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XIV -STUDY AND EVALUATION FORMS

Part of the Regulations of the University which corresponds to:

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  Continuous and final assessment;
  

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  The evalution of student si conducted in two parts: continuous and final assessment.
  
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  Continuous assessment covers 30% of the total evaluation, whereas the final assessment comprises 70% of the total evaluation.
  

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  Forms of continuous assessment;
  

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  The forms of continuous assessment are determined by each lecturer in his/her syllabus.
  
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  This evaluation includes students’ attendance and performance in lectures or seminars, the accomplishment of course assignements like colloquiums, research papers, presentations or other activities.
  

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  Forms of final assessment:
  

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  The final examination can be:
  

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   Written
   
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   Oral
   
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   Combined (written and oral)
   

The final form of the examination is determined by the lecturer and clearified at the beginning of the course.

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  Exams periods:
  

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   Winter term (Janaury - February)
   
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   Summer term (June-July)
   
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   Autum term (September)
   
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   Supplementary term
   

The student must have obtained the minimum of 20 credits to pass to the second year (third semester).

The student must have obtained the minimum of 60 credits to pass to the third year (fifth semester).

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  Forms of Graduation Exam
  

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  By the end of the study programme, the student is awarded the Bachelor Degree in English Language after he has presented a diploma thesis
  
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  The department collegialy approves the list of graduation theses at the beginning of the fifth semester. The topics are based on the study area of the department.
  
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  Students who have to sit for the graduation exam (apart from those who present a thesis) are provided with a set of well-thought questions from the basic formation disciplines.
  

XV.ANALYTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSES

Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

Course Code: B-HGA

Type of the course: Compulsory

Course level: Upper Intermediate

Year of study: 1^st

Semester: 1^st

ECTS: 6

Course Load Work: Lectures 30 classes, seminars 45 classes

Name of Lecturer: Suela Koça

Course Goals: By the end of this course students should be able to:

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  have a general idea on the focus of linguistics as a discipline
  
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  to know more about the nature of human language and its basic characteristics
  
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  to distinguish between the human and animal language
  
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  to have the basic knowledge about the subfields of linguistics (phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics)
  
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  to know more about the social functions of the language
  
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  to distinguish between language acquisition and learning
  
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  to have some ideas about the development of writing through time
  

Course Contents:

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  What is linguistics? The basic assumptions
  
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  The nature of human language
  
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  Human language; endowment or accomplishment?
  
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  Animal Language
  
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  Speech, language, communication
  
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  Features of verbal communication and nonverbal communication
  
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  What is grammar?
  
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  Principles and levels of analysis
  
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  The patterns of sound; phonetics and phonology
  
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  Morphology; the structure of words
  
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  How are new words created?
  
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  Syntax; the study of sentence structure
  
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  Semantics; the study of meaning in language
  
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  The meanings of language
  
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  Pragmatics; the study of language use
  
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  Presupposition and entailment
  
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  Speech act and events
  
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  When rules are broken? Anomaly. Metaphor. Idioms
  
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  Sociolinguistics; language and society
  
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  Language acquisition
  
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  Theories of child language acquisition
  
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  Language and writing. The history of writing
  

Basic Literature: - A. Akmajian, et al, Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication, the MIT Press, 1985, 2^nd edition.

- George Yule, Pragmatics, OUP, 1996, republished 2000.

- H. G. Widdowson, Linguistics, OUP, 1996, republished 2000.

- V. Fromkin, et al, Introduction to Language, 9^th edition, 2011, printed in Canada.

- B. L. Liles, An Introduction to Linguistics, Prentice-Hall, INC., New Jersey, 1975.

- G. Yule, The Study of Language, CUP, 3^rd edition, 2006.

Other references: - M. A. K Halliday, Spoken and Written Language, OUP, 1985, 2^nd edition, 1989.

- R. E. Owens, JR, Language Development, New York Macmillan, 1988.

- P. Trudgil, Sociolinguistics, Hazell Watson& Viney Ltd. 1974, reprinted 1975.

