English Language III

Code: LLT10810L

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 C1.

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Trabalho decente e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

Redução das desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

Ação contra a mudança global do clima - Tomar medidas urgentes para combater a mudança climática e seus impactos (*).

Paz e Justiça - Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes promover sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas par ao desenvolvimento sustentável, proporcionar o acesso à justiça para todos e construir instituições eficazes, responsáveis
e inclusivas em todos os níveis.

Learning Goals

(CEFR Level C1)
Objectives: understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and
recognise implicit meaning; express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions; use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Competences: can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations; can write clear, well-structured texts of complex subjects, expanding and supporting points of view and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion, can understand enough to follow extended speech on abstract and complex topics beyond his/her own field, though he/she may need to confirm occasional details; can understand in detail lengthy, complex texts, whether or not they relate to his/her own area of speciality; can express
him/herself fluently and spontaneously; can express him/herself with clarity and precision, relating to the addressee flexibly and effectively.

Oral production: narrating (plot of film)
Written production: narrating (plot of film)
Listening comprehension: cinema film
Reading comprehension: advertising material, brochures, prospectuses, leaflets
Spoken interaction: role play (expressing thoughts and feelings)
Written interaction: exchanging correspondence by e-mail (e.g. complaint, expressing thoughts
and feelings - 'Letter to the Editor', 'Dear Abby', etc.)
Grammar: sentences, tenses, modals, negatives and questions.

Teaching Methods

According to the descriptors established for the level C1 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.
Students may choose between two modes of assessment:
(1) Continuous assessment:
a. Written quiz (35%); b. Oral quiz (25%); c. Assignments, throughout the semester, in and at home (40%); (2) Exam: a. Written exam (60%); b. Oral exam (40%).