Unidade Curricular | Course Unit

Inglês B1.1/English 1.1 TP2

 

Código da Unidade Curricular | Course ID

ENG2.11895

 

ECTS | Credits

6

 

Ciclo de Estudos | Level

Licenciatura | BA

 

Semestre | Semester

1º

 

Docente(s) | Instructor(s)

Alexis Somerville

 

Língua de ensino | Language of instruction

English

 

Programa (na língua de ensino) | Course description (in language of instruction)

While following the CEFR guidelines for Academic English at a B1.1 level, the requirements and expectations of language learning at a School of Arts and Humanities have also been taken into considered in the construction of the course programme.

In terms of reading and writing skills students will analyse and discuss a variety of short, level-appropriate reviews and flash fiction texts to gain awareness of correct linguistic structures in application (e.g., sentence structure, verb tense progression, prepositions, appropriate use of adjectives). 

Following the discussion of these exemplifying texts, students will be introduced to innovative techniques to develop confidence and fluency in writing before moving on to produce their own short written texts.

Students will also be provided with a series of self-study exercises that cover the major grammatical points of this CU and lessons/tutorials will be dedicated to these when necessary.

Plagiarised work will receive a 0 mark.

In terms of listening and speaking skills, students will be introduced to phonetic pronunciation in English and work with audio and video resources to practice accurate English pronunciation. They will also develop level-appropriate speaking, listening and discussion skills.

 

Avaliação (na língua de ensino) | Grading and Assessment (in language of instruction)

A student-centred teaching approach will be used following a task-based methodology. There will be multiple evaluation moments, all of which are annotated in the course calendar.

Final Written Test: 40%

Two written in-class assignments: 20% (10% each)

Speaking Test: 20%

Attendance, coursework and participation: 20%


The tests will be in class on the following dates (subject to confirmation):

In-class writing 1 - October 17th

In-class writing 2 - November 3rd

Final written test - November 24th

Speaking tests - December 5th, 12th and 17th

 

Bibliografia (selection) | Readings (selection)

Merrill, Christopher, Shapard, Robert, Thomas, James. Qiyou, Chen. Butterfly Forever. W.W. Norton and Company. 2015 

Venning, Laura. Frankie film review. Little White Lies magazine. TCO. 2017. (adapted for B1.1)

Woodward, Adam. Call Me By Your Name film review. Little White Lies magazine. TCO. 2021. (adapted for B1.1)

Lambert, Jerry, Latham Koenig, Christina, Oxenden, Clive, Seligson, Paul. English File Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate. OUP. 2019

Murphy, Raymond, Essential Grammar in Use, 4th ed. CUP. 2015.