Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
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Curriculum subjectProfessional English in the Field of Internal Security (B2 Level)
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| Subject code |
KEEC5221 |
| Subject name |
Professional English in the Field of Internal Security (B2 Level) |
| Credit points |
3 ECTS |
| Grading method |
Prelim |
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| Curriculum subject |
| Curriculum |
2019 VA |
| Study year |
1 |
| Semester |
Fall semester |
| Subject type |
Mandatory |
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| Aim |
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| The objective of the subject is to provide the students with the vocabulary and phraseology necessary for discussing world issues and security related matters and to equip the learners with verbal tools for participation in various workshops, trainings, conferences and debates on relevant topics. During the course, students will also acquire skills for composing academic texts and making presentations. |
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| Form description |
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1. General academic vocabulary
2. Linking words and composition of written sentences
3. Presenting an argument
4. Expressing opinions
5. Agreeing and disagreeing
6. Questioning
7. Making proposals
8. Writing various official letters
9. Making presentations
10. Specific internal security related vocabulary through the following topics of discussion:
• International Cooperation
• Negotiation and Mediation
• Immigration and Racism
• Transnational crime
• Police/rescue/corrections/border guard
• Unemployment
• Poverty/slavery/forced labor
• Women’s rights/gender equality
• Urbanization
• Language discrimination
• Environmental issues (global warming/renewable energy)
• Human rights violations |
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| Study outcome |
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1. The learners will have acquired an extensive word bank on academic and internal security topics through reading and analysing the speciality-related texts.
2. The learners will have become familiar with the basic structure of academic texts.
3. They will have learned the basic tools for participating in conferences and workshops by being able to make presentations and carry out debates using proper vocabulary. |
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| Literature |
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COMPULSORY SOURCES:
1. Handouts prepared by the lecturer
RECOMMENDED SOURCES:
1. Malcolm Goodale. The language of meetings. LTP 1987
2. Michael McCarthy. Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge 2008 |
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| Current rounds |
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