English Language I
Name: English Language I
Code: LLT10794L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Linguistics
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
This curricular unit aims at developing the students English language skills by providing opportunities to engage in communicative activities in written and oral reception, production, and interaction, within the descriptors identified in the CEFR level B2.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
(CEFR Level B2)
Objectives: understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation; interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Competences: can give detailed descriptions and presentations on a wide range of subjects related to his/her field of interest; can write clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to his/her field of interest; can understand standard spoken language, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics; can read with a large degree of independence using appropriate reference sources selectively; can use the language fluently, accurately and effectively on a wide range of topics; can express news and views effectively in writing, and relate to those of others.
Objectives: understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation; interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Competences: can give detailed descriptions and presentations on a wide range of subjects related to his/her field of interest; can write clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to his/her field of interest; can understand standard spoken language, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics; can read with a large degree of independence using appropriate reference sources selectively; can use the language fluently, accurately and effectively on a wide range of topics; can express news and views effectively in writing, and relate to those of others.
Contents
Oral production: sustained monologue: describing experience (e.g. personal identification, house/home, environment - leisure, hobbies & interests, sports, intellectual & artistic pursuits - daily life, free time, etc.)
Written production: creative writing (e.g. page of diary, experience/dreams/ambitions, etc.)
Listening comprehension: short texts/paragraphs
Reading comprehension: newspapers & magazines (online and paper versions) (I)
Spoken interaction: informal discussion on a previously selected topic
Written interaction: exchanging correspondence by letter (e.g. complaint, expressing thoughts
& feelings - 'Letter to the Editor', 'Dear Abby', etc.) (I)
Grammar: words and sentences; verbs; questions, negatives and answers; modal verbs; the passive; the infinitive and the _ing form; nouns and articles.
Written production: creative writing (e.g. page of diary, experience/dreams/ambitions, etc.)
Listening comprehension: short texts/paragraphs
Reading comprehension: newspapers & magazines (online and paper versions) (I)
Spoken interaction: informal discussion on a previously selected topic
Written interaction: exchanging correspondence by letter (e.g. complaint, expressing thoughts
& feelings - 'Letter to the Editor', 'Dear Abby', etc.) (I)
Grammar: words and sentences; verbs; questions, negatives and answers; modal verbs; the passive; the infinitive and the _ing form; nouns and articles.
Teaching Methods
According to the descriptors established for the level B2 in the CEFR, the methodology adopted will focus on the acquisition and development of oral and written skills (production, reception and interaction), grammar practice and vocabulary enhancement: direct exposure to authentic use of language (through videos, written texts - newspapers, magazines, etc. - Internet, CD-ROM, among others); direct participation in communicative interaction;
presentations, explanations, exercises/exploitation activities; translation (native language/foreign language/native language); individual, pair and group working; contribution to formal and informal discussions; guided study; autodidactically, by self-study.
Guidelines for the use of AI in the work to be developed in the course unit:
1. The use of AI is expressly prohibited in written and oral tests (continuous assessment) and in exams (final assessment: normal, resit/recurso, special and extraordinary).
2. Conditions for the use of AI:
a) Level of permission (When and where): the use of AI is transversal to the course unit as support/deepening of the learning of the basic concepts of the course unit program, with the exception of formal assessments of individual performance (production and reception, written and oral, throughout the semester, in continuous assessment, and as foreseen in 1, above).
b) Authorized Purposes (For what): the use of AI is permitted as (a) to support/deepen the learning of the basic concepts of the curricular unit program and (b) to support research, organization and structure (e.g., layout and visual organization of documents, typography, colors and visual hierarchy, creation of schemes, diagrams or infographics, etc.), when applicable, in oral and/or written practical work, of continuous assessment; the use of AI is expressly prohibited for the automatic resolution of assessed exercises or tasks, as well as for the production of texts intended to be presented as original works (e.g., in oral and/or written practical work, in PowerPoint or other visual aids, in printed worksheets or brochures).
c) References and Transparency (How): To make the use of the AI tool(s) transparent, a brief statement will be attached to the work produced (e.g., in oral practical work using PowerPoint or other visual aids, and/or in written practical work using printed worksheets or handouts), indicating the tool used and the purpose of its use; the student will also indicate the session identifier or provide the sharing link of the interaction, as a complementary element of transparency.
presentations, explanations, exercises/exploitation activities; translation (native language/foreign language/native language); individual, pair and group working; contribution to formal and informal discussions; guided study; autodidactically, by self-study.
