Presenting the programme and assessment rules.

30 Janeiro 2019, 12:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

1) Presenting the programme and assessment rules

2) Icebreakers: getting to know each other:

a) Speaking: pair work activity: Sts had to write their names and four words about themselves, the others had to guess the connection and vice versa.

b) group work activity: picture charades: blank stare, brainstorm, hairy chest, background, French window, beauty spot (source: Kathy Gude and Michael Duckworth: Proficiency Masterclass. Student’s Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. p. 111.)

Vocabulary: blank stare, brainstorm, background, chest = box, French window, beauty spot

Video podcast "Justice".

30 Janeiro 2019, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Video podcast "Justice": (a) watching and answering questions about the video podcast; (b) in-class assignment - writing a paragraph about your own experiences and concerns on one of the following questions: 1. Have you ever had reason to contact the police? What was the outcome? 2. What legal or social issues concern you the most? Why? 3. If you could introduce a law in your country or community, what would it be?

Introduction

29 Janeiro 2019, 12:00 • Ana Rita Martins

• Introduction. Course goals. 
  

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:

Written test…                      30%

Worksheet…                        20%

Assignment on novel…       15%

Oral Presentation…             20%

Attendance / class participation / homework…15%

There are two possible dates set for the written test (see Course Calendar): April 2 or May 2

Dates for oral presentations: March 19 & 21; April 4 & 11; May 7 & 9

BIBLIOGRAPHY              

• The course book is available at the GREEN photocopy shop. Throughout the semester supplementary material will be posted on FLUL's new e-learning platform.

• Compulsory reading:  The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

NOTE: 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.

Programme and assessment rules. Getting to know the students.

28 Janeiro 2019, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Programme and assessment rules. Getting to know the students. 

English

B1.2 level (Strong Threshold)

Second Semester 2018/2019

 Isabel Ferro Mealha (TP5)

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.

 

 

Tests will take place on the following dates:

 

First test                                                   18 March 2019

Second test                                               15 April 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. Worker 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 an examination to be held in May 2019 after the end of the second semester. The examination will focus on the contents of the syllabus adopted for the B1.2 level.

 

5.  Bibliography

·      B1.2 Workbook 2018-2019 (Isabel Ferro Mealha, Tp5 & Zsófia Gombár, TP7) (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.

 

 

LECTURER/STUDENT COMMUNICATION

You will be asked to provide your individual email address. You should make sure that you (a) give a correct email address; (b) check your email on a regular basis. Please do not send your emails after 8 p.m. on the day before each class.