Sumários
Presentations: Course Goals & Assessment
16 Setembro 2019, 12:00 • Ana Rita Martins
- Presentations: Course Goals & Assessment
Students will be assessed on attendance/class participation, homework, a grammar worksheet, a written test, oral presentations and an assignment on the novel.
Weighting will be as follows:
Grammar Worksheet… 20%
Written test… 30%
Assignment on novel… 15%
Oral Presentation… 20%
Attendance / class participation / homework…15%
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
TP3: October 30
WRITTEN TEST - There are two possible dates set for the written test.
TP3: November 20 or December 11
NOTE:
- You must have chosen one of the dates to take the test by October 21
- If you do not come to class on the day you are meant to do your written test or your oral presentation, you will get a 0.
ASSIGNMENT ON NOVEL
The delivery of the assignment on the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio will take place on:
TP3: December 4 & 9
ORAL PRESENTATIONS*
Dates for oral presentations:
TP3: October 23 | November 6 & 25 | December 16 & 18
*You must submit the topic of your oral presentation by: TP3: October 2
- If you do not submit any topic until that date, you will get a 0.
- On the same day, you must select the date in which your oral presentation will take place.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- The course book is available at the GREEN photocopy shop. Throughout the semester supplementary material will be posted in FLUL's e-learning website. The password will be given to you during the first week of classes.
- Compulsory reading: Wonder (2012) by R. J. Palacio
The novel will be read outside the classroom and will be discussed in class on the stipulated date (see calendar). There is a research project on the novel worth 15% of the final mark.
- Speaking: "Community"
Programme and assessment rule. Dates of tests. Getting to know the students.
16 Setembro 2019, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Programme and assessment rule. Dates of tests. Getting to know the students.
English
B1.2 level (Strong Threshold)
First semester (TP2)
Lecturer:
Isabel Ferro Mealha
Email address: isabelmealha@campus.ul.pt
1. Learning outcomes
The course will follow the objectives for the Strong Threshold Level (B1.2) outlined in the Council of Europe document Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF). At the end of the semester, the student will be able to maintain interaction and communicate effectively in a range of contexts and cope flexibly with problems in everyday life and use an enhanced exchange of information on topics of a more abstract nature, such as summarising and giving his/her opinion about a short story, article, talk, discussion, interview, or documentary and answering further questions of detail.
2. Syllabus
The student will develop language competencies with regard to Reading: the student will be able to understand texts that consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; s/he will be able to read articles/reports concerned with contemporary problems and literary prose; Writing: the student will be able to incorporate paragraphs and sentences into an essay; s/he will be able to describe people/characters and places; s/he will be able to master the essential discursive essay technique and describe fictional events; Speaking: the student will be able to narrate a story or relate the plot of a book/film and to describe his/her reactions; s/he will be able to argue different ideas about a short story, a book or a film; Listening: the student will be able to understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters; s/he will be able to understand the main point of radio or TV news and current affairs programmes as well as films in standard dialect.
3. Teaching methodologies (including evaluation)
In accordance with Regulamento Geral de Avaliação da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, students will be assessed on oral and written work throughout the semester. Weighting will be as follows:
· first test 20%;
· second test 30%;
· oral and written task-based assignments 50%, consisting of
o oral presentation 20%;
o in-class assignments and active participation 25%
o attendance 5%
The oral presentation is an individual assignment that will consist in a 5-minute speech, spoken from notes, NOT read. Each student will choose the date of the oral presentation from a set of proposed dates. Topic: presenting a book or a film.
First test 4 November 2019
Second test 4 December 2019
Since assessment will be conducted on a regular basis, any task that is not submitted when due and/or any form of plagiarism will be given a zero. Any student who fails to do one of the above-mentioned tests/tasks will be given a zero. Working students may opt for continuous assessment (in which case they will have to comply with all the assessment criteria set for regular students) OR sit the Época Especial de Avaliação examination. The examination will focus on the contents of the syllabus adopted for the B1.2 level.
5. Bibliography
· B1.2 Workbook 2019-2020 (a compilation of short stories by contemporary English-speaking authors and of articles on current topics). (compulsory – please bring your workbook to every class) – available from Reprografia Verde.
· Swan, Michael. 2005. Practical English Usage. 3rd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (optional)
· The Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English. For Advanced Learners. 2009. 5th edition. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited. (optional)
· Extra materials may be sent by email.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance is compulsory. For exceptions, please check the Regulamento geral de avaliação da faculdade de letras da universidade de Lisboa (RGA, FLUL) at http://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/sobre-a-flul/legislacao/normas-e-regulamentos/faculdade-de-letras-da-universidade-de-lisboa/181--133/file.
Absence from class should be reported by email to the teacher prior to missing a class, if at all possible, or as soon as possible after a student misses a class. Reporting an absence does not automatically “excuse” missed work. In these cases, students should contact the teacher to discuss what options may be available. If the absence is due to illness or other emergency, please submit a doctor’s note or any other appropriate documentation within the following ten working days (see Artigo 4, alínea 2, RGA, FLUL).
Please be punctual and do not use cell phones (and earbuds) in class. Exceptions will be negotiated one-on-one. Texting, emailing, 'surfing' the web in class, posting on social media is extremely disrupting to other students, and a waste of your time in class. Students who are found disruptive of other students' learning will be asked to leave the room.
Introductions
16 Setembro 2019, 10:00 • Gaile Parkin
Student introductions and overview of the course.