Foreign Language II – English

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

Classroom work will be based on the reading and comprehension of texts, watching of videos, short documentaries and films, grammar and vocabulary exercises, in addition to the discussion of topics and themes related with or of interest to the students’cultural enrichment. A number of written exercises will also be assigned, as well as reading and research tasks. Active participation in class is encouraged.
The students are given the choice between continuous evaluation (one written test carrying a weight of 65% and one optional oral presentation) and final evaluation (written and oral examination). Participation in class is valued at 35%. Students with less than 75% attendance will have to take an individual oral test.

Learning Results

– Consolidating the oral and written skills in English required to correctly and effectively communicating in a professional context
– Increasing and mastering the use of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries when studying the contents and researching for information
– Expanding the specific lexicon of tourism with a view to communicating in a more specialised and fluent way
– Being able to describe briefly sites and monuments
– Researching tourist destinations and trends in the industry by using specialised magazines and websites
– Achieving level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Program

Creating an extensive lexical inventory and revising basic grammar structures which students are assumed to have previously learned. The vocabulary study and expansion will focus particularly on issues providing general knowledge directly and indirectly connected to tourism, such as national and international heritage and culture, geography, social and environmental issues, travelling, and world news and politics. Reading material taken from newspapers, magazines, websites and books will be provided to the students.
– Reading: Pronunciation, skimming, intensive reading, meaning in context;
– Speaking: Expressing one’s opinion, interacting verbally, discussing given topics;
– Writing: Taking dictation, summarising, translating;
– Lexicon: Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homonyms, irregular plurals;
– Vocabulary expansion: employment, accommodation, transportation, political geography;
– Grammar: Advanced tense revision; gerunds and infinitives; cloze tests.

Curricular Unit Teachers

Grading Methods

Continuing evaluation
  • - Frequency - 65.0%
  • - Attendance and Participation - 35.0%
Exam
  • - Exam - 100.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

MACMILLAN’s English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O’DELL – English Vocabulary in Use- Advanced, CUP
HARRAP’s English Thesaurus
WYATT, Rawdon – Check Your English Vocabulary for Leisure, Travel and Tourism, A & C Black, 2007
National Geographic Traveler
UNESCO World Heritage List (unesco.org)
BONNEVILLE, PATRICK and Philippe HEMONO – The World Heritage (UNESCO’s classified sites)
VINCE, Michael – Advanced Language Practice, MacMillan