Sumários
Lesson 2
24 Janeiro 2024, 15:30 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska
- "Birth order" - listening, speaking
Essay writing- titles and introductions
24 Janeiro 2024, 09:30 • Daniel Gregg Lopes da Silva
Essay writing- titles and introductions
Presentations; Assessment; Semester Planning
23 Janeiro 2024, 14:00 • Ana Rita Martins
COURSE PRESENTATION:
OBJECTIVES
English C1.1
builds on the competencies gained at English B2.2 level. While it works on all
four language skills, this course will focus specifically on descriptive
writing and vocabulary building. Sensory description will play a key role in
getting students to transition from vague to concrete and sensory-packed discourse
(vivid vs. vague language; show don’t tell). In addition, students will expand
their vocabulary and improve their knowledge of complex grammatical structures
using Cambridge examination materials.
These
aims will be achieved by means of specific written and oral activities, which
will serve as the basis for continuous assessment. These activities will
include:
§ Reading:
Short stories will be selected for in-class discussions and activities. A novel
will also be read independently and discussed in class;
§ Academic
Writing: Descriptive writing; Writing about literature;
§ Speaking:
In-class discussions and oral descriptive exercises;
§ Listening/Viewing: A film and short videos on relevant topics will be screened and discussed.
2. ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM
Assessment
will be continuous. Students are expected to attend all classes and to complete
assignments prior to the class. Students will also be required to perform a
variety of in-class activities (both written and oral).
The assessment criteria are as follows:
Grammar
Test: 15%
Descriptive
Writing Assignment: 20%
Oral
Assignment: 20%
Written
Test: 25%
Attendance
& Participation: 20%
2.1.
Date for the Grammar Test: April
2
2.2.
Date for the Descriptive Writing Assignment: March
7 2.4.
Date for the Written Test: April 23 NB: § If
you do not come to class on the day you are meant to do your in-house written
assessment or participate in the oral assignments, you will get zero. 3. BIBLIOGRAPHY § C1.1
Coursebook (a collection of essays, articles and stories) will be made
available online. § Compulsory
reading: Small Things Like These (2023) by Claire
Keegan § Dictionaries:
students are expected to have at least one of the following dictionaries:
o Cambridge
International Dictionary of English
o Collins
Cobuild Dictionary of English Language
o Longman
Dictionary of English Language and Culture
o Oxford
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English
o The New Penguin English Dictionary
Schedule
& Rooms
§ TP12:
Tuesdays (room: C138.A) & Thursdays (room: C248.B)
| 2.00-3.30pm
§ Office
hours: Wednesdays | 2.00-3.00pm
Syllabus and Presentation topics covered
23 Janeiro 2024, 12:30 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo
Students received and reviewed the syllabus including course requirements and assessment. We also went over the presentation guidelines and reviewed all of the topics available to students. I asked everyone to send me their chosen topic via email within the next two weeks so that I can come up with a calendar.
Syllabus and Presentation topics covered
23 Janeiro 2024, 09:30 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo
Students received and reviewed the syllabus including course requirements and assessment. We also went over the presentation guidelines and reviewed all of the topics available to students. I asked everyone to send me their chosen topic via email within the next two weeks so that I can come up with a calendar.