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Second Foreign Language. English Language (professional, legal terminology, verbal and written communication skills)
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:12
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_095 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Person and Property Defence | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Daiga Tetere | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 24 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not necessary. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Ensure that having completed the course, students are able to use English for communication in daily life and work-related situations in accordance with the description of skills corresponding to levels A1/A2 of the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment” . Tasks: 1. Develop English language speaking, reading and writing skills and knowledge of language structures. Acquire basic professional terminology in the field of police in English. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Getting acquainted. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Personal information. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Everyday activities. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Humans and nature. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Travelling. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Police. | Lectures | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Getting acquainted. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Personal information. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Everyday activities. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Humans and nature. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Travelling. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Police. | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Coursework completed of appropriate quality and submitted within the deadlines set; active vocabulary acquired. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes, 2 tests passed. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Able to use standard vocabulary in English in spoken and written communication, able to recognise and distinguish between statements and questions; able to find the necessary information in the text; able to use the most necessary phrases for starting and carrying on the conversation and giving the information; able to use simple, most common English language structures; able to recognise and determine whether the relevant statement or text is related to present, past or future activities. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Able to use general and special terminology; perform simple practical tasks related to communication between the police personnel and colleagues and clients of the EU countries within their scope of competence; provide a summary of the information obtained both verbally and in writing, using appropriate terminology. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of successful completion of the study course, students will be able to use the acquired terminology in studies and in simple situations related to their professional activities. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Language Leader, elementary. D.Cotton, D.Falvey, S.Kent. 2011, Pearson Education | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.englishforpolice.co | ||||||||
| 2 | https://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/police.htm | ||||||||
