What interests you?
As a whole, the language and communication studies offered
at our Language Centre cover many languages and many skills.
Therefore, it is worth thinking about which languages and
which sub-skills of language and communication competence
you would especially like or need to develop and choose courses
that aim at developing these skills.
You might consider for example:
What communicative skills would you like to develop?
What languages would you like to learn?
What kind of skill level would you like to achieve in each
language?
What skills do you consider to be important for being competent
in the language?
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When speaking about language competence one must remember
that there are several sub-areas/skills. Some people
might excel in foreign language grammar, but their ability
to communicate in everyday situations might not be so
good. Knowing your own strengths and weaknesses helps
you choose the right level and the most useful courses
as well as focus on those skills that need to be improved.
Having a realistic idea of your present language and
communication skills helps you in directing your learning.
Many kinds of assessment tools and tests are available
on the Internet. One carefully developed self-access
test for many languages is Dialang.
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