IDENTIFYING DATA 2012_13
Subject (*) LLENGUA ANGLESA I Code 12274105
Study programme
Grau d'Anglès (2009)
Cycle 1r
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period Exam timetables and dates
6 Obligatòria Segon Primer
Modality and teaching language
Department Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Coordinator
MIGUEL GOMEZ, SARA
E-mail sara.miguel@urv.cat
katarzyna.baran@urv.cat
Lecturers
MIGUEL GOMEZ, SARA
BARAN ., KATARZYNA
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General description and relevant information Acquisition of grammatical competence and knowledge appropriate to level B2 (CERF), with a main focus on the Verb Phrase. and related elements.

Competències
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A9 Utilitzar un vocabulari anglès ampli i variat.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B4 Treballar de forma autònoma amb responsabilitat i iniciativa.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Resultats d'aprenentage
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A9 Mostra un maneig de la gramàtica i el vocabulari de la llengua anglesa a un nivell avançat que permeti comunicar-se de manera correcta, fluida i articulada
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B4 Gestiona i organitza el treball i el temps d’ acord amb la planificació donada
Presenta resultats d’ allò que s’espera en el temps previst
Decideix com gestiona i organitza el treball i el temps que necessita per dur a terme una tasca a partir d'una planificació orientativa
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Continguts
Topic Sub-topic
Tense and aspect. Future time. Reference to past and present time. Additional semantic implications of tense and aspect. Reference to future time. Semantic nuances of each form.
Passive voice. Interrogative forms. Passive infinitive, double object passives, pseudo-passive constructions. ‘Wh’ questions, subject/object questions, embedded questions, negative questions, question tags.
Reporting. Tense and mood in reported speech. Reporting offers, orders, suggestions, intentions, etc.

Planificació
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Activitats Introductòries
2 0 2
Sessió Magistral
A9
10 0 10
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària
B4
40 0 40
Estudis previs
B4
0 15 15
Resolució de problemes, exercicis
B4
0 40 40
Portfolis/ Carpeta d’aprenentatge
B4
0 38 38
Atenció personalitzada
2 0 2
 
Proves mixtes
A9
3 0 3
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Metodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Activitats Introductòries Course presentation (aims, content, learning methods, assessment).
Sessió Magistral Presentation and explanation (for each new item) of course contents, to support and complement practice with the acquisition of appropriate corresponding linguistic and meta-linguistic knowledge.
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària Exercises completed in the class sessions (corrections will be explained in English, preferably by the students), to:
(a) increase the student's degree of grammatical accuracy,
(b) initiate training in basic description and analysis of the English language, and
(c) detect and deal with any especially problematic aspects.
Estudis previs Reviewing and revising for written tests. Complementation (with brief readings) of class lectures.
Resolució de problemes, exercicis Additional exercises designed to check student's current knowledge and command of each new topic, and detect any areas which may require special attention.
Portfolis/ Carpeta d’aprenentatge Portfolio to be submitted as required by course instructors, containing all coursework (as well as the corresponding corrections and annotations), plus a detailed final self-assessment report.
Atenció personalitzada Reviews of portfolios or tests. Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours).

Atenció personalitzada
Description
Reviews of portfolios or tests. Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours).

Avaluació
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària
B4
Regular active oral participation in class sessions.
Correct, punctual and complete processing of exercises.
9%
Resolució de problemes, exercicis
B4
Correct, punctual and complete processing of exercises done out of class. 9%
Portfolis/ Carpeta d’aprenentatge
B4
Full completion of coursework. Regular and appropriate use of self-corrections, together with annotations, explanations, etc. Evidence of self-learning initiatives. Quality of Final Reports. 27%
Proves mixtes
A9
Written tests (85% practical, 15% theory) closely based on course content. 55%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

Segona Convocatòria will consist of a written test which will include questions and exercises on all the topics covered in the course (all of which must be answered by every student). The marks for "Problem solving and (class) exercises", and "Portfolios/Learning folder" above (as well as their overall relative value) will be maintained for Segona Convoc. whenever this proves favourable.


Fonts d'informació

Bàsica Hewings, Martin, Advanced Grammar in Use, Third Edition, Cambridge University Press
Haines, Simon & Nettle, Mark, Advanced Grammar in Use (Supplementary Exercises), , Cambridge University Press

The above two items are indispensable course material for both English Language 1 and 2. In both cases, students should acquire them with answers, and in the first case, with CD-Rom.

Complementària

Recomanacions

Subjects that continue the syllabus
LLENGUA ANGLESA II/12274106

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously
DESTRESES COMUNICATIVES: SPEAKING AND LISTENING I/12274107
DESTRESES COMUNICATIVES: READING AND WRITING I/12274109

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
ANGLÈS I/12274002
ANGLÈS II/12274003
 
Other comments
The course requires a high degree of student involvement and participation. Consistent day-to-day work will be paramount, as well as following instructions correctly and fully, and meeting deadlines punctually.
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.