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The name of the Course Text Interpretation

The author of the Course lecturer Mag.paed.. Sandra Kalniņa

The Objective of the Course The objective of the course is to give the students a possibility to develop and improve their language competence : to use the English language fluently and accurately, to express themselves clearly both in written and oral forms, to continue to develop students’ skills and abilities to understand, analyse and interpret the texts of different styles, genres and types as well as to improve students’ general proficiency of English..

Preconditions for the The acquisition of the language courses of Terms 1 and 2,Year1:

Acquisition of the Course Conversation and Grammar

The Scope of the Course 4 terms, 64 hours of practical classes per term in terms 3 and 4, 32 hours of practical classes per term in terms 5 and 6 3
The Number of Credit Points 12 points;

Term 3 – 4 points, Term 4–4 points; Term 5– 2 points, Term 6–2 points

The Type of Assessment An examination in written form at the end of each term preceded by two midterm tests.
The Contents of the Course, see Appendix

Appendix

Term 3

No.	Themes	Hours
1.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 1. Present, past and future	4
2.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 2. Communicating	4
3.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 3. Making things clear	4
4.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 4. Set in the past	4
5.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 7. In the market place	4.
6.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 8. Working it out	4
7.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 9. Possibilities	4
8.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 10. Life,the universe and everything	4
9.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 11. Evaluating	4
10.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 12. Yourself and others	4
11.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 13. Right and wrong	4
12.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 14. Body and mind	4
13.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 15. World affairs	4
14.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Unit 15. World affairs	4
15.	Doff A.,Jones Ch. Language in Use .Review	4.
16.	Finalization	4

Term 4

N0.	Themes	Hours
1.	Katherine Mansfield .Sixpence	4
2.	Katherine Mansfield .Sixpence	4
3.	Katherine Mansfield .Sixpence	4
4.	Katherine Mansfield .Sixpence	4
5.	Oscar Wilde. The Birthday of the Infanta	4
6.	Oscar Wilde. The Birthday of the Infanta	4
7.	Oscar Wilde. The Birthday of the Infanta	4
8.	Oscar Wilde. The Birthday of the Infanta	4
9.	Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the “Narcissus”	4
10.	Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the “Narcissus”	4
11.	Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the “Narcissus”	4
12.	Joseph Conrad. The Nigger of the “Narcissus”	4
13.	Charles Dickens.Bleak House	4
14.	World affairs. Newspaper material	4
15.	Charles Dickens.Bleak House	4.
16.	Charles Dickens.Bleak House	4