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| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This is one of the options for the third of three required courses in the module "Introduction to Academic Communication in English" (ACE). The 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. |
| Comments | Please register by e-mail to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch by 1.9.2020. The number of participants is limited to 24. Students may register for only one ACE 3 class! |
| Admission requirements | Open only to registered students of English. This course is not available in the Komplementärbereich. |
| Course application | Please register by e-mail to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch by 1.9.2020. The number of participants is limited to 24. Students may register for only one ACE 3 class! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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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 and will involve spoken as well as written assignments to complete. |
| 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 |