D. Crystal, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, CUP, 1987, republished 1995 Methods of Teaching: Lecture, Seminars and practice classes

Assessment Methods: Oral examination by the end of the course

Language of Teaching: English Language

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Course Title: ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

Course Code: B-FF

Type of the course: Compulsory

Course level: Upper Intermediate

Year of study: 1^st

Semester: 1^st

ECTS: 3

Course Load Work: Lectures 22 classes, seminars 15 classes

Name of Lecturer: Vasilika Pojani

Course Goals: By the end of this course students should be able to:

- recognize and pronounce correctly the sounds of English language

- form meaningful clusters, words and sentences by the help of sounds

- distinguish between sounds and phonemes as a means of creating new

words and grammatical forms of the same word

- know the suprasegmental features of Phonology

- recognize syllables, their srtucture and bounderies

- make the appropriate use of the pitch of the voice, tone, stress and

intonation

Course Contents:

- Phonetics as branch of Linguistics, its relation to other sciences

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  Types and branches of Phonetics
  
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  Identity of speech sounds, Sounds and spelling
  
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  Organs of Speech (Articulators) and their function
  
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  Speech production; Initiation, Phonation, Articulation
  
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  Vowels and their classification
  
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  Consonants and their classification
  
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  Some unusual consonants and their distribution
  
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  Phonology, the sound patterns of language
  
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  The difference between speech sounds and phonemes
  
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  The rules of phonology, phonemic presentation & phonetic presentation – rule-governed
  
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  Length of speech sounds
  
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  Phonotactics; The nature of the syllables
  
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  The structure and features of the English syllables
  
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  Syllabic consonants
  
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  Strong and weak forms of pronunciation
  
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  Allophonic processes; Assimilation, Elision, Insertion, Reduction, Juncture, Contraction
  
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  Word stress, nature and functions
  
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  Sentence stress, the function of sentence stress
  
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  Intonation, form and function in intonation
  

Basic Literature:

Peter Roach “English Phonetics and Phonology” A Practical Course, Cambridge University Press 1993

Other References:

Collins, Beverley & Mees M., Inger, “Practical Phonetics and Phonology”

Daniel, D. “A handbook on Phonetics and Phonology”

Koenraad Kuiper and W. Scott Allan “An Introduction to English Language” 1996

Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman “An introduction to Language” International edition, 1993

Roach, Peter. “Phonetics” Oxford Introductions to Language Study, Oxford University Press, 2001

Methods of Teaching: Lecture, Seminars and practice classes

Assessment Methods: Written examination by the end of the course

Language of Teaching: English


Course Title: ALBANIAN LANGUAGE I

Course Code: GJSH1

Type of the course: Compulsory

Course level: Intermediate

Year of study: 1^st

Semester: 1^st

ECTS: 3

Course Load Work: Lectures 15 classes, seminars 22 classes

Name of Lecturer: Alma Pogoni

Course Goals: By the end of this course students should be able to:

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  obtain knowledge on the origin and development of the Albanian language
  
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  be familiar with the phonetic, lexical and morphological system of the language
  
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  to increase national and state awareness that Albanian language is the main means for their cultural education and the main subject for pre-university education
  

Course Contents:

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  Language and its features
  
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  Language functions
  
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  Indo-European language family
  
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  Dialects of Albanian language
  
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  Standard Albanian language
  
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  Relations of standard language with the dialects
  
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  Phonetics and the qualities of sounds
  
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  Construction of speech apparatus
  
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  Vowels and consonants classification
  
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  Word stress and its features in Albanian language
  
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  Logical and emotional stress
  
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  Intonation
  
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  Lexicology and word; lexical meaning
  
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  New meanings of words
  
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  Semantic connections of words in Albanian language; synonymy, antonymy, homonymy
  
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  Basic knowledge on morphology, its object and connection with other disiplines
  
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  Morphological structure of the word
  
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  Types and ways of word formation; preffixes, composition, compounds, conversion
  
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  Noun, lexico-grammatical groups of nouns
  
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  Adjective and numerals; classification of adjectives, their categories
  
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  Verb and its classification, auxiliary verbs
  
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  Grammatical categories of verb
  
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  Adverb and conjunctions; their classification
  
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  Particles and interjections; place and stress of particles; features and classification of interjections
  

Basic Literature: Gramatika e shqipes së sotme, I, II, 2002;

Jashari, A., Gjuha shqipe për studentët, Korçë, 2012

Other References:

Agalliu, F., Mbi pjesët e ligjëratës në gjuhën shqipe, në Çështje të fonetikës dhe gramatikës së shqipes së sotme, Tiranë, 1972;

Demiraj, Sh., Sistemi i lakimit në gjuhën shqipe, Tiranë, 1975;

Fjalor i Shqipes së Sotme, 2002;

Fjalor sinonimik i gjuhës shqipe, 2004;

Gjinari, J., Shkurtaj Gj., Dialektologjia, Sh.B.L.U., Tiranë, 2003.

Jashari, A., Fjalë me shumë kuptime leksiko-gramatikore në gjuhën shqipe, Buletini Shkencor, Univ. Korçë, Nr. 6, 2004.

