English

English A2 or A2-B1.

Classroom work will be based on the reading and comprehension of texts, watching of news bulletins in English-speaking channels, documentaries or short films, grammar and vocabulary exercises, in addition to the discussion of topics related with or of interest to future interpreters. 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 testand participation in class) and final evaluation (written examination: 100%). The written test represents 60% and  participation in class is valued at 40%.

– Developing the oral and written skills in English required to reasonaly communicate in a professional or social context
– Mastering syntactic structures through the reading and comprehension of oral and written texts
– Increasing the use of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries when studying the contents and researching for information
– Expanding general lexicon with a view to communicating in a more fluent way
– Becoming familiar with world issues, notable environmental, political and social
– Achieving level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Creating an extensive lexical inventory and consolidating basic grammar structures. The vocabulary study and expansion will focus particularly on issues providing general knowledge, such as social and environmental issues, and world news and politics, in addition to topics about interpreting.
Reading: Pronunciation, skimming, meaning in context
Speaking: Expressing one’s opinion, interacting verbally, discussing given topics
Writing: Rephrasing, translating, summarising
Lexicon: Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homonyms, word formation, irregular plurals
Grammar: Tense revision (present, past and future time), prepositions, adjectives and adverbs, gerunds and infinitives, countable and uncountable nouns.

• - Frequency - 60.0%
• - Attendance and Participation - 40.0%

• - Exam - 100.0%

NAO

MACMILLAN’s English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
HARRAP’s English Thesaurus
REDMAN, Stuart – English Vocabulary in Use, Intermediate, CUP
VINCE, Michael – Intermediate Language Practice, MacMillan
SWAN, Michael and Catherine WALTER – How English Works, Oxford
Reading material will be provided on a weekly basis.