Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Institute of Language Mediation
- Code
- BBI-HUN-211
- Title
- Written Communication 2
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- Published semester
- 2025/26/2
- ECTS
- 3
- Language
- en
- Learning outcomes
- The aim of the course is to develop writing skills and discourse competence, which is achieved gradually using various sequential tasks. Following the appropriate methodological guidelines, students create different types of texts and text elements and perform various tasks (completion, transformation, etc.) with them. Classes are also devoted to practicing linking words and phrases. Great emphasis is placed on developing students’ competence not only in creative writing, but in genres that they can utilize in their everyday lives, such as e-mails, applications and motivational letters. (A) Knowledge: · Familiarity with the Hungarian orthography, grammar and syntax. · Have a general and practical knowledge related to writing. · Know methods for paraphrasing, summarisation and for creating different types of texts. · Knowledge of Hungarian language at a level necessary to the student’s area of expertise. (B) Skills: · Able to apply their knowledge in writing different types of texts. · Able to apply linguistics politeness in practice. · Able to plan and organise their own autonomous learning and to use the widest range of available sources for that purpose. · Analysis of the linguistic features of Hungarian language, their context within linguistic tradition. (C) Attitudes: · Aim for self-education as a means of attaining professional objectives. ·Strive for cooperation with others whenever possible in problem solving. · Place their continuous personal learning in the context of serving the public good. (D) Autonomy and responsibility: · Capable of thinking over independently the comprehensive, fundamental questions of the Hungarian language. · Responsibly participate in formulating and justifying professional views. · Work autonomously, subjecting their activities to critical review and ongoing correction.
- Course content
- Hungarian vocabulary, orthography and syntax, writing skills and discourse competence (different types of texts: e-mails, applications and motivational letters).
- Assessment method
- Continuous evaluation of written communication: classroom-work: 30%; homework during the semester: 30%; portfolio of written texts made during the semester: 40%. The use and application of AI is included in the learning and teaching process. The students’ awareness of the AI’s usage are also developed within the classroom, together with the necessary competencies. AI is present in both classroom and homework to support skill development. Its use is also recommended for language learning. However, it is not allowed by writing or translating the texts for the portfolio.
- Bibliography
- Not relevant.