| Statuss(Neaktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Professional English IV |
| Course code | ValoP260 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 32 |
| Independent study hours | 49 |
| Date of course confirmation | 14/12/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Language Centre |
| Course developers | |
| Mg. paed., Ieva Lazdiņa |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| The aim of the course is acquisition of knowledge and skills for academic purposes and professional activities to serve such purposes as the development of professional qualification, obtaining and exchange of information, and improving students' communication skills in the situations related to professional activities and/or academic purposes. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Knowledge – Terminology related to sociology, society, social institutions, sociological research etc; professional information in the English language; the knowledge of the language use in the professional area.
Skills - Students are able to apply the knowledge and communicative skills, including reading, speaking, listening and writing skills, in their professional activities, participating in discussions, creating dialogues, making presentations. Students are able to use professional terminology in various communicative situations (telephone talks, job interviews, business correspondence, electronic documents, etc.). They are able to find necessary information in a foreign language on-line, work with dictionaries of terminology and industry. Competence – Students have improved the competence of professional foreign language in order to apply a foreign language creatively in spoken and written communication for professional activities, student mobility and in academic environment. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Andersen M.L., Howard F.T. Sociology. Understanding a Diverse Society. Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth, 2008. 691 p. ISBN-13:978-0-495-00742-5.
2. Cotton D., Falvey D., Kent S. Language Leader. Upper-intermediate. Essex: Longman, 2008. 192 p. 3. Newman D.M. Sociology: 7. Exploring the architecture of everyday life. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press, 2008. 547 p. ISBN-13:978-1-4129-6152-3. 4. Tepperman L., Curtis J., Albanese P. Sociology: a Canadian perspective. Ontario: Oxford University Press, 2008. 778 p. ISBN 978-0-19-542559-8. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Abercrombie N., Hill S., Turner B.S. The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology. London: Penguin Books., 2006. 484 p.
2. Newman D.M., O’Brien J. Sociology: 7. Exploring the architecture of everyday life. Readings. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press, 2008. 389 p. 3. Cullen P. Vocabulary for IELTS. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 174 p. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Contemporary Sociology. Published by American Sociological Association. ISSN (printed): 0094-3061. ISSN (electronic): 1939-8638.
2. Humanities and Social Sciences: Latvia. University of Latvia. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte. ISSN 1022-4483. 3. International Sociology: journal of the International Sociological Association. Published by Sage Publications. London: SAGE. ISSN (printed): 0268-5809. ISSN (electronic): 1461-7242. |
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