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Faculty of Philology
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  English Language 4
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Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Guest lecture / keynote speech A4 A5 A6 A10 A11 A15 A21 A22 A23 B1 C7 C8 (LARGE GROUPS with coordinator): Classes consist of both theoretical and practical lessons on oral and writing skills. Before coming to class, the students will have to read PIECES OF NEWS or watch VIDEOS that will be uploaded on Moodle. Once there, the students will DEBATE about these pieces of news / videos; then you will be organized into groups and write an ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY derived from the previous debate. Your ESSAYS will be corrected by the teacher and returned to their authors throughout the course. Occasionally, we will complete the practice of grammar, vocabulary and academic writing with a GAME.

The students who do a voluntary individual presentation will access the possibility to have EXTRA points added to the final mark (see comments).
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Workshop B5 B8 C4 (MEDIUM AND SMALL GROUPS with language assistant): In some of the medium groups and all the small ones, you will practice your skills at speaking, listening and (to an extent) grammar. Focus will be placed on how to write a CV and how to behave/speak in job interviews. Sometimes you will have to do tasks based on Moodle materials.

The students who show a really extraordinary participation in the classroom will be exempt from taking the audio-oral test. 		0
Supervised projects A9 B6 B9 C2 C3 C6 You will have to two written projects:

(1) a motivation letter (10%)
(2) a professional CV (10%)

The necessary guidelines to do these projects will be provided in class, on Moodle and during office hours.
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Short answer questions A9 A10 C2 Towards the end of the term, you will do an in-class exercise with the coordinator. The exercise will assess the continuity with which you have acquired the theory and if you are able to put it into practice. 20
Oral presentation B10 C1 The presentation consists in doing a video project, between 5 and 10 people, whose content is an ADVERTISEMENT or PROGRAM to SELL a PRODUCT or METHOD. While talking, the students will be forbidden to read from any kind of notes. You will have to prepare the SCRIPT, RECORD the video and UPLOAD it; the rest of the guidelines will be explained by the coordinator.

Certainly, the students are encouraged to use the tutorials throughout the semester to ask questions about their projects.
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Mixed objective/subjective test A1 A2 B3 C5 The exam parts will be organized as follows:

-READING EXAM with a coordinator (15%): This part consists of a reading-comprehension test of the required LONG READINGS, which will be on Moodle, and which are different from the short texts discussed at the seminars. These LONG READINGS will be explained in the large-group session the penultimate day of class.

-WRITING EXAM with coordinator (20%): You will have to write an argumentative essay on a relevant topic set by the teacher, which was not debated in class; I will test your skills at grammar, vocabulary and MLA style. The essay must have: title, introduction, thesis statement, body and conclusion.

-AUDIO-ORAL EXAM with language assistant (15%): Job interview, using a formal register and following the guidelines explained and practiced in class—as well as the samples and tips posted on Moodle.
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Seminar A8 A12 B4 B7 (MEDIUM GROUPS with coordinator): We will devote part of these groups to READING COMPREHENSION exercises of brief TEXTS that will be on Moodle. The students must read these texts in advance, and also prepare the Moodle exercises, which will be corrected in class and checked by the teacher throughout the course.

The students who write a voluntary individual essay will be able to have EXTRA points added to the final grade (see comments).
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Assessment comments

__If the coordinator considers it appropriate, there may be
lessons of self-study. The documents for this purpose will be provided on the
virtual platform.

__Since, the oral presentation / video-project is optional, to
pass the subject, you must be graded with at least a 5 (out of 10) in EACH ONE
OF the SUPERVISED WRITTEN TASKS, the SHORT-ANSWER EXERCISE and the EXAM PARTS,
and at least a 5 (out of 10) in the FINAL GRADE.

__ 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.

__Students’ voluntary work will be qualified by adding an EXTRA
percentage to the final grade. You can choose ONE OF THESE TWO OPTIONS: EITHER
AN INDIVIDUAL ORAL PRESENTATION: in the coordinator’s class and in an event
called Talent Show—the details will be explained in due time (+0.5); OR AN
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER on one (or two) of the exam readings (+0.5). The
students interested in this task will have to tell me at the beginning of the
course; I will set three interviews with you in my office throughout the
semester to discuss the development of your work. Papers that were not
supervised by me in this manner will not be accepted. Obviously, this
additional percentage will be added to the final grade only when it is equal to
or greater than 5.

__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, there will be supervised written
tasks, a short-answer exercise, and exam tests (all of them mandatory) just
like in June--again, the oral presentation / video-project will be optional.

___If you opt for the July opportunity and decide to do the
video-project, although it is optional, you must know that it also has to be done
in a group and recorded; however, this time, the number of members in each
group may be lower. To specify the details, it is mandatory for the students to
contact the coordinator (either in the office or by e-mail).

___Students who have been granted exemption, as specified in
the university regulations, will be assessed in either of the two
opportunitiesa ccording to the criteria applied in
the second opportunity.

___Students sitting the December exam (final exam
brought forward) will be assessed according to the criteria specified for the
July opportunity.
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