C1.1 English – Proficiency/Inglês C1.1 - Proficiência

11985

6 Credits/6 Créditos.

1^st/1º

1^st/1º

Hilda Alexandra Eusébio

English/Inglês

1.     Aims

To further develop the students’ abilities to interact with longer texts and to fluently respond both orally and in writing within well-structured and organized formats in various contexts whether academic, social and/or professional. Reading, writing, listening, speaking and academic skills will be integrated for students to develop fluency, efficiency and effectiveness in communication at near mastery level.

2.     Course Content and Resources

There will be a good deal of speaking, debating and writing in this class.  Students will be expected to express their opinions – both in class and on paper – in a clear, concise, and coherent manner.  Students will be evaluated on:

• the standard of their English (both written and oral),
• the academic skill with which they express opinions and construct arguments to support these (for both written and oral assignments/assessments).

There will be no grammar lessons at this level.  Students in need of help with grammar should study/consult an appropriate grammar book.  A list of these is provided in the Bibliography section.

GRADE PERCENTAGES

Assessment methods include attendance and class participation, written tests, coursework (homework, compositions, essays) and an oral examination. Weighting will be as follows:

Set Reading: Torday, Paul (2007) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, UK: Phoenix.

Appropriate Grammars:

• Hewings, M. (2005) Advanced Grammar in Use, Cambridge: CUP
• Foley, M. and Hall, D. (2003) Advanced Learners’ Grammar, Harlow: Longman

Appropriate Dictionaries:

• Cambridge International Dictionary of English
• Collins Cobuild Dictionary of English Language
• Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture
• Oxford Advances Learner’s Dictionary of Current English
• The New Penguin English Dictionary
• Collins Thesaurus
• Penguin Dictionary of English Synonyms and Antonyms