Sumários

Introduction to Debating Techniques

18 Outubro 2017, 14:00 • Tânia Joesephine Gregg Lopes da Silva


Techniques for making arguments persuasive were discussed and practiced in class (e.g. reporting facts or statistics, referring to known events, avoiding anecdotal examples).
Students were taught the procedures for formal debating based on the Oxford model.
A debate was simulated in class (This House believes in a Free Press) according to the Oxford model where students were obliged to argue in favour or against the motion, regardless of their own personal opinions.

Vanilla Latte and Heidegger

18 Outubro 2017, 12:00 • David Michael Greer

Further discussion: style over content?

Setting up the clumsy Liberal.

Reading "Lost and Found" by Amina Gautier

18 Outubro 2017, 10:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Analysis of the plot, themes and characters in the short story "Lost and Found".


Homework:
Read the short story "The Loss of all Lost Things" (pp. 53-58)

Lesson 7

17 Outubro 2017, 16:00 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

Film session: "The True Cost", a documetary by Andrew Morgan

TEXT 4 – Further discussion; creative writing exercise. Grammar revision.

17 Outubro 2017, 14:00 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal

1. TEXT 4 – Summing up Savia Viegas's lecture-cum-reading.

2. Short creative writing exercise on the text. 
3. Grammar revision as part of feedback on the reading comprehension (HW): 
  • Direct speech: and punctuation; and reported speech;
  • Past tenses: conjugation and uses;
  • If-clauses;
  • Spelling: homophones;
  • Gerund / infinitive;
  • Inversion.