Text Skills in English for Students of Social Sciences and Philosophy (B1-B2)

SWS: 2

ECTS: 6

Einstufungsergebnis: 36-66

This course will help students within the social sciences and philosophy (i.e. studying at FB03) to build the necessary English language skills as required in their field. The course aims are:

• to discuss social-science related topics
• to understand the main ideas a of shorter academic text
• to comment on an academic text orally
• to use common grammatical constructions correctly
• to use the most common academic vocabulary appropriately

The activities and aims of the course are based around the B2 spectrum of the Common European Framework. You will be expected to do a moderate amount of independet work outside the classroom to meet the course goals.

To receive credit, you will need to attend the class sessions, take a written exam and give a presentation or take an oral exam.