| Code: | LGH2112 | Acronym: | LIII |
| Teaching Area: | Modern Languages |
| Acronym | Study plan | Curriculum Years | ECTS | Contact hours | Total Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGH | Aviso nº 9705/2017 & Ret. nº 682/2018 | 1º | 6 ECTS | 57 | 160 |
| Theoretical-Practical: | 45,00 |
| Other: | 12,00 |
Teaching - Hours
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Inglês
Course description
This curricular unit aims at the progressive acquisition of grammatical, lexical, semantic and pragmatic knowledge by increasing both active and passive comprehension and written and oral expression, so that the student, by the end of the semester, will be able on the way to achieve level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages, namely:
"Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options."
Objectives
1. Develop the students' skills in intermediate comprehension and communication
2. Develop the students' capacity to research, obtain and manage information
Skills and expected results
Aural comprehension
Understand real English spoken by native speakers of the various English speaking countries and extract specific information from any given aural text.
Reading comprehension
Extract specific information from real English texts related to the world and the students' experiences.
Oral expression
Be able to give presentations in English, interact with the class teacher and colleagues in English with a degree of flexibility in terms of verb tenses and structures.
Written expression
Be able to write reports and other texts related to the world of the student.
Themes
1. Holiday rep.
1.1 Have you got the right attitude?
1.2 Tipping.
1.3 A rep for all seasons
1.4 A day in the life of...
2. Eating out.
2.1 What do you say?
2.2 Regional food
2.3 Describing dishes
2.4 Food tourism
3. Rural tourism.
3.1 How to be sensitive to the environment
3.2 A country that offers rural tourism
3.3 Local people and rural tourism
3.4 Making predictions.
Grammar
Verb tenses
Advice and obligations
Relative clauses
The passive
Vocabulary
Holiday health
Food: ingredients and preparation
Resources for rural tourism
Weather words
1. Develop the students' skills in intermediate comprehension and communication
Regarding this goal, the contents included in sub chapters 1.1 to 1.4 will develop and consolidate the oral and written expression levels.
2. Develop the students' capacity to research, obtain and manage information
In this case sub chapters 2.1 to 3.4 will be the operational tools to reach this specific goal, supported by the practical exercises of the grammar units.
| Robin Walker & Keith Harding;Tourism 2 - Encounters, Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Leo Jones;Working in English, Cambridge University Press, 2015 |
| www.britishcouncil.pt |
| www.cambridge.org |
Developing themes and organising activities with the priority on dynamic oral and written communication. The process involves exposing the theme for any given week, with the student then being given the opportunity for controlled and free practice. Work outside of the classroom will include research on the following week's topic as well as extended practice of prior themes.
Avaliação distribuída com exame final
| Description | Type | Time (hours) | Conclusion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance (estimated) | Lessons | 45 | |
| Teste/Exame | 3 | ||
| Participação Presencial | 12 | ||
| Projectos | 10 | ||
| Study | 90 | ||
| Total: | 160 |
Written tests (2) - (35% + 35%)
Oral presentation: 30%
Students enrolled in Continuous Assessment should prepare and give a 5-minute presentation on a topic of their choice related to the course programme. Students should use the PowerPoint or a similar programme for class presentation.
The presentation grades will be awarded according to the following criteria:
- submission of the project plan by the e-Learning platform / Turnitin: originality and relevance of the selected topic (5%);
- English language proficiency level, fluency, and interactive communication demonstrated during the presentation and defence of the project (20%)
- submission of the final report by the e-Learning platform / Turnitin: ability to summarise the main arguments of the presentation, emphasising the strengths and weaknesses of the presentation, and putting forward improvement suggestions, if applicable (5%).
Failure to present the work excludes the student from the continuous assessment scheme and, in turn, implies his / her transition to the final assessment scheme.
According to the Assessment Rules:
a) All students will register their presence during lessons and, if their absenteeism rate is over 30% of the total number of lessons for each course unit, they will automatically be transferred to the final assessment modality of the regular season.
b) In written tests and evaluation, a minimum score of 7.5 (seven point five) values is required.
c) In case students miss or obtain less than 7.5 in the written tests or the written projects, they will be automatically transferred to Final Assessmen of the regular seasont
d) In case students miss or obtain less than 7.5 in the second written test, they may only be subject to the Appeal season for tests.
e) All the written assessments included in the evaluation (reports, case studies, etc.) must be submitted through the Turnitin data base, available at the eLearning Platform. It would be accepted a similarity rate of less than 30%.
Individual test: 100%
1. Develop the students' skills in intermediate comprehension and communication
The first goal will be reached through the reading and comprehension of several texts, thus implying the elaboration of exercises and debates.
2. Develop the students' capacity to research, obtain and manage information
The second goal will be assured through the work within the scope of the group projects and the research activities (ABI INFORM)