English for Social Sciences
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 0900-OG-EN-EFSS |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
(brak danych)
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(0314) Socjologia i kulturoznawstwo
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | English for Social Sciences |
Jednostka: | Wydział Humanistyczny (1945-2019) |
Grupy: |
Zajęcia ogólnouniwersyteckie w j. obcym na WFiNS |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Wymagania wstępne: | (tylko po angielsku) Working knowledge of English |
Całkowity nakład pracy studenta: | (tylko po angielsku) Classes requiring direct participation of the teacher – classes: 50 h Self-study: reading and class preparation: 50 h Self-study: writing: 30 h Self-study: consultation with lecturer: 10 h Total: 140 h |
Efekty uczenia się - wiedza: | (tylko po angielsku) Students know basic social science terminology, and understand rules of academic debates and principles of academic writing and speaking. |
Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności: | (tylko po angielsku) Students can effectively communicate – both orally and in writing - on basic social science topics. They are able to produce a range of written texts meeting basic academic standards (including references, bibliography and proper genre and vocabulary). |
Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne: | (tylko po angielsku) Students effectively collaborate in groups, actively engage in group discussion and other teamwork. |
Metody dydaktyczne: | (tylko po angielsku) Information lecture Multimedia presentation Oxford debate Decision game Practical exercise |
Metody dydaktyczne eksponujące: | - symulacyjna (gier symulacyjnych) |
Metody dydaktyczne podające: | - wykład informacyjny (konwencjonalny) |
Metody dydaktyczne poszukujące: | - oxfordzka |
Metody dydaktyczne w kształceniu online: | - gry i symulacje |
Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The aim of this course is to improve students’ English language skills in the academic environment. This will involve learning and practising listening, writing and speaking skills, using a range of interactive methods. Students will also be offered practical training in using basic IT tools useful for social science students and academics (including speech recognition tools, online translation tools, tools for managing bibliography, references and organizing personal library etc). |
Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) Lectures (1-10) 1. Main sociological concepts and terminology (class, power, norms, social control, gender etc): an introduction 2. Main sociological concepts and terminology II 3. Identifying sources and conducting bibliographic research 4. Academic databases and how to use them 5. Basic IT skills for social science students 6. Synthesizing and critically analysing information 7. Writing and listening skills: an introduction 8. Public speaking: basic principles 9. Effective oral communication and presentation skills 10. Discussion skills: introduction to Oxford debate Seminars (1-15) 1. Introduction and ice-breaking session 2. Practical exercise in social science terminology 3. Practical exercise in social science terminology II 4. Source critique and referencing 5. Information gathering in practice; using academic databases 6. Basic IT skills for social science students: practical exercise in speech recognition tools, creation of mind maps and graphs 7. Basic IT skills for social science students: reference managers and paper organizers 8. Basic analytical methods for social students (SWOT, mind maps etc) 9. Writing in social sciences: genres (practical exercise) 10. Writing in social sciences II 11. Public speaking: student presentations I 12. Public speaking: student presentations II 13. Discussion skills: a discussion game 14. Oxford debate 15. Summary and wrap-up |
Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) 1. Becker, Howard. 2007. Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article. Chicago and London; University of Chicago Press. (second edition) 2. Cierach, Magdalena, Barbara Mindziul, Kamila Narbutt-Rogalska. 2015. English for social sciences, Olsztyn: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego. Dignen, B. 2007. Fifty Ways to Improve your Presentation Skills in English. Oxford: Summertown Publishing. 3. Manning A. et al. 2007. Transferable Academic Skills Kit. University Foundation Study. Garnet-University of Reading. 4. McCarthy, Michael, Felicity O'Dell. 2014. Academic Vocabulary in Use. 50 units of academic vocabulary reference and practice. Self-study and classroom use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 5. The Chicago Manual of Style for Authors, Editors and Copywriters (2010). Chicago: Chicago University Press (sixteenth edition). |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) Each student will write/prepare a number of written texts, including: email, abstract, report, research paper, letter of application, curriculum vitae, as well as on oral presentation (accompanied with a Power Point presentation). Each piece (as well as active participation in other activities, such as Oxford debate and decision game) will be graded using standard scale (2-5). The final grade will be the mean from all grades obtained. |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.