Teaching GuideTerm
Faculty of Philology
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Grao en Inglés: Estudos Lingüísticos e Literarios
 Subjects
  Lingua Inglesa 4
   Assessment
Methodologies Description Qualification
Seminar (MEDIUM GROUPS with coordinator): In part of these groups, we will do reading comprehensions of SHORT fiction TEXTS that will be posted on MOODLE. The students must READ the short texts in advance, as well as prepare the posted EXERCISES that will be corrected in class. 10
Mixed objective/subjective test The exam parts will be organized as follows:

-READING (with coordinator): This part will consist of a reading comprehension of the LONGER MANDATORY READINGS, which will be on MOODLE, and which are different from the short fiction readings of the seminars. These LONGER READINGS will be explained in the large-group session the last day of class. EXAM DATE: May 28

-WRITING (with coordinator): You will have to write an argumentative essay about a relevant topic set by the teacher, which will test both your MLA-writing and GRAMMAR skills. Hence, the essay must have: title, introduction, thesis statement, body, and conclusion. EXAM DATE: May 28

-LISTENING (with language assistant): Multiple-choice test on a job-interview recording. EXAM DATE: approx. in early May (further details to be announced)

-SPEAKING (with language assistant): Job interview. EXAM DATE: approx. in early June (further details TBA) 		50
Guest lecture / keynote speech (LARGE GROUP with coordinator): The classes will consist of theory lessons, student debates, and student practice on speaking, writing, and grammar. Prior to the debates, students will have to read PIECES of news (or watch short CLIPS) about relevant topics which will be posted on MOODLE. Students will DEBATE upon these pieces; afterwards, they will organize into groups and WRITE down their opinions in an argumentative essay. To be coherent with your project (see below), I will introduce a FUN FACT in every class. 10
Oral presentation Students should do one group PROJECT between 5 and 10 people; the project will consist of inventing a PRODUCT or METHOD to enhance people's sense of HUMOUR and/or ENTHUSIASM. While presenting, students will NOT be allowed to read from any kind of notes. You will have to record and upload the VIDEO of the project and email the SCRIPT (both in Word and PDF formats) to the coordinator on a to-be-arranged deadline; the rest of the guidelines will be provided in class.

The purpose of this activity is that you work together, practice your English and, hopefully, have some fun.
 10
Supervised projects There will be two assignments:

(1) a CV (for the language assistant) and
(2) a list of Works Cited in MLA style (for the coordinator).

The guidelines to write both the CV and the Works Cited list will be provided in class. As for the list of Works Cited, it must contain a TOPIC chosen by the student and provide an MLA-style LIST of:

-a book, a book chapter, a JSTOR article, a website, and an extra electronic source (e.g. YouTube interview) ABOUT THE CHOSEN TOPIC. 		10
Workshop (MEDIUM AND SMALL GROUPS with language assistant): In part of the medium groups and in all the workshops, you will practice your speaking, listening, and grammar skills. Special attention will be placed on CVs and job interviews. You may be asked to do homework on materials available through MOODLE. 10
 
Assessment comments

__ In order to pass the course, you have to be graded with a
4 (over 10) in two parts described in the assessment table--which are the SUPERVISED PROJECTS and the EXAMS or TESTS--and at least a 5 (over 10) in
the FINAL MARK.

__Repeat
students who wish to do the non-mandatory tasks (e.g. class participation) but
cannot due to schedule conflicts must contact me at the beginning of the
semester. Then, I will assign them other activities with which to make up for
the non-mandatory tasks.

__The submission dates of the supervised projects and the
rest of the activities will be announced at the beginning of the semester and
on the Moodle platform.

__ Assignments must be delivered in a timely manner. We will
only accept delayed submissions exclusively if there is a duly justified cause
(e.g. with a doctor’s note).

__The assignments showing signs of plagiarism will be
qualified with a 0.

__We will value students’ extra voluntary work, which can be
done in three ways: (1) writing one or two individual SHORT ARGUMENTATIVE
PAPERS for the coordinator (240/250 words), (2) writing one individual RESEARCH
PAPER for the coordinator (450/500 words), (3) participating individually or in
a group in a TALENT SHOW to be held in the month of May with the coordinator
and/or the language assistant (between 1 and 10 minutes per person and/or
group)—details TBA. Such extra voluntary work will be worth up to a 10% which
will be added to the final mark.

__In case of workers'
strike, if it were necessary, the teachers will provide the students with
didactic material through Moodle. In case of students' strike, the teachers
could ask the students to submit an assignment equivalent to the classwork they
would do if they were in class. 

_Either in the first or the second opportunity, the students
who do not come to the exam will be qualified as “Did Not Sit”.

__For the JULY opportunity, apart from the exam parts (50%)
and the supervised projects (10%), the students will be able to do the
non-mandatory tasks as follows: (large groups: 10%) writing summaries of
lessons from the theory sessions and writing essays set by the teacher;
(seminar: 10%) reading exercises similar to the ones from class; an individual
oral presentation (10%); and exercises equivalent to the ones from the workshop
(10%). I will post the details on Moodle in due time. 

___Those
who are officially registered as part-time students, 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.
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