DUPLE (C2) study plan

Annotate two 500-word expository passages weekly, marking main claim, supporting evidence, and hedging language, to build inference and stance detection under time pressure

Build a personal lexicon of 120 low-frequency academic and idiomatic items, each with a self-written L2 definition and one original example sentence

Paraphrase 20 complex sentences from source texts, preserving propositional content while varying syntax and register

Record and self-assess three 3-minute summaries of audio input, checking for accurate gist capture and lexical precision

Identify and label the rhetorical function of every sentence in two argumentative essays, distinguishing claim, concession, rebuttal, and illustration

Draft two 400-word opinion texts with explicit thesis, counterargument, and resolution, then revise each for cohesion

Convert three informal spoken transcripts into formal written prose without losing propositional content

Diagnose and correct five recurring interference errors in your own writing, documenting each in an error log

Analyze 30 of your own sentences for clause structure, marking finite and non-finite subordination and correcting any misformed constructions

Produce one 600-word text that deliberately deploys the full range of tense and aspect, then verify each choice against a reference grammar

Rewrite ten sentences to shift information structure using clefting, fronting, and inversion, and justify each choice

Edit a peer or published text for punctuation and agreement, logging every intervention with a rule citation

Assemble and drill 150 collocations and fixed phrases, testing active recall by producing original sentences under a 60-second timer

Map the cohesive devices in three published essays, classifying reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunction, and lexical chains

Revise two of your own texts to eliminate repetition by deploying synonymy, hyponymy, and pronominal reference

Write one 500-word text with a deliberate lexical chain running through it, then annotate every link

Rewrite the same 300-word message in four registers (academic, journalistic, bureaucratic, conversational) and justify each shift in lexicogrammatical terms

Identify implicature, presupposition, and politeness strategies in ten authentic exchanges and explain the reasoning

Produce three texts for specified audiences, calibrating formality, hedging, and directness to the stated readership

Audit your own writing for register inconsistency, flagging every inappropriate intrusion or colloquialism

Translate three 250-word source texts into your target language, then back-translate and compare against the original to expose loss and distortion

Apply and document five translation strategies (borrowing, calque, transposition, modulation, equivalence) across your drafts

Mediate a complex written message into a summary for a non-specialist reader, verifying that no critical information is dropped

Compile a 40-item glossary of terms that resist direct translation, with a justified rendering for each

Complete two full timed mock sections under exam conditions, then analyze every error by domain and error type

Mediate two spoken or written exchanges in real time, summarizing and reformulating content for a third party

Re-read three difficult source texts and produce precise summaries within a strict word limit

Target your two weakest error categories from the mock analysis with 30 focused drills each

Sit one full timed mock exam and score it against the published criteria, recording a domain-by-domain profile

Revise your three strongest portfolio texts against the scoring criteria and document each improvement

Consolidate your error log into a one-page pre-exam checklist of your ten most frequent faults

Rehearse timed production of a 400-word text and a short translation back to back to build stamina