Screening of the Documentary "A Virus Called Fear"

26 Janeiro 2023, 09:30 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Group and class discussion about the causes, nature and evolution of fear, as well as our response to it.

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The Strange and Unknown

25 Janeiro 2023, 14:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

Video listening: The Twilight Zone

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Course Programme & Assessment

24 Janeiro 2023, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins

ENGLISH B2.2 (STRONG VANTAGE)

TP9

2022/2023 – Second Semester

Ana Rita Martins (anaritasilva@e-letras.ulisboa.pt)

 

1. OBJECTIVES

This course aims at:

§  consolidating English structures;

§  improving the students’ ability to understand and interpret literary texts and appreciate their literary value;

§  enabling students to both communicate spontaneously and at ease with other fluent/proficient speakers of the language;

§  allowing students to explain a viewpoint on a non-topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options;

§  developing students’ writing and argumentative skills.

 

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: Short stories, newspaper articles will be selected for in-class discussions and activities. A novel will also be read independently and discussed in class;

§  Academic Writing: ‘For & Against’ essays;

§  Speaking: Expressing and defending viewpoints on previously selected topics in formal debates;

§  Listening: Talks, documentaries and short videos on relevant topics will be screened and discussed.

 

2. ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM

Assessment will be continuous, and will consist of the following:

§  Grammar Test: 15%

§  ‘For & Against’ Essay: 15%

§  Oxford Union-Style Debate: 25%

§  Written Test: 25%

§  Attendance & Participation (incl. mini-debate): 20%

 

2.1. Date for the Grammar Test: April 14

2.2. Dates for the ‘For & Against’ Essay:                

Ø  The ‘For & Against’ Essay will be completed at home. Students will be given the assignment on March 10^th. The submission date is: March 17^th.

Ø  Submission of work: Late submission WILL NOT be accepted. Students who submit work after the deadline will be automatically subject to a mark of zero. Students should contact me at the earliest opportunity if they cannot meet the deadline for medical or professional reasons and ask for permission for late submission in advance of the deadline. The student’s request should be accompanied or followed by medical evidence or other documentation where appropriate.

 

2.3. Dates for the mini-debates: February 17 & 24 | March 3 & 24 

2.4. Dates for the Oxford Union-Style Debates: March 31 | April 11 | May 2 & 5

 NB: Each group will be assigned one of the dates to do their Oxford-Style Debates; If you do not come to class on the day you are meant to do your in-house written assessment or participate in the group debate, you will get 0.

 

2.5. Date for the Written Test: April 28

 

3. BIBLIOGRAPHY

§  B2.2 Coursebook (a collection of essays, articles and stories) will be made available online.

§  Compulsory reading: The Colours of Death (2021) by Patricia Marques

Some Internet sites where books may be purchased: www.bookdepository.co.uk www.amazon.co.uk www.wook.pt

 

§  Dictionaries: students are expected to have at least one of the following dictionaries:

o   Cambridge International Dictionary of English

o   Collins Cobuild Dictionary of English Language

o   Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture

o   Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English

o   The New Penguin English Dictionary

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Course Programme & Assessment

24 Janeiro 2023, 12:30 • Ana Rita Martins

ENGLISH B2.2 (STRONG VANTAGE)

TP10

2022/2023 – Second Semester

Ana Rita Martins (anaritasilva@e-letras.ulisboa.pt)

 

1. OBJECTIVES

This course aims at:

§  consolidating English structures;

§  improving the students’ ability to understand and interpret literary texts and appreciate their literary value;

§  enabling students to both communicate spontaneously and at ease with other fluent/proficient speakers of the language;

§  allowing students to explain a viewpoint on a non-topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options;

§  developing students’ writing and argumentative skills.

 

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: Short stories, newspaper articles will be selected for in-class discussions and activities. A novel will also be read independently and discussed in class;

§  Academic Writing: ‘For & Against’ essays;

§  Speaking: Expressing and defending viewpoints on previously selected topics in formal debates;

§  Listening: Talks, documentaries and short videos on relevant topics will be screened and discussed.

 

2. ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM

Assessment will be continuous, and will consist of the following:

§  Grammar Test: 15%

§  ‘For & Against’ Essay: 15%

§  Oxford Union-Style Debate: 25%

§  Written Test: 25%

§  Attendance & Participation (incl. mini-debate): 20%

 

2.1. Date for the Grammar Test: April 14

2.2. Dates for the ‘For & Against’ Essay:                

Ø  The ‘For & Against’ Essay will be completed at home. Students will be given the assignment on March 10^th. The submission date is: March 17^th.

