English B2.1 Combined course

TARGET AUDIENCE

You have achieved the level B1 of English and wish to further improve your English on the upper-intermediate level.

Blended-learning classes are aimed at people who have access to IT material connected to the internet and that they can use without difficulty. Good word-processing skills as well as being familiar with and willing to use apps and online platforms are prerequisites in order to be able to follow one of these courses.

SKILLS TAUGHT

Reading, writing, listening and speaking.

METHODOLOGY

Group work, pair work and work in the class plenum.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Assuming regular attendance and independent study, you should be able to do the following by the end of this course:

• Understand quite complex ideas and attitudes in some depth and detail
• Write essays, reports, forum posts etc. expressing thoughts and opinions coherently and in some detail
• Participate actively in discussions, expressing thoughts and opinions fluently and coherently

COURSE TYPE

This course alternates between classroom and distance learning:

- once a week: a 100-minute face-to-face class (in-class) at INLL

- once a week: a 100-minute distance and live class via the Teams platform or Zoom

The two courses are compulsory and complementary.

This course is:

– based on work plans developed from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

– subject to evaluations and gives the learner the option of a skills assessment.

COURSE MATERIALS

Up-to-date and engaging textbooks and teaching methods based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages 

Real-world materials

EVALUATION

Learners will be assessed continuously throughout the semester. At the end of the semester, they will receive a certificate outlining their level in the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).