Im Folgenden finden Sie die Kursinhalte der akademischen Englischkurse, die ab der Niveaustufe B1 angeboten werden. Die Niveaustufe nach dem Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen (GER) / Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) (B1 – C2) ist jeweils mit angeführt.
Alle Kurse sind 2-stündig und schließen mit einer Klausur am Semesterende ab.
Englisch B1: English for Academic Purposes. Winter term syllabus:
| Language skills | Grammar |
|---|---|
| Describing your studies and study routines | Present simple and present continuous |
| Making arrangements: suggestions, invitations and refuses (formal and informal) | Present perfect and past simple |
| Discussions | Future forms |
| University vocabulary | Passive |
| Seminar presentations | Comparisons |
| Writing a report |
Englisch B1: English for Academic Purposes. Summer term syllabus:
| Language skills | Grammar |
|---|---|
| Introducing yourself and talking about yourself and your studies. | Present perfect and past simple |
| Learning strategies | Irregular verbs |
| Writing an email (formal and informal) | Modal verbs |
| Asking for advice, giving advice | Question forming / Subject and object questions |
| Asking for an opinion / giving your own opinion / discussing | Gerund and infinitive |
| Reading strategies | |
| University vocabulary | |
| Writing a 300-350 word essay on a given topic. |
Englisch B2: English for Academic Purposes. Winter term syllabus:
| Language skills | Grammar |
|---|---|
| Small talk/mingling in university context | Tense overview: (future, present, present perfect, past, conditional) |
| Writing emails using different registers (formal, informal, neutral) | Grammar problems addressed during teaching sessions and homework reviews |
| Filling in application forms for scholarships | |
| Comparing/contrasting tabloid and quality newspaper articles | |
| Gist reading | |
| Paraphrasing | |
| Writing a 100 word summary using a quality newspaper article as a source | |
| Easy writing skills | |
| Writing a 500-600 word argumentative academic essay on a given topic | |
| University vocabulary |
Englisch B2: English for Academic Purposes. Summer term syllabus:
| Language skills | Grammar |
|---|---|
| Differences between standard and academic English | Tense overview: (future, present, present perfect, past, conditional) |
| Approaches to reading academic articles | Grammar problems addressed during teaching sessions and homework reviews |
| Using online dictionaries and thesaurus | |
| Paragraph writing | |
| Making essay plans | |
| Writing a 400-500 word argumentative academic essay on a given topic | |
| Peer-proof reading and correction | |
| Preparing a 5min academic presentation within a group | |
| Planning and writing PowerPoint presentation | |
| Presenting a 5min academic presentation | |
| University vocabulary |
Englisch C1: Academic English at Advanced Level. General syllabus: (There is no winter/summer syllabus, individual teachers can choose a selection from the following language skills)
| Language skills | Grammar |
|---|---|
| Advanced listening skills using for example authentic podcasts, television programmes and film sequences | Grammar review while completing language skill tasks and giving homework and presentation feedback |
| Overview and assessment of quality English-speaking online newspapers | |
| Writing a 100 word comment on a controversial issue presented in an English speaking online newspaper | |
| Advanced discussion arising from listening and reading sources | |
| Advanced paraphrasing and summary writing | |
| Creating own academic essay title and thesis statement | |
| Making detailed essay plan for academic essay | |
| Writing a 700-800 word academic essay | |
| Peer-checking and correcting academic essays | |
| Preparing for a formal academic debate | |
| Participating and presenting in a formal academic debate | |
| Creating own academic presentation title and thesis statement | |
| Planning and writing PowerPoint presentation | |
| Presenting an 10 min academic presentation |
Englisch C2: Academic English at Proficiency Level. General syllabus: (There is no winter/summer syllabus, individual teachers can choose a selection from the following language skills)
| Language skills | Grammar |
|---|---|
| Very advanced listening skills using for example authentic podcasts, television programmes and film sequences | Grammar review while completing language skill tasks and giving homework and presentation feedback |
| Overview and assessment of quality English-speaking online newspapers, dictionaries, thesaurus and other reference tools | |
| Writing a 100 word comment on a controversial issue presented in an English speaking online newspaper | |
| Very advanced discussion arising from listening and reading sources | |
| Very advanced paraphrasing and summary writing | |
| Creating own academic essay title and thesis statement | |
| Making detailed essay plan for academic essay | |
| Writing a 800-1000 word academic essay | |
| Peer-checking and correcting academic essays | |
| Preparing for a formal academic debate | |
| Participating and presenting in a formal academic debate | |
| Creating own academic presentation title and thesis statement | |
| Planning and writing PowerPoint presentation | |
| Presenting a 15 min academic presentation |