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851-0831-04L 2 Credits

English Language, Upper Intermediate B2

Lecturers & Examiners: Ilse New-Fannenböck
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 14:54:41

Abstract

This course is suitable for students who possess the skills defined in level B2 of the Council of Europe Global Scale, and takes them towards level C1. The aim is to enhance students' oral and written competence for academic purposes.

Objective

In this course we shall work towards the skills listed in level C1 of the Council of Europe Global Scale, such as understanding longer and complex factual and literary texts; writing clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length; talking about subjects related to your interests; presenting information and arguments for or against a particular point of view, participating actively in discussions in which you have to justify and sustain your opinions.

Content

Topics: Our language work will embrace themes of general interest and personal relevance, such as travel, leisure & entertainment, food, social change, and the individual and society. To this end, there will be a systematic focus on grammatical accuracy (tenses, modal verbs, prepositions, articles, recognition and correction of typical errors, etc.), vocabulary (word formation, synonyms & opposites, words easily confused, idioms & collocations, phrasal verbs, etc.), writing skills (narrative and description, formal & informal letters, notes & instructions, sentence-structure, style & register, and punctuation), oral expression and pronunciation and listening/interview skills.

Resources

Literature

We shall use a course book, New Cambridge Advanced English by Leo Jones, which will be sold in class at the beginning of term. You will also need to own a good monolingual dictionary.

General Information

Language
English
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
exercise English language, Upper Intermediate B2
Sprachlabor RAI J15
  • Thu 12:15-13:45
2 h weekly

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