Practise listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills and competences to reach an advanced C1 level (cf. CEFR descriptors) and be able to take an English certificate exam at C1 level.

• Please note that while this course prepares students for an English certificate exam, the exam itself cannot be taken at the University of Liechtenstein.
• Information about the placement test is provided on the website www.uni.li/sprachkurse and by the study programmes.

The schedule is preliminary and can later be adapted upon participants' request.

Interaction, coaching

Develop skills and competences to reach an advanced C1 level (cf. CEFR descriptors), be able to take an English certificate exam at C1 level

• listening:

o understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly

• reading:

o understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style
o understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions

• speaking:

o express oneself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions
o use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes
o formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate contribution skillfully to those of other speakers
o present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion

• writing:

o express oneself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length
o write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what are considered the salient issues
o select style appropriate to the reader in mind

Available on Moodle

Parts of assessment
A: written exam
B: oral exam

Attendance: minimum 80% required

Grading

cross-faculty course:
Rules for registration: www.uni.li/cross-faculty