Inglês B2.1

Código:

LLC057

Sigla:

IB2.1

Ocorrência: 2012/2013 - 1S

Ativa?	Sim
Unidade Responsável:	Departamento de Estudos Anglo-Americanos
Curso/CE Responsável:	Licenciatura em Línguas, Literaturas e Culturas

Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos

Sigla	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Anos Curriculares	Créditos UCN	Créditos ECTS	Horas de Contacto	Horas Totais
CL	16	Plano Oficial - Variante de Linguística	1	-	6	52	162
		Plano Oficial - Var.:Port. Ling não Materna	1	-	6	52	162
LA	45	Pl. Oficial - Líng.Aplicadas-Rel. Empresariais	1	-	6	52	162
		Pl. Oficial - Línguas Aplicadas- Tradução	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	137	Plano Bidisciplinar de Inglês/Alemão	1	-	6	52	162
		Plano Bidisciplinar de Inglês/Espanhol	1	-	6	52	162
		Plano Bidisciplinar de Português/Inglês	1	-	6	52	162
		Plano Monodisciplinar - Inglês	1	-	6	52	162
		Plano de Inglês (Via Ensino) Alemão	1	-	6	52	162
		Plano de Inglês (Via Ensino) Espanhol	1	-	6	52	162
		Plano de Inglês (Via Ensino) Francês	1	-	6	52	162
		Plano Bidisciplinar de Inglês/Francês	1	-	6	52	162
LRI	52	Plano Oficial	1	-	6	52	162
		Pl. Oficial - com Minor História	1	-	6	52	162
		Pl. Oficial -Minor Est. Alemães	1	-	6	52	162
		Pl.Oficial para - Minor Est. Ingleses	1	-	6	52	162
		Pl.Oficial - Minor Est. Espanhóis	1	-	6	52	162
		Pl.Oficial - Minor Est. Franceses	1	-	6	52	162

Língua de trabalho

Inglês

Objetivos

By the end of the semester students should be able to:
Show understanding of basic question forms and apply them in conversation;
Express opinion orally and in writing on a cultural topic in a group or class discussion;
Listen to and understand an interview or recorded text and respond accordingly;
Show general understanding of a newspaper/magazine article;
Understand written instructions;
Format paragraphs;
Write an informal letter or email;
Write a discursive/descriptive essay;

In addition, we aim to:

Consolidate students’ knowledge of selected key components of English grammar;
Broaden students’ range of vocabulary on the themes of university life, relationships, money & finance;
Develop students' study skills and ability to use reference materials, with a view to making them more independent learners;

Programa

The B2.1 course aims to cover the themes of Becoming A University Student (including studying - both home or abroad, financial issues affecting students e.g. fees and loans, relationships, leisure time) and Challenge & Adventure (including extreme sports, adventure holidays, exploration of our planet and beyond, overcoming personal challenges, etc)

•Speaking

The first lesson of each week will include the opportunity for students to take part in some in-class discussion about the themes being covered. In addition, in the second lesson of each week the class will be divided into smaller 'tutorial' groups which will meet on a rotating basis. These sessions will provide the opportunity for more involved discussion and will form part of students' oral evaluation. One or more of these discussion sessions (depending on class sizes) will involve students preparing a short presentation on a pre-selected topic.

•Listening

Emphasis will be placed on:
listening for gist – identifying the main ideas in a talk
demonstrating an understanding of what students have heard (and/or watched) by answering oral and written questions;
distinguishing between spoken and written registers of English.

This skill will be developed using a variety of audio texts and videos of varying length and difficulty.

•Reading

Emphasis will be placed on:
reading for general meaning (skimming);
reading for specific meaning;
working out the meaning of unfamiliar lexical items through context and other means

Reading texts will mainly be drawn from the support text but may be supplemented with other materials as the teacher sees fit

•Writing

Emphasis will be placed on:

Understanding what constitutes a paragraph;
Planning and writing an informal letter or email detailing some aspect of university life;
Expressing opinions on themes arising from texts and class discussions;
Describing a challenging experience;
Using discourse markers;


•Grammar:

The course will focus on the following areas of language:

Revision of the tense system, with particular attention given to present perfect, narrative tenses and ways of expressing the future; Forming questions and negatives;


In addition, students will be expected to recognise and correct simple errors of grammar and spelling, especially those arising from Portuguese interference.


Bibliografia principal


EASTWOOD, John.; 2009; Oxford Practice Grammar - Intermediate; Oxford Publishing; ISBN 0194579808

Or an equivalent intermediate level grammar book.


Bibliografia complementar

A good English/English dictionary, such as one of the following:
Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MacMillan Dicitionary for Advanced Learners

Bibliografia Obrigatória

Eastwood, John; Oxford Practice Grammar, Oxford, 2009. ISBN: 0194579808

Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem

The didactic material for the course will mainly be taken from a support text produced by the teachers, which will be made available online or from the first-floor photocopy room.

Lessons will be both practical and theoretical, with emphasis on student involvement. Students will be expected to take some degree of responsibility for their own learning. Classes will be taught in English.

Tipo de avaliação

Avaliação distribuída sem exame final

Componentes de Avaliação

Descrição	Tipo	Tempo (Horas)	Peso (%)	Data Conclusão
Participação presencial (estimativa)	Participação presencial	52,00
Projetos e trabalhos de casa	Trabalho escrito	40,00		2012-12-31
Provas Orais	Exame	4,00		2013-01-31
Orientação Tutorial (Discussâo)	Participação presencial	12,00		2013-01-31
Provas Escritas	Exame	14,00		2013-01-31
	Total:	-	0,00

Componentes de Ocupação

Descrição	Tipo	Tempo (Horas)	Data Conclusão
Estudo Individual e em grupo	Estudo autónomo	40	2013-01-31
	Total:	40,00

Obtenção de frequência

Students are required to attend 75 % of classes and a record is kept of attendance, with exceptions according to FLUP regulations. Working students are not required to attend lessons, though it is very much recommended that they do so.

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

The final mark will be calculated based on the following components of assessment to be done during the semester:
Listening: 10 (one test)
Writing: 30 (two composition tests, the first worth 10 and the second 20)
Use of English - Grammar & Vocabulary: 40 (two tests, the first worth 10 and the second 30)
Speaking: 40 (participation in at least three in-class oral 'tutorial' discussions - worth 10 - and one
oral exam to be done in pairs worth 30)
TOTAL 120

All of these tests are to be done in class, except the listening test and the second use of English test, which will be done together in early January, and the paired oral exam, which will take place at some time during January).
Important note! Working students can either take the tests during the semester or, alternatively, they can do the writing, use of English and listening tests on the morning of Saturday 12th January.
For more details about working students see below in 'observações'

Provas e trabalhos especiais

N/A

Avaliação especial (TE, DA, ...)

According to FLUP regulations

Melhoria de classificação

There is no final exam during the 'Época Normal'. As a result, there is also NO 'recurso' exam.

Observações

Working students will be able to do the composition, Use of English and Listening exams together, on the morning of Saturday 12th January. If they have not done any of the in-class tests, they will do just one composition and one use of English test, worth 30 and 40 marks respectively. Working students will also be expected to sign up for an oral exam on one of the (week)days allocated for orals along with all the other students. If working students are unable to participate in the in-class discussions, then the oral exam will be worth 40/120 (rather than 30/120).