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English for Communication Science
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:24.11.2020 12:03:54
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_053 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Zita Goldšmite | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Language Centre | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Rīga, Dzirciema iela 16, valodas rsu[pnkts]lv, valodasrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061586 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 20 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 40 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 40 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 20 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 40 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 40 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.3 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.4 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of English at the level of secondary school programme | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop the English language skills for study and further work purposes in the chosen specialty and to promote the acquisition and practical use of specialised professional terminology. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Multimedia and communication. History of multimedia and development trends Course "English for Communication Science" overview: objectives, tasks, learning outcomes, requirements, tests and examination. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Academic English 2.1. Using an English-English dictionary: entries, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, word collocations, set expressions. (www.macmillandictionary.com; www.merriam-webster.com; www.thesaurus.com; www.collinsdictionary.com; www.ozdic.com/collocation-dictionary) Word building: roots, prefixes and suffixes. The most common suffixes for a noun, a verb and an adjective in English. 2.2. Presentations. Structure of presentations. Signposting language. Presentation evaluation. 2.3. A lect | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Print media 3.1. Newspapers: regional and national; quality press and tabloids 3.2. Headlines; Language devices used in headlines; grammatical features 3.3. Newspaper sections: front page, newspaper articles; overview | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Print media 4.1. Magazines: Comparison of newspapers and magazines 4.2. Group work: designing a newspaper/magazine and presenting it to the groupmates | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Academic English: Summary: main principles; a topic sentence, editing. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Radio 6.1. Radio vocabulary. Planning a news list; Topic sentence 6.2. Radio broadcasts. A profile of a producer; people working for radio. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Multimedia and television. 7.1. Television channels, programmes and people 7.2. TV in the age of technologies; television 7.3. The future of TV in the age of technologies. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Cinema 9.1. Films: types of films and genres; stages from film concept to cinema (a screenplay, pitching, characters – actors, a soundtrack, camera effects) 9.2. A film review: structure; vocabulary used | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Academic English. Formal and informal letters. 10.1. Letter layout, most often used set phrases, formal/neutral/informal language, emails. 10.2. CV and its sections. Filling in the Europass CV. 10.3. Letters of application. Set phrases used. Describing most recent education, relevant experience and positive personal qualities. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Art 11.1. Art and artists; exhibitions and art galleries; word collocations to speak about exhibits 11.2. Music: styles, use of infinitives and gerunds 11.3. Exhibition/concert/CD review 11.4. Festivals. Events. Ceremonies | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | New Media. Changes in communication and media 12.1. Social media, their characterisation. 12.2. Websites: structure, content, resources; evaluating a website | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Marketing and advertising 13.1. Marketing strategies. Word building: nouns from verbs. Synonyms and antonyms. 13.2. Advertising: slogans; advertising campaigns; TV commercials; endorsement | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Graphs and diagrams 14.1. Types of graphs and diagrams: line graphs, bar charts, pie charts and tables 14.2. Describing graphs and diagrams: most often used verbs, adjectives and adverbs. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Multimedia and communication. History of multimedia and development trends Course "English for Communication Science" overview: objectives, tasks, learning outcomes, requirements, tests and examination. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Academic English 2.1. Using an English-English dictionary: entries, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, word collocations, set expressions. (www.macmillandictionary.com; www.merriam-webster.com; www.thesaurus.com; www.collinsdictionary.com; www.ozdic.com/collocation-dictionary) Word building: roots, prefixes and suffixes. The most common suffixes for a noun, a verb and an adjective in English. 2.2. Presentations. Structure of presentations. Signposting language. Presentation evaluation. 2.3. A lect | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Print media 3.1. Newspapers: regional and national; quality press and tabloids 3.2. Headlines; Language devices used in headlines; grammatical features 3.3. Newspaper sections: front page, newspaper articles; overview | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Print media 4.1. Magazines: Comparison of newspapers and magazines 4.2. Group work: designing a newspaper/magazine and presenting it to the groupmates | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Academic English: Summary: main principles; a topic sentence, editing. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Radio 6.1. Radio vocabulary. Planning a news list; Topic sentence 6.2. Radio broadcasts. A profile of a producer; people working for radio. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Multimedia and television. 7.1. Television channels, programmes and people 7.2. TV in the age of technologies; television 7.3. The future of TV in the age of technologies. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Cinema 9.1. Films: types of films and genres; stages from film concept to cinema (a screenplay, pitching, characters – actors, a soundtrack, camera effects) 9.2. A film review: structure; vocabulary used | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Academic English. Formal and informal letters. 10.1. Letter layout, most often used set phrases, formal/neutral/informal language, emails. 10.2. CV and its sections. Filling in the Europass CV. 10.3. Letters of application. Set phrases used. Describing most recent education, relevant experience and positive personal qualities. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Art 11.1. Art and artists; exhibitions and art galleries; word collocations to speak about exhibits 11.2. Music: styles, use of infinitives and gerunds 11.3. Exhibition/concert/CD review 11.4. Festivals. Events. Ceremonies | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | New Media. Changes in communication and media 12.1. Social media, their characterisation. 12.2. Websites: structure, content, resources; evaluating a website | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Marketing and advertising 13.1. Marketing strategies. Word building: nouns from verbs. Synonyms and antonyms. 13.2. Advertising: slogans; advertising campaigns; TV commercials; endorsement | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Graphs and diagrams 14.1. Types of graphs and diagrams: line graphs, bar charts, pie charts and tables 14.2. Describing graphs and diagrams: most often used verbs, adjectives and adverbs. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students prepare both individual and group presentations on topics covered during the course; they do written tasks, read authentic texts on topics covered during the course and finish comprehension tasks; students work independently with English-English dictionaries and prepare the word lists. Students write letters, summaries and reports. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in classes; timely submitted written tasks of high quality; presentations made in accordance with the topics covered during the course; vocabulary tests – 25 % End of the 1st semester examination – 25% Written part of the end-of-course examination consisting of tasks on the use of terminology, reading comprehension tasks and a written task – 25% Spoken part of the examination: a presentation - 25%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: - recognise, translate and explain terminology related to multimedia communication sphere; - find and reproduce main information from authentic texts both in spoken and written English; - determine and report the speaker’s point of view. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: - use professional terminology accordingly both in spoken and written language; - prepare and give presentations on issues related to multimedia communication area; - express and defend their own opinion using the appropriate vocabulary; - give the summarised information both in spoken and written English, using the appropriate terminology; - write a summary, formal and informal letters, a profile, a review, etc. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The students will be able to work as a team, express and defend their point of view both orally and in writing, using the professional terminology. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ceramella, Nick & Lee, Elizabeth. Cambridge English for Media. Cambridge University Press. 2008. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Dell. Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge University Press, 9th printing, 2014 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ruth Gairns and Stuart Redman. Oxford Word Skills. OUP, 2009. | ||||||||
| 3 | Stjuart McKinlay, Bob Hastings. Success. Advanced Student’s Book. Pearson Education Limited, 2009. | ||||||||
| 4 | Lindsay White, Rod Fricker, Rosemary Nixon. Success. Advanced Workbook. Pearson Education Limited, 2009. | ||||||||
| 5 | Rod Fricker. Success. Advanced Teacher’s Support Book. Pearson Education Limited, 2009. | ||||||||
| 6 | Virginia Evans. Successful Writing. Proficiency. Express Publishing.2000 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.ofcom.org.uk | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.computer.org/portal/web/multimedia | ||||||||
| 3 | http://www.macmillandictionary.com | ||||||||
