Sumários

Feb. 12th

12 Fevereiro 2025, 15:30 • Kathryn Gray Craven

What is a Sense of Place

Exercise:  Watched video 
In groups tried to describe the place
Exercises about video - Is the place essential to the meaning of the short film?

Teld talk 1

12 Fevereiro 2025, 11:00 • Daniel Gregg Lopes da Silva

Watching Sir Ken Robinson's ted talk about education;

Gap fill exercise

Presentations; Assessment; Semester's Themes

11 Fevereiro 2025, 15:30 • Miguel Pascoal Figueiredo

Assessment and Grading System:

  • In-class essay: 15%
  • Test: 30%
  • Research project on one of the Semester's themes: 20%
  • Reading project: 20%
  • Attendance, course work and participation: 15%

The Course Book is available at the red photocopy shop.


Introduction- Programme

11 Fevereiro 2025, 14:00 • Tânia Joesephine Gregg Lopes da Silva

This curricular unit will focus on the structure and appropriate language of a formal essay; 

the analysis of a short story; current affairs for oral presentations and an introduction to debating techniques.
Evaluation
Test 1 Part 1 8/04/25- Formal Essay- 25%
Test 1 Part 2 10/04/25- Short story analysis - 25%
News Presentation (groups) 22,29 April and 8 May - 25%
Participation in assessed debate 20, 22, 27 May - 25%

Feb 10th - Class 1

10 Fevereiro 2025, 15:30 • Kathryn Gray Craven

Walk around to meet colleagues
Open the Eyes activity - describing in detail the classroom, vocabulary brainstorming

Presentation of Course Expectations - Syllabus