English B2.3

Code:

LLC120

Acronym:

IB2.3

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

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
CL	6	Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Linguistics	2	-	6	52	162
LA	42	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	2	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	2	-	6	52	162
LLC	71	Joint Lauguage Plan -Englis/German	2	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan - English/Spanish	2	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-Portuguese/English	2	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-English	2	-	6	52	162
		English Studies Plan (Teaching) With German	2	-	6	52	162
		English Studies Plan (Teaching) with Spanish	2	-	6	52	162
		English Studies Plan (Teaching) With French	2	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan -English/French	2	-	6	52	162
LRI	55	Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in History	2	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in German Studies	2	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in English Studies	2	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in Spanish Studies	2	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in French Studies	2	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

By the end of the first semester students should be able to do the following:

1. Scan texts for relevant information and grasp the main points;

2. Differentiate between weak and strong evidence;

3. Write down simple notes that will be of reasonable use for essay or revision purposes;

4. Provide concrete supporting evidence when writing;

5. Participate in a Tutorial Discussion Group;

6. Respond effectively to practical and factual questions arising from the Tutorial Discussion;

Program

Themes:
1. Impressions
2. Generation Differences
3. Gold and Money

Grammar:
1) Simple sentences and verbs
2) Tenses
3) Modals
4) Negatives & Questions
5) The Passive

Skills work:
1. Speaking: A person who made a strong impression on you; school exchanges; your most treasured possession.
2. Listening: talking about self imagwe., interview with parents; discussing money.
3. Reading: Famous people; problem parents; Gold.
4. Writing: biographies; description and discusssion.

Mandatory literature

Clandfield, Lindsay & Rebecca Robb Benne; Global, Macmillan, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-230-03318-4
Yule, G; Oxford Practice Grammar Advanced, OUP, 2006. ISBN: 0-19-430916-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

This will be divided into two parts: ORAL/AURAL evaluation (listening, speaking, discusssion groups, storytelling, debates, dictation, oral exam on set books) and WRITTEN evaluation (reading comprehension, essay writing, Use of English tests).

keywords

Social sciences
Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	6,00		2012-02-11
	Trabalho escrito	44,00		2012-02-11
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	56	2012-02-11
	Total:	56,00

Eligibility for exams

According to FLUP regulations

Calculation formula of final grade

Evalauation will be divided into 60% for writing and 40% for oral/aural.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Tutorial Discusssion Groups.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Worker Student Test in January.

Classification improvement

According to FLUP regulations

Observations

Classes and evaluation will be conducted in English.