Sumários

Zoom class

1 Outubro 2020, 17:00 • Tânia Joesephine Gregg Lopes da Silva

There was no class today.

Please ensure you read the text on Moodle and bring it to class on Wednesday.

Syllabus and Presentation Topics

1 Outubro 2020, 09:30 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo

Reviewed the syllabus with students, including the assessment criteria.

Also looked at the several presentation topics students can choose from for their individual presentations throughout the semester.

Introduction and Programme

30 Setembro 2020, 17:00 • Tânia Joesephine Gregg Lopes da Silva

C1.1.

The course will focus on the following areas:

1. Essay writing within a university context

· Conventions of academic essay writing

· Developing criticality

· Text organization

· Characteristics of Introductions and conclusions

· Writing a thesis statement

· Hedging language, passive voice and discourse markers

2. Cinema – critical review of two films reflecting life in Britain

3. Short stories – two texts by contemporary British authors for analysis and discussion

4. Students will practice structured oral presentations with the support of Power Point based on an analysis of the films and texts used in class

Oral presentations – students in groups of 4 look for a British short story (contemporary from 2010-2020) and present it to the class via Power Point.

Class participation – contribution to discussion and analysis- students must attend 70% of classes.

Assessment

In-class writing – October 28 - 10%

Test on short story and film - November 9 25%

In class writing – Dec 7 - 10%

Test on film and short story (2) – Dec 16 - 30%

Oral Presentations – Nov 30; Dec 9 and 14 – 15%

Participation and attendance - 10%

All tests and assignments for evaluation will be in-class.

The Zoom link for our Thursday classes is as follows:

Hi there,

Tania Joesephine Gregg Lopes Da Silva is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: C1.1. TP1 and TP2
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/82465482375?pwd=UnFTYUdLZEsxVzYwS0srZWJCK3N6Zz09
Password: 897068

Or iPhone one-tap: 211202618,82465482375# or 308804188,82465482375#

Or Telephone:
Dial: +351 211 202 618 (Portugal Toll) or +351 308 804 188 (Portugal Toll)
Meeting ID: 824 6548 2375
International numbers available: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/u/kESuyzMm8

Zoom Tutorial – Wednesday Mornings 9am-10am by appointment only via email.

The Zoom link for the Tutorial session is as follows:

Hi there,

Tania Joesephine Gregg Lopes Da Silva is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Tutorial
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/87059522567?pwd=REhRZUViVjlWZSsxM1NLaG51MXA4QT09
Password: 062798

Or iPhone one-tap: 308804188,87059522567# or 308810988,87059522567#

Or Telephone:
Dial: +351 308 804 188 (Portugal Toll) or +351 308 810 988 (Portugal Toll)
Meeting ID: 870 5952 2567
International numbers available: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/u/kdCgryeDwX

All material to be used in class will be put on Moodle to be accessed and downloaded by students.

The link to our class on Moodle is as follows:

https://elearning.ulisboa.pt/course/view.php?id=4101