English C2.1
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
English Language |
Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching Staff - Responsibilities
Teaching language
English
Objectives
Learning objectives of the curricular unit:
* Demonstrating a greater understanding of grammar at text & extended discourse level;
* Reading, understanding and working autonomously with a wide range of texts;
* Identifying different registers and genres\
* Explaining and summarizing texts. * Deducing & discussing effectively a writer's or speaker’s intended purpose & meaning, effectiveness of grammatical structures used, overall efficacy of the text under scrutiny;
* Demonstrating a broader knowledge of the English-speaking world e.g. socio-cultural knowledge, appreciation of cultural diversity, etc
Learning outcomes and competences
Students by the end of the first semester will be used to working autonomously a a wide range of texts. They should be able to identify different registers and purposes, as well as being able to summarise texts.
Working method
Presencial
Program
Syllabus: * Grammar study: an inductive/descriptive approach, closely parallel to text analysis/study & writing skills; * Reading comprehension of ungraded texts; * Development of specialised vocabulary; * Critical listening; listening to lectures & note-taking; * Interpreting complex arguments and specialized communication; * Writing summaries, emails, topic-based and academic texts; * Class discussions & oral contributions, with practice in delivering speeches & discoursing from notes; * Theme-based exploration of potential translation texts, including specific microculture-based themes
Mandatory literature
Beth Levin; English Verb Classes and Alternations, 1993. ISBN: 0226475336
Metaphors We Live By; Lakoff George, Johnson Mark, 2003. ISBN: 0226468011
Complementary Bibliography
Crystal David; A Little Book of Language, 2010. ISBN: 978 174223 197 6
Aitchison Jean; The Articulate Mammal, 1998. ISBN: 041516866X
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical/practical; personal tutorials; computer-based work; whole class participation & group activities; self-access study.
Software
Await further instructions
keywords
Humanities > language sciences > Languages > Modern languages > European languages
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Participação presencial |
20,00 |
Prova oral |
30,00 |
Teste |
50,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Elaboração de projeto |
42,00 |
Estudo autónomo |
60,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
60,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Attendance of 75% of lessons
Calculation formula of final grade
Presentation of theme related to translation studies or ELT: 45% Test, including summary writing: 45% Participation: 10%
Examinations or Special Assignments
RESITS. Students may only repeat ONE written test for which they have a negative mark. Students must inform their teacher in writing (via email) which test they wish to repeat so that their names are generated automatically for the ‘recurso’ marks list on Sigarra.
Internship work/project
N/A
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Students who are Worker students, firefighters, service personnel or high competition atheletes must attend all tests.
Classification improvement
Students who wish to improve their final mark may only repeat ONE written test. Students must inform their teacher in writing (via email) which test they wish to repeat. Students must also be properly enrolled for ‘melhoria’ with the ‘Serviços Académicos’ so that their names are included in the marks list on Sigarra.
Observations
Language of instruction: English