Study programme competencies |
Code
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Study programme competences
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A6 |
Ter un dominio instrumental avanzado oral e escrito da lingua inglesa. |
A10 |
Ter capacidade para avaliar criticamente o estilo dun texto e para formular propostas alternativas e correccións. |
A11 |
Ter capacidade para avaliar, analizar e sintetizar criticamente información especializada. |
A15 |
Ser capaz de aplicar os coñecementos lingüísticos e literarios á práctica. |
A19 |
Coñecer a situación sociolingüística da lingua inglesa. |
B3 |
Adquirir capacidade de autoformación. |
B4 |
Ser capaz de comunicarse de maneira efectiva en calquera contorno. |
B5 |
Relacionar os coñecementos cos doutras áreas e disciplinas. |
B6 |
Ter capacidade de organizar o traballo, planificar e xestionar o tempo e resolver problemas de forma efectiva. |
B7 |
Ter capacidade de análise e síntese, de valorar criticamente o coñecemento e de exercer o pensamento crítico. |
B8 |
Apreciar a diversidade. |
C2 |
Dominar a expresión e a comprensión de forma oral e escrita dun idioma estranxeiro. |
Learning aims |
Subject competencies (Learning outcomes) |
Study programme competences |
Students will have developed strategies for consolidating knowledge acquired in both parts of Lengua Inglesa y sus Usos (1/2).
Students will be able to handle metaphors adequately, both in comprehension and use.
Knowledge of the use of more specialized vocabulary will be added to the general vocabulary already acquired.
Self-study and self-criticism are essential at this level, and students will be reminded of their role and responsibility in the teaching-learning process of which they are a part.
By now, students should be competent in all four language skills, in addition to having the necessary theoretical knowledge enabling them to explain the use of English. Their level should be post C1, approximating and aspiring to C2.
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A6 A10 A11 A15 A19
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B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8
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C2
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Contents |
Topic |
Sub-topic |
1. Metaphors related to plants and trees
The environment
Service encounters
(See text book mentioned in section 8, sources of information)
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Metaphors based on plants; verbs related to growth; collocations; Service encounters on Internet. |
2. Authorities, customs, police.
History
Poverty |
Vocabulary related to immigration, traffic police, etc.
Vocabluary for dealing with history; collocations;
Vocabulary about poverty and lack of means |
3. British politics
Language of Law
War and peace |
words related to how a state functions.
words for crimes; adjectives specifically for legal contexts;
legal words in common use
Attitudes towards war and peace; metaphors of conflict |
4. Economics and finance
Personal finance
The media: the printed word |
Vocabulary for dealing with international aid, trade, economic difficulties
Expressing personal economic circumstances.
Sections in the press; types of printed material in circulation |
5. The media: Internet and e-mails
Advertising
The news |
Special vocabulary for Internet.
Language of advertising.
Gathering and spreading news; journalism; types of publications |
6. Newspaper headlines
Metaphors of sport
Space: expanse and confinement |
Characteristics of headlines; eye-catching vocabulary
Vocabulary and metaphors from sport, diet and health
Expressing concepts of space; metaphors for ample or limited space |
7. Time
Motion
Manner |
Sequence and duration
Colloquial expressions of time; sayings related to passage of time
Nuances of speed and movement; verbs/adjectives with non-literal meaning |
8. Sound
Weight and density
Colour: range and intensity |
From silence to noice; specific verbs for certain noises, set phrases about sounds
Synonyms for heavy; literal uses of weighing; words to express density
Specific colours, related metaphors; exotic associations of words for colours |
9. Speed
Cause and effect
Comparison and contrast |
Expression of different ways of moving quickly/slowly; metaphors of speed
Verbs expressing cause/effect, collocations
How to express similarity and contrast |
10. Difficulties, dilemmas, hitches
Modality
Complaints and protests |
Nouns and adjectives relating to difficulties and dilemmas
Modal verbs and the expression of facts, opinions and wishes; probability; advice, obligation
