment from our students in their discourse and behaviour (accepted 21 February 2011).