English B2.4

Code:

LLC121

Acronym:

IB2.4

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	37	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	2	-	6	52	162
		LA - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
LLC	88	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
LRI	45	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

By the end of the second semester students should be able to do the following: 1. Participate actively in Tutorial Discussion Groups; 2. Distinguish between fact and opinion ; 3. Evaluate texts from different points of view; 4. Write a report; Write a discursive essay; 5. Skim and scan texts.

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Development of students written skills is descriptve writing, discursive writing and report writng from graphs.

2. Develpoment of Speaking skills in relation to discussing the plot, characters and themes/ideas explored in a novel.

3. Improvement of students' grammatical competence especially in the areas of Past and Perfect tenses, Participle clauses, Modals of obligation and Determiners.

4. Strengthening the range of students' lexical knowledge particularly in the themes discussed in class - namely "Theory and Practice" and "Heroes and Villains".

 

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Global Advanced Units 1-3 have already been completed by B2.4 students in B2.3.

Program

Themes: 1. Theory and Practice. 2. Heroes and Villains 3. Language. Grammar: 1. Modals - Language functions. Modals of obligation  2. Determiners 3. Present Perfect Simple and Continuous 4. Participle clauses.  Skills work: 1. Speaking: tutorial participation skills; Gender differences - the Myth of Mars and Venus;  Cinema;  Small talk; Accents; Heroism and personal qualities;  Unsung heroes/World Vision volunteers; Crimes and punishments; Piracy in Somalia; Stanford experiment 2. Listening: Communicationproblems; Pygmalion; Gigamesh; Unsung heroes/World Vision volunteers ; Piracy in Somalia3. Reading Gender differences; The Myth of Mars and Venus; Dogme; El Sistema; Gigamesh; Piracy; The nature of evil4. Writing: Writing a discursive essay; Writing a description; Writing a report. Bibliografia Principal: Cland field, Lindsay and Jeffries, Amanda. "Global Advanced", Macmillan, 2012. ISBN 978- 0-230- 03327-6  Yule, G. "Oxford Practice Grammar - Advanced", Oxford: Oxford University Press., 2006.

Mandatory literature

Yule, G; Oxford Practice Grammar Advanced, 0UP, 2006. ISBN: 0-19-430916-9
Clandfield, Lindsay and Jeffries, Amanda; Global Advanced,, Macmillan,, 2012.. ISBN: 0-978-230-03327-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

This will be divided into two parts: ORAL/AURAL evaluation (listening, speaking, tutorial group presentations on topics, storytelling, debates, dictation, oral exam on set books) and WRITTEN evaluation (Reading comprehension, Essay writing, use of English tests).

keywords

Humanities
Social sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	65,00
Prova oral	35,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	56,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	52,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

75% attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation will be divided into 65% written and 35% oral/aural.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Tutorial group presentations and discussions.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Worker Student Tests in June.

Classification improvement

According to FLUP regulations.

Observations

Classes and evaluation will be conducted in English.