2023
Foreign Language - English
Name: Foreign Language - English
Code: LLT02285L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Languages and Literature
Teaching languages: Portuguese, English
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
- to develop fundamental techniques and strategies for the comprehension of written texts in English in their area of specialization;
- to recognize features of text structure;
- to develop techniques and strategies for the recognition of the meaning of unknown words/expressions;
- to develop knowledge of English grammar;
- to develop communicative skills in English based on their needs, characteristics and resources;
- to participate in language activities so as to use language in their professional domain (activities and relationships in their profession), in the following contexts: place, institutions, people, objects, operations, and texts;
- develop their knowledge of the culture and history of the UK and the US, in general, and of issues related to the English language and the construction of identity in these countries, in particular, through the analysis of their own habits and customs as opposed to those in the English-speaking countries.
- to recognize features of text structure;
- to develop techniques and strategies for the recognition of the meaning of unknown words/expressions;
- to develop knowledge of English grammar;
- to develop communicative skills in English based on their needs, characteristics and resources;
- to participate in language activities so as to use language in their professional domain (activities and relationships in their profession), in the following contexts: place, institutions, people, objects, operations, and texts;
- develop their knowledge of the culture and history of the UK and the US, in general, and of issues related to the English language and the construction of identity in these countries, in particular, through the analysis of their own habits and customs as opposed to those in the English-speaking countries.
Contents
- Language then and now: The history and spread of English; English around the world; English at work and play; Varieties of English - Identity: The four nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland); National identity; Britain, a cultural kaleidoscope; America, a nation of immigrants; The USA, a pluralist society
- Developing reading skills: linking ideas: expressing contrast; predicting content; skimming and scanning; getting information from diagrams and pictures; identifying the writers opinion; looking at data (tables, charts and graphs); using headings to find information; organizing notes; using text and visuals to understand statistics
-Writing: letter/email; description; summary; statistics
- Vocabulary: languages and nationalities; people and identity
- Developing reading skills: linking ideas: expressing contrast; predicting content; skimming and scanning; getting information from diagrams and pictures; identifying the writers opinion; looking at data (tables, charts and graphs); using headings to find information; organizing notes; using text and visuals to understand statistics
-Writing: letter/email; description; summary; statistics
- Vocabulary: languages and nationalities; people and identity
Teaching Methods
- direct exposure to language;
- direct participation in communicative interaction; presentations, explanations, exercises;
- individual work, pair work, group work, in the classroom;
- participation in formal/informal discussions;
- tutorials; independent work with self-learning materials.
- direct participation in communicative interaction; presentations, explanations, exercises;
- individual work, pair work, group work, in the classroom;
- participation in formal/informal discussions;
- tutorials; independent work with self-learning materials.
Teaching Staff
- Luís Sérgio Pinto Guerra [responsible]
