The usage of role play technology in developing pupils' discourse competence contents: introduction

Spoken Production
By the end of their undergraduate studies, learners can:

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  give a well-structured presentation on a specific topic
  
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  give clear, detailed descriptions on a range of subjects related to his/her specialism
  
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  make an oral report on a specific topic
  
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  give a clear summary of an article, lecture or discussion
  
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  develop and sustain an argument on a familiar topic, supporting it with reasons, examples and evidence Reading
  

By the end of their undergraduate studies, learners can:

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  understand the main / specific points in information texts on familiar and unfamiliar topics
  
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  understand correspondence related to his/her interests or specialism
  
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  understand short descriptions of charts, graphs, tables
  
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  understand complex messages
  
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  understand and follow specific and complex written instructions or directions
  
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  locate specific information in longer articles and reports in his/her specialist field
  
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  read abstracts, conference programmes, contents pages etc, in order to decide whether to read certain sections or chapters for detail
  

Skills to be developed: reading for gist; reading for specific information; reading for detailed understanding; reading for orientation (signs, labels etc.) Writing
By the end of their undergraduate studies, learners can:

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  write specific messages (business letters, notes, e-mails)
  
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  write well-structured professional essays and reports,
  
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  write coherent scientific and research articles with a reasonable degree of accuracy and in an appropriate style (C1)
  
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  write proposals, summaries and abstracts
  
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  (if required) write final qualification works in his/her specialism (C1)