The course approaches English grammar and syntax, in order for students to be introduced to and prepared for the coming terms, aiming to practice the English language, which shall promote its best possible use.

• Approaching grammatic and syntactic phenomena of the English language
• Help students familiarize with English in terms of speaking, writing and listening
• Help students familiarize with turning in assignments within specific deadlines - simulation with real-life conditions of the market

Week #1: Revision of grammar phenomena approached during last year’s courses and application on exercises. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Discussion on topics of interest. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of the theory, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #2: Approaching grammar (passive voice - form and use) and applying it on related exercises. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Discussion on topics of interest. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of the theory, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #3: Approaching grammar (passive voice - form and use [continued]) and applying it on related exercises. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Discussion on topics of interest. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of the theory, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #4: Approaching grammar (passive voice - form and use [continued], infinitive [revision]) and applying it on related exercises. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Discussion on topics of interest. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of the theory, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #5: Approaching grammar (gerund, gerund and infinitive constructions) and applying it on related exercises. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Discussion on topics of interest. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of the theory, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #6: Approaching grammar (gerund, gerund and infinitive constructions [continued]) and applying it on related exercises. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students, familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Discussion on topics of interest. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of the theory, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #7: Approaching grammar (indirect speech) and applying it on related exercises. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students, familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Discussion on topics of interest. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of the theory, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #8: Approaching grammar (indirect speech [continued]) and applying it on related exercises. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students, familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Discussion on topics of interest. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of the theory, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #9: Approaching grammar (indirect speech [continued]) and applying it on related exercises. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Discussion on topics of interest. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of the theory, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #10: Provision of new graded reading material for pre-intermediate level (level 4), aiming to approach new vocabulary and grammar found in the given material and to help students comprehend written speech. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of text production, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #11: Continue dealing with the aforementioned reading material, aiming to approach new vocabulary and grammar found in the given material and to help students comprehend written speech. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of text production, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #12: Continue dealing with the aforementioned reading material, aiming to approach new vocabulary and grammar found in the given material and to help students comprehend written speech. Use of audiovisual material, in order to help students familiarize with English speech use (10-minute videos), accompanied by comprehension questions. Weekly assignment for a more practical application of text production, which shall be turned in within a deadline pre-determined by the instructor.

Week #13: Review of the course and discussion on the course content throughout the term. Suggestions for improvement, changes and what could be approached during the next term.

• Thomson, A. and Martinet, A. (1986). A practical English grammar. 4th ed. Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press.
• online: http://www.gunaygunaydin.com/FileUpload/ks21007/File/oxford_university_press_-_a_practical_english_grammar.pdf

The course duration is three hours and aims to introduce students to a more systematic use of the English language, in order to be prepared for approaching foreign literature related to their studies in the following years. The use of literary texts which corresponds to students’ level is also suggested, in order to enable their contact with the language’s cultural elements.

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Students’ final assessment and grading is carried out through written exams. The students are expected to apply the course’s learning material on exercises of relevant content (text-grammar-vocabulary-text production).