Guidelines for the use of AI in the work to be developed in the course unit:
1. The use of AI is expressly prohibited in written and oral tests (continuous assessment) and in exams (final assessment: normal, resit/recurso, special and extraordinary).
2. Conditions for the use of AI:
a) Level of permission (When and where): the use of AI is transversal to the course unit as support/deepening of the learning of the basic concepts of the course unit program, with the exception of formal assessments of individual performance (production and reception, written and oral, throughout the semester, in continuous assessment, and as foreseen in 1, above).
b) Authorized Purposes (For what): the use of AI is permitted as (a) to support/deepen the learning of the basic concepts of the curricular unit program and (b) to support research, organization and structure (e.g., layout and visual organization of documents, typography, colors and visual hierarchy, creation of schemes, diagrams or infographics, etc.), when applicable, in oral and/or written practical work, of continuous assessment; the use of AI is expressly prohibited for the automatic resolution of assessed exercises or tasks, as well as for the production of texts intended to be presented as original works (e.g., in oral and/or written practical work, in PowerPoint or other visual aids, in printed worksheets or brochures).
c) References and Transparency (How): To make the use of the AI tool(s) transparent, a brief statement will be attached to the work produced (e.g., in oral practical work using PowerPoint or other visual aids, and/or in written practical work using printed worksheets or handouts), indicating the tool used and the purpose of its use; the student will also indicate the session identifier or provide the sharing link of the interaction, as a complementary element of transparency.
Assessment
According to the Regulamento Escolar Interno of the Universidade de Évora and the Regulamento de Avaliação de Conhecimentos as proposed by the Departamento de Linguística e Literaturas, students may choose between two modes of assessment: (1) continuous or (2) final.
(1) Continuous assessment: Students under continuous assessment will be graded in the following cases: a. Written test (Frequência): 35%; b. Oral production: 25%; c. Assignments (throughout the semester, in and at home): 40%
IMPORTANT: Students are required to achieve grade 8,0 in the written test and oral production.
In-class and home assignments: Assignments will cover oral production, written production, listening comprehension, spoken interaction and written interaction.
(2) Final: Students who choose to sit a final exam will be assessed as follows: written exam, 60%; oral exam, 40%.
Percentages of presences for assessment modes: Continuous assessment: 75%; Exam (normal): 50% (Note: Students under ?regimes especiais? (REI, Art. 13º, nº 2) are exempted from the above mentioned percentages).
- Exam (recurso): If the student fails/is not assessed under the continuous assessment or/and exam modes of evaluation, they may sit the ?recurso? exam being assessed as follows: written exam: 60%; oral exam: 40%
IMPORTANT: Students are required to achieve grade 8,0 in both written and oral exams (normal, recurso, especial and extraordinário).
If it is deemed necessary to verify the extent to which the student has developed the expected knowledge and skills, the teaching staff of the curricular unit may summon the student for an oral examination, in accordance with paragraph 13 of article 110 of the Academic Regulations of the University of Évora, ensuring the conditions established in paragraph 4 of article 116 and paragraph 1 of article 118 of the same Regulations. This oral examination will have the same weight in the final grade of the subject as the original oral or written practical work, the written assessment or the examination, to be re-evaluated.
(1) Continuous assessment: Students under continuous assessment will be graded in the following cases: a. Written test (Frequência): 35%; b. Oral production: 25%; c. Assignments (throughout the semester, in and at home): 40%
IMPORTANT: Students are required to achieve grade 8,0 in the written test and oral production.
In-class and home assignments: Assignments will cover oral production, written production, listening comprehension, spoken interaction and written interaction.
(2) Final: Students who choose to sit a final exam will be assessed as follows: written exam, 60%; oral exam, 40%.
Percentages of presences for assessment modes: Continuous assessment: 75%; Exam (normal): 50% (Note: Students under ?regimes especiais? (REI, Art. 13º, nº 2) are exempted from the above mentioned percentages).
- Exam (recurso): If the student fails/is not assessed under the continuous assessment or/and exam modes of evaluation, they may sit the ?recurso? exam being assessed as follows: written exam: 60%; oral exam: 40%
IMPORTANT: Students are required to achieve grade 8,0 in both written and oral exams (normal, recurso, especial and extraordinário).
If it is deemed necessary to verify the extent to which the student has developed the expected knowledge and skills, the teaching staff of the curricular unit may summon the student for an oral examination, in accordance with paragraph 13 of article 110 of the Academic Regulations of the University of Évora, ensuring the conditions established in paragraph 4 of article 116 and paragraph 1 of article 118 of the same Regulations. This oral examination will have the same weight in the final grade of the subject as the original oral or written practical work, the written assessment or the examination, to be re-evaluated.
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