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36487-01 - Course: Spoken English 3 CP (CANCELLED)

Semester spring semester 2014
Course frequency Irregular
Lecturers Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Content This course will explore three areas of spoken English. Firstly, some linguistic features of spoken English will be discussed. Secondly, we will address formal uses of spoken English such as the debate, the presentation, the speech, and reading aloud. A third area will include humour, jokes, lies and storytelling.
Learning objectives Students will learn about the ways in which spoken language is structured.
Students will rehearse some of the features of formal spoken language.
Students will learn about and engage with more poetic uses of spoken language.
Bibliography A reader of texts will be made available before the start of semester.
Weblink ISIS

 

Admission requirements English majors only.
Course application Please register via ISIS.
Language of instruction English
Use of digital media No specific media used

 

Interval Weekday Time Room

No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.

Modules Modul Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor's degree subject: English)
Assessment format continuous assessment
Assessment details Assessment will be conducted throughout the course.
Assessment registration/deregistration Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required
Repeat examination no repeat examination
Scale Pass / Fail
Repeated registration as often as necessary
Responsible faculty Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch
Offered by Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

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