Formal and informal complaints |
11. Apologising, forgiving and reconciliation.
Promises, bets
Speech: style and articulation |
Collocations; apologies in legal contexts; peace settlement (lit/fig);
Formal / colloquial promises;
Expressions about betting
Volume: from quiet to loud; describing ways of speaking; speech and articulation problems |
12. Vague language expression
Types of idioms
Phrasal verbs (I) |
Vague expressions for numbers; making actions /ideas less precise (informal)
Idioms: Verb and object, prepositional phrase, compounds and other types of phrasal verbs
Understanding and learning phrasal verbs; diagrams |
13. Phrasal verbs (II)
Phrasal verbs (III)
British English/US English |
Other less known phrasal verbs; new combinations
Phrasal verbs with two particles/prepositions
Contrast between British and American usage. |
14. Language and gender
The language of age and social class |
Gender awareness; non-sexist variations
Implicit references denoting social class, background, age. |
Planning |
Methodologies / tests |
Ordinary class hours |
Student’s personal work hours |
Total hours |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
21 |
26.25 |
47.25 |
Supervised projects |
14 |
17.5 |
31.5 |
Speaking test |
2 |
16 |
18 |
Directed discussion |
7 |
5.25 |
12.25 |
Mixed objective/subjective test |
2 |
36 |
38 |
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Personalized attention |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies |
Methodologies |
Description |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
In these whole group sessions , there will be explanations, examples and advice on how to take best adavntage of the material; a basic text book will be used (absolutely essential for class work and private study); there will also be other written texts and audiovisual examples. |
Supervised projects |
Written tasks on different topics related to those dealt with in class; summaries, short articles, letters, academic style, including textual references. |
Speaking test |
Individual interview, or in pairs; comprehension questions; demonstration of communicative competence |
Directed discussion |
Development of competence in presenting oral arguments; role-playing, fluency; team work. |
Mixed objective/subjective test |
Completion of different types of exercises; distinguishing between different usage and meaning; transformation of sentences. |
Personalized attention |
Methodologies
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Directed discussion |
Supervised projects |
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Description |
Preparation and comments; suggestions on work done.
Individual and group interaction to improve performance. |
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Assessment |
Methodologies
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Description
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Qualification
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Speaking test |
Individual interview, or in pairs; comprehension questions; demonstration of communicative competence |
25 |
Mixed objective/subjective test |
Completion of different types of exercises; distinguishing between different usage and meaning; transformation of sentences. |
50 |
Supervised projects |
Written tasks on different topics related to what has been dealt with in class; summaries and presentations; academic writing techniques. |
25 |
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Assessment comments |
- Deadlines for handing in the --trabajos tutelados-- (written tasks) are 25th October , 22nd November and 20th December 2013. You must hand in all the work required for marks to be added to the rest of the marks. If you do not attend at least 80% of the interactive classes (reading/writing skills), your work will not be accepted for assessment. You will be required to sign in at every session.
- Proba mixta: (exam on written exercises) the date is fixed by the Faculty for 2013-14, with the first opportunity at the end of the semester. This date is NOT negotiable.
- The second opportunity, in July, according to the dates approved by the Faculty, will consist of repeating the part(s) of the assessment not already passed.
- The July opportunity is not intended as a chance to improve the passes already achieved; it is only for repeating the part(s) a student has failed or decided not to do in the first opportunity.
- In order to pass this subject, students must achieve at least a 5 out of 10 points on EACH part of the assessment.
- The dates for handing in tasks and for the oral exam must be adhered to; any circumstance which prevents a student from complying with this norm must be justified in writing and via appropriate documentary evidence.
- Students will obtain a "no presentado" (absent from assessment) if they do not attend the exams (proba mixta and proba oral) and if they do not hand in any work.
- Students who are officially registered as part time, and have been granted permission not to attend classes, as stipulated in the regulations of this University, will be assessed in either of the opportunities according to the same criteria specified for the second opportunity.
- For more details, see Recommendations section.
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Recommendations |
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before |
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Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously |
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Subjects that continue the syllabus |
Lingua Inglesa e os seus Usos 1/613G03020 |
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Other comments |
- We recommend attending and participating in class, so as to be up to date with your studies; we also ask you to carry out the tasks within the specified time limits.
- Attending class allows you to understand the subject better, to acquire individual and collective competence, continuous learning, direct interaction with other students, and the possiblity of participating more actively in the teaching-learning methodology. May we remind you that UDC is not a distance-learning university, but one in which students are expected to be present. Consequently, it is complusory to attend at least 80% of the classes in each subject. In certain cases, officially approved by the University, students may opt out of the obligation to attend classes. Otherwise, you are expected to attend and your absences will be duly noted.
- The dates of oral exams will be announced sufficiently in advance, and will be posted on Moodle. You are advised to keep an eye on this virtual teaching platform.
- If you do not attend the oral exam in the first opportunity, on the date announced, you will lose this opportunity for this part of the assessment. Therefore, you will only have left the second opportunity, in July.If you experience difficulty in attending the oral exam, you should notify the teacher as soon as possible.
- Note that exam dates at UDC are not negotiable; if you are an Erasmus student in Coruña, you are obliged to follow the UDC academic calendar, not the calendar of your home university. We cannot programme different dates to suit individual students.
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