English B2.2
Code
711121062
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Ingleses e Norte-Americanos
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
English
Objectives
The student should be able to:
a) perform at and above level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (Independent User)
b) develop intercultural awareness and knowledge of culture/language relationships
c) understand spoken discourse, live and recorded, with little difficulty
d) express themselves, in discussion and other contexts, to say what they think without fear of error
e) understand the essential message in complex written texts on a range of current topics
f) write clear, coherent and well-structured texts with little deviation from conventional contemporary usage
g) have knowledge of the linguistic systems and their uses for conveying meanings and effecting communication
h) continue responsibility for their own development and the competences that lead to learner autonomy
Prerequisites
Pass at Inglês B2.1
Subject matter
The course addresses expressions of personal opinion and of differing views in the context of current social and cultural topics of interest. It includes tasks aimed at developing written and spoken discursive skills. This is supported by reading and listening practice focusing on analysis of a range of cultural and journalistic texts, increasing abilities to decode local and cultural references. As well as developing written English competencies, discussion skills and conversational strategies, the course develops critical thinking skills and refers to the use of digital literacy and corpora skills as an aid to communicative improvement in general. In this, the second of your six semesters, the syllabus is composed of activity designed to encourage the further development of confidence, linguistic awareness, experiment and lexical repertoires.
Bibliography
Ronald Carter & Michael McCarthy, (2006, with CD). Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge: University Press
David Crystal, (2004). Making Sense of Grammar. Pearson Longman.
Ronald Carter & Michael McCarthy, (1997, with CD). Exploring Spoken English. Cambridge: University Press
Geoffrey Leech , Jan Svartvik, (2003). A Communicative Grammar of English, 3rd Edition. Routledge
Um compêndio organizado pelos próprios professores, incluindo um leque de materiais de conteúdo literários, cultural e jornalístico.
Teaching method
Communicative, task-based and intercultural approaches seek to stimulate interaction and promote increasingly autonomous learning. Discussion is a key element often preceded by reading or listening input and/or analysis and followed up by written work/further research by students. Skills-based tasks require both linguistic and extra-linguistic competences. Inductive approaches for extending grammatical and lexical knowledge are central to developing learner autonomy.
In class teaching
Evaluation method
Assessment is continuous and formative consisting of:
3 written texts of different types (2 written in class) 60%
2 spoken tasks 25%
General coursework mark: engagement with learning both inside and out of class, including participation, and evidence of autonomous learning development 15%
Minimum attendance: two-thirds of classes given