Jashari, A., Kryeziu B., Gjuhë amtare (Tekst për studentët e fakulteteve të edukimit), Universiteti i Prishtinës, Prishtinë 2011;

Jashari, A., Ushtrime për leksikologjinë e gjuhës shqipe, Tiranë, 2008;

Lloshi, Xh., Stilistika e gjuhës shqipe, Tiranë, 2004;

Memushaj, R, Fonetika e shqipes standarde, Toena, 2009;

Memushaj, R., Fonetika e shqipes standarde, Toena, 2009;

Thomai J., Leksikologjia e gjuhës shqipe, Tiranë, 2010;
Methods of Teaching: Lecture, Seminars

Assessment Methods: Written examination by the end of the course

Language of Teaching: Albanian


Course Title: ENGLISH WRITING

Course code: GJSH

Type of the course: Compulsory

Course level: Upper intermediate

Year of study: 1^st

Semester: 2^nd

ECTS: 3

Course work load: 38 classes, lectures and seminars

Name of lecturer: Edlira Xega

Course goal: By the end of this module students will be able to :

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  strengthen their knowledge on the practical side of the written language, parallel to the linguistic formation, being based on specific vocabulary and terminology in different fields.
  
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  To develop lexix, paragraphs construction, and the practical use of English.
  

Prerequisites: This module aims to interpret some of the main issues of written English language: The subject is based on the practical use of written language.

Course contents:

English writing. The importance of written language

Text Organization: Contrasting Information

Word forms - Exercises

The development of a paragraph

Contrasting paragraphs- Writing

How to introduce yourself

Interruptions / New Elements to the Story

Practicing new elements in a story- Writing

How to write an introduction- writing

Descriptive and Process paragraphs

Opinion Paragraphs

How to write letters closings: business letters, letters to close friends

Writing a business letter- Written task 1

Comparative and contrastive paragraphs

Useful English Phrases for Participating in a Business Meeting- Dialogues

Misused modifiers in written work

How to write a successful Curriculum Vitae?

How to write a summary of a text- Writing

Subject- Verb agreement

How to write a paragraph by using four essential elements

Pronoun agreement

Suggested writing topic

Concepts and terminology in education

How to write a letter of appreciation- Written task 2

Text Organization: Showing Logical Connections and Relations

Word choice

Practice on phrasal verbs- exercises

Exercises with the use of Idioms and clichés

English writing for business documents

Useful academic expressions- Writing

How to write the composition of a text

Idiomatic expressions in use

Useful English Phrases for Classroom Communication- Dialogues

How to write a summary.

Text organization. Providing additional information

How to write an introduction, an abstract (informative),and a letter of motivation.

Basic literature: Bailey E. P. Philip A.(1991) The practical writer with readings. 3^rd edition Power Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College publishers,

Zemach E.D. Rumisec L.A. Macmillian, (2005) Academic writing. From paragraphs to essays

Other references: Ascher A. Think about editing A grammar editing guide for ESL writers Heinle Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts

Marius R. (1995) A writer’s companion. Third edition. Harvard University.

Methods of teaching: Seminars

Language of teaching: English

Assessment methods: Test, classroom assignments


Course Title: ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY

Course Code: MOA

Type of the course: Compulsory

Course level: Intermediate/advanced

Year of study: 1^st

Semester: 1^st

ECTS: 6

Course Work Load: Lectures 30 hours, seminars 45 hours

Name of Lecturer: Lindita Kacani

Course Goals: By the end of this course students should be able to:

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  recognize and comprehend the grammatical concepts, categories and forms of the English language;
  
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  analyze and explain the grammatical form of a certain word and structure
  
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  use English language correctly and appropriately at a certain communicative context through oral and written communication skills
  

Course Contents:

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  The Origin and Development of English;
  
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  What is Grammar? Grammatical theories;
  
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  Essentials of Morphology: Kinds of morphemes, the interaction of Morphology and Phonology; types of word-form derivation;
  
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  Parts of Speech (word classes): The classification of words into parts of speech; parts of speech and their grammatical; characteristics; same words functioning as different parts of speech;
  
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  The Noun and its Grammatical Categories: the classification of nouns; the category of number, case and gender;
  
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  Articles: the meaning of articles; the use of definite article, indefinite article and zero article;
  
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  Kinds and uses of Pronouns;
  
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  Kinds of adjectives; order of adjectives; degrees of adjectives;
  
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  The grammatical categories of Verbs; the basic forms of verb; kinds of verbs; the category of aspect;
  
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  The use of different Tense Forms of the Verb;
  
