ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LEVEL 1 (A1)

Short course annotation

The course provides students with the elementary (A1) level of the English language. It aims to

present the learners with the basic lexical, grammatical and phonetic peculiarities of the language, as

well as to teach them the required oral and written communication skills of the relevant level. The

course covers the following: word order of the English sentence; formation of declarative,

interrogative and negative sentences; introduction to the basic parts of speech; lexical items and

structures for the communication on everyday topics; the peculiarities of the pronunciation of English

sounds, words, and intonation. The form of studies includes lectures, seminars, self-study tasks and

work in SANAKO lab and in virtual MOODLE environment (on-line work, synchronous /

asynchronous conversations, discussion forums, interactive tests and exercises).

Distribution of workload for students (contact and independent work in hours)

Lectures and seminars 90 academic hours (60 contact hours and 30 hours in the virtual teaching

environment). Independent work 70 academic hours. In total 160 academic hours.

Structure of cumulative score and value of its constituent parts

Midterm exam - 20 %, final exam - 30%, other oral and written work during the semester - 50 % of

the final mark.

Recommended reference materials

1. Lebeau, I., Rees, G. Language

Leader Elementary. Coursebook and

CD -ROM. 2008.

2. D’Arcy, A.-V. Language Leader

Elementary. Workbook and Audio

CD. 2008.

3. Learning resources in MOODLE.

http://www.moodle2.vdu.lt. 2012.

4. Balčiūnaitienė, A., Ilgūnaitienė, R.,

Ivanauskienė, V., Rašinskienė, S.

English for Extramural Students:

Level 1. Mokomoji knyga. 2003.

5. Murphy, R. Essential Grammar in

Use. A self-study reference and

practice book for elementary

students of English. 2007.

6. Oxford Essential Dictionary for

Elementary and Pre-Intermediate

Learners of English.2008.