IDENTIFYING DATA 2019_20
Subject (*) LLENGUA ANGLESA II Code 12274106
Study programme
Grau d'Anglès (2009)
 Cycle 1r
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period Exam timetables and dates
6 Obligatòria Segon Juny, Jul.
Modality and teaching language See working groups
Department Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Coordinator
VOLTMER , KAI-ALEXANDER
 E-mail nune.ayvazyan@urv.cat
kai.voltmer@urv.cat
Lecturers
AYVAZYAN -, NUNE
VOLTMER , KAI-ALEXANDER
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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 morphology and the different types of clauses.

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
 CT4 Treballar de forma autònoma i en equip 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.
Mostra un maneig de la llengua anglesa (de forma oral i/o escrita) en contextos diversos 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
 CT4 Identificar el propi rol dins del grup i conèixer els objectius i tasques del grup.
Comunicar i actuar dins del grup per facilitar la cohesió i el rendiment.
Comprometre’s amb les tasques i l’agenda del grup.
Col·laborar dins del grup en un bon clima de treball i en la resolució de problemes.
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Continguts
Topic Sub-topic
Agreement.
Determiners and quantifiers.
Relative clauses.
Questions.
Participle clauses.
Pronouns.
Adjectives and adverbs.
Adverbial clauses.
Prepositions.

Planificació
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Activitats Introductòries
2 0 2
Sessió Magistral
A5
CT4
 12 6 18
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària
A5
CT4
 40 0 40
Estudis previs
CT4
 1 19 20
Resolució de problemes, exercicis
A5
CT4
 1 20 21
Treballs
A5
CT4
 2 42 44
Atenció personalitzada
2 0 2
 
Proves mixtes
A5
 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 Students will be required to read units at home and do exercises about them. They should also tell teachers about any doubts/problems they might come up against when doing so.
Treballs Students will have to write a paper about a specific grammar aspect.
Atenció personalitzada Reviews of papers or tests. Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours).

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

Avaluació
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Treballs
A5
CT4
 Miniproject 10%
Proves mixtes
A5
 3 tests 90%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

No late assignments will be accepted.

No tests/exams will be taken outside scheduled dates and times, unless properly justified.

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.

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 will not have to write the mini-project for segona convocatòria.

Fonts d'informació

Bàsica Hewings, Martin, Advanced Grammar in Use, Third Edition, Cambridge University Press

The above-mentioned item is indispensable course material for both English Language 1 and 2. Students should make sure that they acquire it with answers, and ideally, with CD-Rom (although the CD-Rom is not compulsory).

Other useful sources

  • Haynes, S. & Nettle, M. Advanced Grammar in Use (Supplementary Exercises): CUP.
  • Parrot, M. 2000. Grammar for English Language Teachers. Cambridge: CUP. 
  • Swan, M. Practical English Usage.Oxford: OUP.
Complementària

Recomanacions

Subjects that continue the syllabus
LLENGUA ANGLESA III/12274111

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously
DESTRESES COMUNICATIVES: READING AND WRITING II/12274110
DESTRESES COMUNICATIVES: SPEAKING AND LISTENING II/12274108

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
ANGLÈS I/12274002
ANGLÈS II/12274003
LLENGUA ANGLESA I/12274105
 
Other comments
The course requires a high degree of self-study. 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.