Video podcast "Justice" continued. Writing activity.

28 Janeiro 2021, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Video podcast "Justice" continued: (a) answering questions about the video podcast; (b) in-class assignment - writing a paragraph (80-150 words) about your own experiences and concerns based on the following questions: 

Watch & Discuss: “A Single Life”

27 Janeiro 2021, 11:00 • Ana Rita Martins

Watch & Discuss: “A Single Life” (Powerpoint available through the course's  e-learning web page)

Video podcast: Justice.

27 Janeiro 2021, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Video podcast: Justice - watching the video, discussing vocabulary, and answering fill-in-the-blanks exercises about the podcast.

TP ENCERRADA

27 Janeiro 2021, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

TP ENCERRADA

Programme, assessment rules, and semester plan. Getting to know the students.

26 Janeiro 2021, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Programme, assessment rules, and semester plan. 

Getting to know the students.

B1.2 level (Strong Threshold)

2nd semester 2020-2021

Lecturer: Isabel Ferro Mealha (TP9)

Email address: isabelmealha@campus.ul.pt 

Programme and assessment rules

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 writing an email and a letter of advice, 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 

• oral presentation 20%;
• in-class assignments and active participation 25% 
• 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, film, painting or speaking on a given topic.

First test                        16th March 2021

Second test                   5th May 2021

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 the Época Especial de Avaliação examination. The examination will focus on the contents of the syllabus adopted for this level. 

5.  Bibliography

• B1.2 Workbook 2020-2021 (Second Semester) available from Reprografia Verde. Compulsory: please make sure you have your workbook in every class.
• 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 

In accordance with FLUL's Regulations, attendance is compulsory for both Zoom and in-house classes (please remember that your camera must be turned on during  Zoom sessions). 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 does not excuse you from submitting work or actively participating in the following class. If 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 section 4, paragraph 2, RGA, FLUL).

Please be punctual and do not use cell phones in class. 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 or removed from the Zoom class.

TEACHER/STUDENT COMMUNICATION

Teacher and students will communicate via institutional email addresses only. You should make sure that you (a) give a correct institutional individual email address; (b) check your institutional email on a regular basis. Please do not send your emails after 6 p.m. on the day before each class. 

TUTORIALS

A weekly tutorial is available on Thursday between 

• 16:00-17:00

The Zoom link for the one-hour tutorials will be provided to all students by email. Please note that tutorials are made by request. This means that you must email your teacher beforehand saying on which Thursday  you would like to have a tutorial.

Semester plan*

*This plan is just indicative of the work we will carry out throughout the semester. Alterations shall be made in accordance with the work done in each class.

Carnival holidays: 15-17 February 2021

Easter holidays: 29 March to 4 April 2021