Ø  Submission of work: Late submission WILL NOT be accepted. Students who submit work after the deadline will be automatically subject to a mark of zero. Students should contact me at the earliest opportunity if they cannot meet the deadline for medical or professional reasons and ask for permission for late submission in advance of the deadline. The student’s request should be accompanied or followed by medical evidence or other documentation where appropriate.

 

2.3. Dates for the mini-debates: February 17 & 24 | March 3 & 24 

2.4. Dates for the Oxford Union-Style Debates: March 31 | April 11 | May 2 & 5

NB: Each group will be assigned one of the dates to do their Oxford-Style Debates; If you do not come to class on the day you are meant to do your in-house written assessment or participate in the group debate, you will get 0.

 

2.5. Date for the Written Test: April 28

 

3. BIBLIOGRAPHY

§  B2.2 Coursebook (a collection of essays, articles and stories) will be made available online.

§  Compulsory reading: The Colours of Death (2021) by Patricia Marques

Some Internet sites where books may be purchased: www.bookdepository.co.uk www.amazon.co.uk www.wook.pt

 

§  Dictionaries: students are expected to have at least one of the following dictionaries:

o   Cambridge International Dictionary of English

o   Collins Cobuild Dictionary of English Language

o   Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture

o   Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English

o   The New Penguin English Dictionary

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Course Programme & Assessment

24 Janeiro 2023, 11:00 • Ana Rita Martins

ENGLISH B2.2 (STRONG VANTAGE)

TPs 8

2022/2023 – Second Semester

Ana Rita Martins (anaritasilva@e-letras.ulisboa.pt)

 

1. OBJECTIVES

This course aims at:

§  consolidating English structures;

§  improving the students’ ability to understand and interpret literary texts and appreciate their literary value;

§  enabling students to both communicate spontaneously and at ease with other fluent/proficient speakers of the language;

§  allowing students to explain a viewpoint on a non-topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options;

§  developing students’ writing and argumentative skills.

 

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: Short stories, newspaper articles will be selected for in-class discussions and activities. A novel will also be read independently and discussed in class;

§  Academic Writing: ‘For & Against’ essays;

§  Speaking: Expressing and defending viewpoints on previously selected topics in formal debates;

§  Listening: Talks, documentaries and short videos on relevant topics will be screened and discussed.

 

2. ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM

Assessment will be continuous, and will consist of the following:

§  Grammar Test: 15%

§  ‘For & Against’ Essay: 15%

§  Oxford Union-Style Debate: 25%

§  Written Test: 25%

§  Attendance & Participation (incl. mini-debate): 20%

 

2.1. Date for the Grammar Test:  April 14

2.2. Dates for the ‘For & Against’ Essay:                

Ø  The ‘For & Against’ Essay will be completed at home. Students will be given the assignment on March 10^th. The submission date is: March 17^th.

Ø  Submission of work: Late submission WILL NOT be accepted. Students who submit work after the deadline will be automatically subject to a mark of zero. Students should contact me at the earliest opportunity if they cannot meet the deadline for medical or professional reasons and ask for permission for late submission in advance of the deadline. The student’s request should be accompanied or followed by medical evidence or other documentation where appropriate.

 

2.3. Dates for the mini-debates: February 17 & 24 | March 3 & 24 

2.4. Dates for the Oxford Union-Style Debates: March 31 | April 11 | May 2 & 5

NB:  Each group will be assigned one of the dates to do their Oxford-Style Debates;  If you do not come to class on the day you are meant to do your in-house written assessment or participate in the group debate, you will get 0.

 

2.5. Date for the Written Test: April 28

 

3. BIBLIOGRAPHY

§  B2.2 Coursebook (a collection of essays, articles and stories) will be made available online.

§  Compulsory reading: The Colours of Death (2021) by Patricia Marques

 

Some Internet sites where books may be purchased: www.bookdepository.co.uk www.amazon.co.uk www.wook.pt

§  Dictionaries: students are expected to have at least one of the following dictionaries:

o   Cambridge International Dictionary of English

o   Collins Cobuild Dictionary of English Language

o   Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture

o   Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English

o   The New Penguin English Dictionary

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