| Code: | LTU2111 | Acronym: | LIII |
| Teaching Area: | Modern Languages |
| Acronym | Study plan | Curriculum Years | ECTS | Contact hours | Total Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTU | Aviso nº 9929/2017 & Ret. nº 612/2017 | 1º | 6 | 57 | 160 |
| Theoretical-Practical: | 45,00 |
| Other: | 12,00 |
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Description of Curricular Unit
This curricular unit aims to lead students to the development of oral and written comprehension and production skills, in English, through the progressive acquisition and application of grammatical, lexical, semantic and pragmatic contents, so that, by the end of the semester, students can reach B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Intended learning outcomes
The main goal of this curricular unit is the development of students' comprehension and communication skills, as well as the promotion of research and information management skills in view of their progressive autonomy and application of these same skills in different academic and professional contexts.
Skills and competences to be developed by the students
- Listening skills: understanding the English language when used by native speakers from different English-speaking countries and selecting specific information from oral speeches, audio texts or videos.
- Reading skills: understanding the general message of different written texts and selecting specific information from authentic texts written in English and related to the the students' world and experiences.
- Speaking skills: giving presentations in English and interact with the teacher and peers, by expressing themselves in English with a certain degree of flexibility and fluency.
- Writing skills: writing reports and other texts related to the world in which students operate.
| Robin Walker and Keith Harding;Tourism 2 - Encounters, Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Dictionary of Leisure, Travel and Tourism, A&C Black Publishers, 2006 |
| Bill Muscall;Business Vocabulary in Use: Advanced, Cambridge University Press, 2017 |
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Different themes are presented and explored within the overall design of the course. The activities chosen focus on oral and written communication. In the classroom context, a subject is introduced every week and students are called to intervene, in guided or free exercises, in this last case with greater space for students' creativity and autonomy. Group work and research are included in the programme. Students' external individual work should include research to be done on the topic of the following week, as well as intensive practice of the topics covered in previous weeks.
Avaliação distribuída com exame final
| Description | Type | Time (hours) | Conclusion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance (estimated) | Lessons | 45 | |
| Teste/Exame | 3 | ||
| Projectos | 19 | ||
| Participação Presencial | 12 | ||
| Study | 81 | ||
| Total: | 160 |
Written tests (2) - (35% + 35%)
Group work presentation: 30%
a) Plan, structure and content: (5%) - document: submission through the e-learning platform (Turnitin Data base)
b) Final version (25%) - document: submission through the e-learning platform (Turnitin Data base)
The presentation grades will be awarded according to the following criteria:
- submission of plan and final version through the e-Learning platform;
- English language proficiency level and fluency demonstrated during the presentation and defense of the project.
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) The effective attendance of students in class will be recorded and, if the number of absences per student exceeds 30% of the total number of contact sessions for each curricular unit, he/she will be automatically transferred to the final evaluation of the regular season.
b) In the written tests and other evaluation elements requested, a minimum grade 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 Assessment of the regular season.
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%
The proposed teaching methodologies articulate directly with the learning objectives since the various activities facilitate the acquisition and development of language skills, namely in terms of oral and written comprehension and communication. Moreover, group projects also foster the development of research, information management, collaboration, negotiation and problem solving skills.