Englisch - Selected Readings in Popular Science B2+C1

What it is about

You analyze and read selected texts from popular science to understand how authors' style, formats, and persuasion techniques vary. In the end you will be able to identify writing and reading strategies from popular science and apply them to clearer, more engaging texts of your own — also in an academic context.

What you will be able to do

• Recognize how writing style adapts to genre and format
• Apply techniques for reader engagement and persuasion
• Improve your own writing and language skills
• Transfer popular science strategies to academic writing

What the module consists of

• Communicative course workWorking on speaking, reading, writing and listening exercises to develop skills
• Individual, pair and group workApplication and practice of course content in different interaction forms
• PresentationsPreparation and presentation with visual aids and handout as an assessment component
• Written tasksRegular short writing tasks for learning progress control

Teaching method

• Communicative and task-orientedto promote active language use and realism in application
• Targeted listening, reading, writing and speaking exercisesto develop specific language skills
• Individual, pair and group workfor cooperative learning processes and exchange
• Structured grammar revision with online materialto secure the linguistic foundation as needed
• Preparatory homework (optional)for preparation and review of the course content