Course Programme & Assessment
25 Janeiro 2021, 12:30 • Ana Rita Martins
Course Programme & Assessment
OBJECTIVES
This course aims at:
§ consolidating English structures;
§ improving the students’ ability to understand and discuss concrete and abstract texts;
§ enabling students to both communicate spontaneously and at ease with other fluent/ proficient speakers of the language;
§ Expressing opinions clearly and with detail on a wide variety of subjects;
§ Increasing the students’ perception on the way the English language is used in debate: expressing the advantages and inconveniences of the various possibilities.
1.1. 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 (newspaper/ magazine articles, short stories and a novel);
§ Writing (summaries, paragraphs and essays);
§ Speaking (oral presentations and participation in debates);
§ Listening and watching (documentaries, interviews and films).
2. ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM
Assessment will be continuous, and will consist of the following:
One written test: 30%
Research project: 20%
Assignment on the novel: 15%
In-class essay: 20%
Attendance & Participation: 15%
2.1. Dates for the Written Test: April 21 or May 5
NB: There are two possible dates for the written test. You must choose only one. Keep in mind you cannot take the written test twice.
2.2. Dates for the presentation of research projects:
Research Project 1: March 3, March 5, March 12
Research Project 2: April 14, April 16 & April 23
Research Project 3: April 30
All: May 14
NB:
§ You must have chosen one of the dates to present your research project and signed up by February 12.
§ Before you deliver your RP in class, you must submit a proposal. See ‘Instructions for research project’.
§ If you do not come to class on the day you are meant to do your written Test or present your research project, you will get 0.
2.3. Assignment on novel:
The assignment on the novel will consist of the following:
§ One abstract of between 150 and 200 words (see ‘Writing an abstract’ section in ‘Instructions for research project’) plus a bibliography;
§ A ten-minute presentation during which the speaker answers one of the existing questions (see Novel Discussion Questions).
§ Dates: May 7 and May 12
NB:
§ The abstract can be submitted before the presentation or at the same time (mind that if you submit the abstract and the video simultaneously you will not be given feedback on the first)
2.4. Dates for the In-class essay: March 10 or March 17
NB: There are two possible dates for the In-class essay. You must choose only one. Keep in mind you cannot take it twice.
3. BIBLIOGRAPHY
§ The course book will be made available at the Green photocopy shop (upon request) and online (see ULisboa’s e-learning website).
§ Compulsory reading: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
The novel will be read outside the classroom and will be discussed in class on the stipulated date (see calendar). There is a research project on the novel worth 15% of the final mark.
Some Internet sites where books may be purchased: www.bookdepository.co.uk www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.es
§ Dictionaries: students are expected to have at least one of the following dictionaries:
Cambridge International Dictionary of English
Collins Cobuild Dictionary of English Language
Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English
The New Penguin English Dictionary
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