Semesters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

ECTS: 3

Form of assessment: exam

AIMS

• develop confidence in receptive and productive skills necessary for effective communication;
• assist the students in achieving grammatical accuracy, awareness of complex structures – idioms, collocations, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs;
• improve reading strategies, writing precision and stylistic variety, ability to use general, social and subject-specific language, eschange ideas, justify opinions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

On successful completion of this course of study students should be able to:
• express themselves fluently and accuately on complex topics;
• use language flexibly for social, academic and professional purposes;
• identify and differentiate between varieties of style, genre, social register in a foreign language, use complex lexico-grammatical structures;
• employ various forms of writing techniques and reading strategies, means of text organization and cohesion.

CONTENT

Political systems. Nation and nationality. State power and symbols. Political systems around the word. Democracy. Branches of power: legislative, executive, judiciary. Head of state. Party systems. Public movements. Elections. Youth in politics.

Environment protection. Global problems. Air, water, soil pollution. Global warming. Environmental disaster of the 20th-21st centuries. Environmental movements. Green parties, organizations. Public awareness.

Transnational organizations. European Union. Economy, politics, education, humanitarian activities. Global issues. World international organizations - history, functions and activities of the United Nations, UNESCO.