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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Philology |
| Grao en Español: Estudos Lingüísticos e Literarios |
 Free election credit |
| English Writing Skills |
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| Identifying Data | 2018/19 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | English Writing Skills | Code | 613G02030 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Third | Optional | 4.5 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Describing people in terms of physical appearance, personality and behaviour, life, lifestyle and beliefs | Points to consider: Language and vocabulary Organization of information Linking words and structures |
| Describing places and buildings in terms of location, reasons for visiting, sights, free-time activities and recommedations | Organize and structure information Useful language: Explaining impressions Making comparisons Location verbs and prepositions Characteristics of formal and informal style Expressing impressions & reactions |
| Describing Objects in terms of size, weight, age, shape, pattern, colour, origin, material, special characteristics, reasons for being special. Describing festivals, events and ceremonies |
Useful language and expressions |
| Narratives | Organization of the information: Set the stage, develop the story, complete the story. Techniques for beginning and ending stories. Past, tense words and time. Inversion of the subject Descriptive vocabulary Flashback narration |
| Discursive essays. Opinion essays. Essays suggesting solutions to problems. |
For and against, Opinion essays Essays suggesting solutions to problems Useful expressions for giving opinions Formal style Beginning and ending discursive essays Useful tips for discursive essays Useful expressions and linking words/phrases |
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