IDENTIFYING DATA 2014_15
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 1Q
Modality and teaching language
Department Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Coordinator
OLTRA MASSUET, MARIA ISABEL
E-mail isabel.oltra@urv.cat
nune.ayvazyan@urv.cat
Lecturers
OLTRA MASSUET, MARIA ISABEL
AYVAZYAN -, NUNE
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General description and relevant information Adquisició de la competència gramatical i el coneixement lingüístic corresponent al nivell B2 (CERF), amb un èmfasi especial en l'estudi del sintagma verbal i temes relacionats.

Competències
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A5 Dominar la llengua anglesa des d’un punt de vista teòric i pràctic i expressar-s’hi oralment i per escrit de manera fluida i precisa.
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
 A5 Domina la gramàtica i el vocabulari de la llengua anglesa a un nivell intermedi-alt.
Desenvolupa la capacitat de comprensió oral i/o escrita per a satisfer les necessitats d’ús de la llengua anglesa a un nivell intermedi-alt.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B4 Gestiona i organitza el treball i el temps d’ acord amb la planificació donada
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Continguts
Topic Sub-topic
Present and past.
Future time.
Future.
Modals.
Linking verbs.
Verbs and complementation.
Basic multiword verbs.
Passives.
Reporting.
Subjunctive.
Interrogative forms.

Planificació
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Activitats Introductòries
1 0 1
Sessió Magistral
A5
11 5 16
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària
A5
B4
40 0 40
Estudis previs
B4
1 30 31
Resolució de problemes, exercicis
A5
B4
1 20 21
Treballs
A5
B4
1 30 31
Atenció personalitzada
2 0 2
 
Proves mixtes
A5
B4
4 4 8
 
(*) 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 of course contents, to support and complement practice in the acquisition of the 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 Class exercises designed to check student's actual knowledge and command of each new topic, and to detect any areas which may require special attention.
Treballs Students will have to write a short paper on a specific grammatical point.
Atenció personalitzada Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours). Paper supervision. Exam reviews.

Atenció personalitzada
Description
Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours). Paper supervision. Exam reviews.

Avaluació
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Treballs
A5
B4
Miniproject

20%

Proves mixtes
A5
B4
Mid-term exam (40%)

End-of-term exam (40%)
80%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

No late assignments will be accepted.
No tests/exams will be taken outside scheduled dates and times.
In cases where results are borderline, regular attendance (above 80%) and active participation in class discussions may be taken into consideration, at the tutor's discretion.

Primera Convocatòria (Continuous Assessment) requires 3 marks (paper, mid-term exam, final exam) and a minimum of 60% in both exams to compute for the final grade.

Segona Convocatòria will consist of a written exam worth 100% which will include questions and exercises on all the topics covered in the course.Students must obtain a minimum of 60% to pass this exam.

According to URV regulations, “el professor podrà establir a la Guia Docent aquelles mesures que consideri oportunes per al bon desenvolupament de les activitats avaluatives. Les mesures podrien incloure limitacions pel que fa a l'ús o tinença de dispositius de comunicació i transmissió de dades durant la realització de les proves i seran d'obligat compliment per part de l'estudiantat" (art. 21 NAM Grau i art. 20 NAM Màster). This means that the use of mobile phones or any such devices will not be allowed while students carry out evaluable tasks.

Convocatòria 1 (Continuous evaluation): 3 requiered marks (paper, tests, final exam) and a minimum of 50% in the final exam to compute for the final grade.

Segona Convocatòria will consist of a written exam worth 100% which will include questions and exercises on all the topics covered in the course.

According to URV regulations, “el professor podrà establir a la Guia Docent aquelles mesures que consideri oportunes per al bon desenvolupament de les activitats avaluatives. Les mesures podrien incloure limitacions pel que fa a l'ús o tinença de dispositius de comunicació i transmissió de dades durant la realització de les proves i seran d'obligat compliment per part de l'estudiantat" (art. 21 NAM Grau i art. 20 NAM Màster). This means that the use of mobile phones or any such devices will not be allowed while students carry out evaluable tasks.


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

This material will be supplemented, during the course, with exercises, presentations and tests, as well as useful links to online materials.

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.