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  Modal Words: Modals /Semi –modals; the use of modal verbs; Expressions similar to modal verbs
  
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  The Category of Mood: the use of different kind of sentences (the indicative; imperative; conditionals, subjunctives);
  
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  The Category of Voice: Active and passive Voice; Changing from active into passive; Causative form;
  
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  The Non-Finite Forms of the Verb: Participles, Infinitives & Gerunds: their forms and use;
  
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  Adverbs: kinds of adverbs; their position in a sentence; Adverb particles and phrasal verbs; Adverb with two forms and differences in meaning;
  
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  Prepositions: Literal (physical) meaning of some prepositions; the use of prepositions after certain verbs, adjectives, nouns and in adverbial phases that show time, place & other relationship;
  
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  The use of conjunctions: Coordinating conjunctions, Correlative conjunctions, Subordinate conjunctions;
  
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  Negation: Forming negative statements; Negative words & affixes; Broad negatives.
  

Basic Literature: Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S., Leech, G. dhe Svartvick J. (1985). A

comprehensive grammar of the English language.

Eastwood, J. (2006). Oxford Practice Grammar – intermediate, advanced.

Other References: Graver, B. D. Advanced English Practise

Azar, B. S. Understanding and Using English Grammar

Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use

Pagoulation, V. dhe Vlachou FCE Use of English

Alexander, L. G. Longman English Grammar
Methods of Teaching: Lecture, controlled and communicative activities

Assessment Methods: Portfolio, Written examination by the end of the course

Language of Teaching: English

Course Title: TEXT ANALYSIS 1

Course Code: MSH-MH-AF-105

Type of the course: Compulsory

Course level: B2 – Intermediate

Year of study: 1^st

Semester: 1^st

ECTS: 6

Course Work Load: Seminars and practices 75 classes;

Name of Lecturer: Dorela Kaçauni; Juliana Cyfeku

Course Goals: By the end of this course students should be able to:

understand the process of writing

understand the main ideas of texts on concrete and abstract topics

interact with fluency and spontaneity

understand lectures and follow complex arguments

listen to different types of texts and practice: Multiple choice exercises, sentence competition, multiple matching

read articles and reports on contemporary issues

write detailed texts for their personal interests

to write essays, reports, informal and formal letters, e-mails, stories about events, job applications and articles
Course Contents:

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  Pre-Writing: Getting ready to write
  
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  Expressions and meanings
  
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  Comparisons
  
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  Articles
  
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  So and such
  
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  Past tenses
  
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  Obligation, necessity and permission
  
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  Noun phrases
  
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  Defining relative clauses
  
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  Causative passive with have and get
  
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  Present Perfect Simple; Present Perfect Continuous
  
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  Phrasal verbs
  
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  Informal letters
  
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  Letter of application
  
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  Article
  
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  Essay
  
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  Review
  
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  Report
  
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  Email
  
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  Word formation
  
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  Transformations
  

Basic Literature: Norris, R. (2013). “Ready for First”. Third Edition 2012. Macmillan.

Other References: Foley, M. & Hall, D. 2005 “Advanced Learners’ grammar; A self-study reference and Practice Book”. Longman

Methods of Teaching: Lecture and practice classes

Assessment Methods: Written examination by the end of the course

Language of Teaching: English


Course Title: TEXT ANALYSIS 2

Course Code: MSH-MH-AF-105

Type of the course: Compulsory

Course level: B2 – Intermediate

Year of study: 1^st

Semester: 2^nd

ECTS: 6

Course Load Work: Seminars and practices 75 classes;

Name of Lecturer: Dorela Kaçauni; Juliana Cyfeku

Course Goals: By the end of this course students should be able to:

understand the process of writing

understand the main ideas of texts on concrete and abstract topics

interact with fluency and spontaneity

understand lectures and follow complex arguments

listen to different types of texts and practice: Multiple choice exercises, sentence competition, multiple matching

read articles and reports on contemporary issues

write detailed texts for their personal interests

to write essays, reports, informal and formal letters, e-mails, stories about events, job applications and articles
Course Contents:

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  the future and time linkers
  
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  modal verbs of speculation and deduction
  
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  question tags
  
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  contrast linkers
  
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  too and enough
  
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  passives
  
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  conditionals
  
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  countable and uncountable nouns
  
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  reporting verbs
  
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  hypothetical situations
  
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  prepositions and gerunds
  
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  compound adjectives
  
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  ability
  
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  word formation
  
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  review
  
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  article
  
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  email
  
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  reports
  
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  letter of application
  
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  phrasal verbs with give, turn, make and do
  
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  word formation
  
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  transformations