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English Language, Advanced C1
English language, Advanced
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 14:52:46
Abstract
This course is suitable for students who already possess the skills defined in level C1 of the Council of Europe Global Scale. It takes them towards level C2, practising the four skills of speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension.
Objective
Linguistic targets: Students will work towards the skills listed in level C2 of the European framework, such as reading and understanding literary and linguistically complex texts, and recognising implicit meaning; presenting clear and detailed descriptions of complex subjects, developing a point and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion; writing clear, smoothly-flowing essays, reports and summaries: expressing ideas and opinions convincingly, without searching for expressions, participating actively in discussions and relating their contributions skilfully to those of other speakers. To this end, we shall focus on difficult and ambiguous areas of grammar, phrasal verbs, vocabulary building and word study, idioms, difficult word pairs, collocation, false friends etc.
Content
This course is the same as (851-0831-01): level, contents, material and requirements are identical.
Resources
Lecture Notes
No script.
Literature
Texts and articles for discussion and other materials will be supplied every week. In addition, students will have to buy a workbook, Recycling Advanced English, revised edition, by Clare West, which will be sold in class at the beginning of term. They will also need to own a good monolingual dictionary.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- oral 30 minutes
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture | English language, Advanced |
|
1 h weekly |
| exercise | English language, Advanced | No time listed | 1 h weekly |