Sumários

THE HOMME-COM AS A GENRE

11 Abril 2025, 15:30 • Gaile Parkin

Feedback on the experience of watching The 40-year-old Virgin and Along Came Polly.

Presentation on the homme-com as conceived by Tamar Jeffers.

Small group work directed discussion of various aspects of the romcoms.

Feedback.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: Grammar practice.

Homework: Read Tamar Jeffer’s article about the homme-com. Watch 2 episodes of Fawlty Towers.

Awesome Student Essays - Part 2

11 Abril 2025, 12:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today, TP9 finished going through Daniela Marques's excellent paper entitled: Compromised Vision: The symbolic objects of misinterpretation in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies”.

Next class: English in Use/Grammar Test. Good luck, everyone!

THE HOMME-COM AS A GENRE

11 Abril 2025, 11:00 • Gaile Parkin

Feedback on the experience of watching The 40-year-old Virgin and Along Came Polly.

Presentation on the homme-com as conceived by Tamar Jeffers.

Small group work directed discussion of various aspects of the romcoms.

Feedback.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: Grammar practice.

Homework: Read Tamar Jeffer’s article about the homme-com. Watch 2 episodes of Fawlty Towers.

ORAL PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

8 Abril 2025, 15:30 • Gaile Parkin

Small group discussion on good and bad presentations experienced, and what makes them so. Feedback.

Presentation on the expectations and specifications for the oral presentation videos on stand-up comedians as part of the course evaluation.

Video suggesting 4 killer steps to starting a presentation.

Example of a very good presentation video by a previous student on the course. Discussion about what makes it good.

Awesome Student Essays

8 Abril 2025, 12:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today, TP9 began reading and learning from Daniela Marques's paper entitled: Compromised Vision: The symbolic objects of misinterpretation in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies”.

Next class: we will finish going through Daniela's essay.