Sumários
Lesson 1
15 Fevereiro 2016, 14:00 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska
- Introduction to the course
- "Valentine's Day 2016: Jane Austen tops poll to find most romantic line from literature, film and TV" (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/valentines-day-2016-jane-austen-tops-poll-to-find-most-romantic-line-from-literature-film-and-tv-a6863091.html + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88_tyulOQDE)
- "Issues in education" - reading + vocabulary + speaking
Vocabulary from the lesson:
- a shotgun wedding
- dumbing down
- a whiz-kid
- a high-flier
- a know-all
- a dark horse
- a team player
- an all-rounder
- a smart aleck
- rote learning
Programme
15 Fevereiro 2016, 12:00 • Tânia Joesephine Gregg Lopes da Silva
- Two films will be shown this semester by two British film directors. Students will be required to discuss the main themes of the films in class and to analyse the performance of the actors with a view to employing appropriate discursive language in the construction of written reviews;
- Texts based on current news items, newspaper editorials, opinions and columns will be used in class for the purpose of discussion and language analysis;
- Students are required to choose a novel from a list of selected texts for an oral presentation (in small groups) in April.
- Test 1- film review- March 30 30%
- Oral Presentations- April 4 to 13 25%
- Test 2- Discursive Writing - June 1 30%
- Classwork/homework/class participation 15%
Presentations; Assessment; Semester's Planning
15 Fevereiro 2016, 10:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta
Assessment and Grading System:
Test Dates:
The Course Book can be purchased in the green photocopy shop.
See the Programme and Course Calendar in the Course Book.