Base Knowledge
The student must have level B1
Teaching Methodologies
Textual comprehension: multiple matching, sentence completion, multiple choice, gap-filling, etc.
Listening comprehension: multiple matching, note taking, True/False, comprehension questions.
Speaking: role play, working in pairs
Learning Results
1) Improve linguistic skills to a B2 level;
2) Improve the linguistic accuracy of written and oral expression;
3) Write a simple article;
4) Use appropriate language in a formal letter/email;
5) Write a critical analysis of a reading/movie;
6) Prepare students for the Cambridge University First Certificate B2 level external examination in English;
7) Express technical analysis orally.
Skills
Skill 1- Knowing the proper language for a formal letter in English;
Skill 2 – Prepare outlines and rough drafts before a final written work in English;
Skill 3 – Write a simple abstract with clear and correct language in English
Skill 4 – Write a critical analysis of a reading/movie in English;
Program
Revising the main points of grammar and how the language works: past tenses, false friends, relative clauses. Vocabulary consolidation: phrasal verbs, word formation. Developing reading comprehension: multiple matching, reading between the lines, gapped text, multiple choice. Improving listening skills: multiple matching, note taking, True/False, comprehension questions, gap filling. Familiarising with academic and commercial writing: an article, a critical analysis of a book or film, a formal letter. Improving speaking skills: comparison and contrast, discussion, role play, description.
Curricular Unit Teachers
Lizabete GomesGrading Methods
Continuous Assessment or Final Examination
1) Continuous assessment consists of attendance, verified by mandatory presence in at least 75% of the classes, participation in class, completion of exercises, oral expression (20%), and written tests and oral presentation (80%).
2) Assessment by final exam consists of a final test covering the entire subject, with an oral component, with the written component weighing 80% and the oral component weighing 20%.
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
The material will be provided by the teacher during the lessons.