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• develop participants’ academic and professional language competence to a level approximating to the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework C1
• foster language learning skills
• enhance critical thinking skills
• expand study-related vocabulary through a focus on specialised written and spoken texts.

• understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognize implicit meaning
• express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions
• use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes
• produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects.

• professional and academic writing (letters/emails, reports etc.) including job applications

• presenting and defending arguments and ideas as well as summarizing texts in both written and spoken form

• expanding vocabulary (including academic and subject-specific) to prepare students for future employment and/or study situations

• reading and listening practice (audio and video) with a particular focus on popular science, topical and study-related issues

• speaking practice (including frequent pair and group work) throughout the course in order to consolidate learning and enhance oral communication skills.

The aim of the 4-semester course is to

• develop participants’ academic and professional language competence to a level approximating to the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework B2
• foster language learning skills
• enhance critical thinking skills
• expand study-related vocabulary through a focus on specialised written and spoken texts.

• understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialisation
• interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party
• can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects
• can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

The 4-semester English Intermediate course includes

• professional and academic writing (letters/emails, reports etc.) including job applications
• presenting and defending arguments and ideas as well as summarizing texts in both written and spoken form
• expanding vocabulary (including academic and subject-specific) to prepare students for future employment and/or study situations
• reading and listening practice (audio and video) with a particular focus on popular science, topical and study-related issues
• speaking practice (including frequent pair and group work) throughout the course in order to consolidate learning and enhance oral communication skills.

The aim of the 4-semester course is to

• develop participants’ academic and professional language competence to a level approximating to the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework B2+
• foster language learning skills
• enhance critical thinking skills
• expand study-related vocabulary through a focus on specialised written and spoken texts.

• understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialisation
• interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party
• produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects
• explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

The 4-semester English Upper-intermediate course includes

• professional and academic writing (letters/emails, reports etc.) including job applications
• presenting and defending arguments and ideas as well as summarizing texts in both written and spoken form
• expanding vocabulary (including academic and subject-specific) to prepare students for future employment and/or study situations
• reading and listening practice (audio and video) with a particular focus on popular science, topical and study-related issues
• speaking practice (including frequent pair and group work) throughout the course in order to consolidate learning and enhance oral communication skills.