230719 Englisch: English Intermediate, Level B2.1 (S) (WiSe 2025/2026)

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This course will expand your knowledge of English through extensive practice speaking, writing, listening, and reading. Through various media and exercises students will gain the knowledge they need to work academically in English. Together with the B2.2 course that is taught in the summer semester, this course will prepare students for working at the C1 level and continued academic fluency.

Throughout the semester, you may join this course as a guest, but only if your spoken English is of a higher level than the average of the students who are looking to pass the course. Please join one of the Zoom sessions and I will assess your level. - Heddwen Newton

Please note that students and guests need to have access to the coursebook, which is specified below.

AI policy:
In this course, AI may NOT be used for assignments.

Zoom link: will follow soon

Bibliography

Empower Second edition B2 Upper Intermediate: Student’s Book with eBook (Cambridge English Empower Second edition)
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3125407753
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3125407756

(There is also a slightly more expensive edition "with digital pack". You may also buy this one. The book is the same, the digital suite will give you some more practice material.)

Make sure you buy the second edition! It has a man with a surfboard on the front.

Teaching staff

Dates ( Calendar view )

Frequency Weekday Time Format / Place Period  
weekly Di 8-10 ONLINE   13.10.2025-06.02.2026
weekly Fr 12-14 ONLINE   13.10.2025-06.02.2026

Subject assignments

Module Course Requirements  
23-FSZ-M14_a B2.1 - Spracherwerb Niveaustufe B2.1 B2.1 - Spracherwerb Niveausstufe B2.1, einsemestrig Ungraded examination
Student information
29-EuIn_a Europa Intensiv Sprachkurs Study requirement
Student information

The binding module descriptions contain further information, including specifications on the "types of assignments" students need to complete. In cases where a module description mentions more than one kind of assignment, the respective member of the teaching staff will decide which task(s) they assign the students.

Degree programme/academic programme Validity Variant Subdivision Status Semester LP  
Fachsprachenzentrumskurse ENG   5 unbenotet  

PLEASE NOTE: This course has 23 online lessons and 3 in-person lessons/exams, namely on .... (info to follow)

  • regular class attendance and participation in Zoom (no more than 6 lessons missed)
  • homework completed
  • successful completion of at least two course tests
  • improvement in speech and writing as assessed by the teacher

Genauere Informationen zu Umfang, Dauer und Anforderungen werden den Teilnehmern zu Beginn der Veranstaltung mitgeteilt.

No eLearning offering available
Registered number: 13
This is the number of students having stored the course in their timetable. In brackets, you see the number of users registered via guest accounts.
Limitation of the number of participants:
Limited number of participants: 15
Address:
WS2025_230719@ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de
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13 Students to be reached directly via email
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Last update basic details/teaching staff:
Monday, May 26, 2025 
Last update times:
Thursday, June 5, 2025 
Last update rooms:
Thursday, June 5, 2025 
Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) / 4
Language
This lecture is taught in english
Department
Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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