| Competences |
| 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 |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A5 |
Mostra un maneig de la llengua anglesa (de forma oral i/o escrita) en contextos diversos a un nivell superior. Entén els principals conceptes de la sociolingüística anglesa. Comprèn el desenvolupament de les principals varietats regionals de l’anglès. Reconeix i identifica les principals varietats de l’anglès. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| The nature of linguistic variation . |
Basic social variables: sex, age, processes of language change (Labov, Trudgill). |
| Regional varieties. | Variation in England, Scotland, Northern and Southern Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, India and Pakistan. Other international varieties might be studied if requested by students. |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Seminars |
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25 | 35 | 60 | ||||||
| IT-based practicals in computer rooms |
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25 | 35 | 60 | ||||||
| Presentations / oral communications |
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6 | 18 | 24 | ||||||
| Personal attention |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| (*) 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. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Familiarization with the computer lab Explanation of Moodle Explanation of continuous assessment Practice with the use of online video material Negotiation of the exact scope and emphasis of the course. |
| Seminars | Presentation and explanation of the main concepts. Group debates Quizzes Discussion of the main problems of English sociolinguistics |
| IT-based practicals in computer rooms | Students work on weekly worksheets, using Internet sources to provide answers to questions and to resolve problems. Work can be individually or in pairs, in the computer lab or online. |
| Presentations / oral communications | Students will make a group presentation on a variety of English. |
| Personal attention | Tutorials. Feedback on all word done. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
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Due to the current emergency health situation, in the 2020-21 academic year students will be able to consult their teachers in individual and/or group tutorials if they have any questions or queries on subject-related issues. Students will receive a schedule for these tutorials at the start of the course and be informed what form they will take (i.e. whether they will be held face-to-face, online, via email or on Moodle, etc.). |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| IT-based practicals in computer rooms |
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Pràctiques a través de TIC en aules informàtiques | 60% | ||||
| Presentations / oral communications |
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Presentació en grup de una varietat lingüística. | 20% | ||||
| Others | Test |
20% |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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In the context of the emergency health situation, current information on the evaluation process in this teaching guide might have to be adapted to meet the guidelines established by the relevant stakeholders. Any modification will be announced on the news forum in the virtual campus (Moodle). A final exam on second call will be available for students who fail on the basis of coursework. That exam will be 100% of the mark. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Janet Holmes, An introduction to sociolinguistics, 1992, Routledge
Ronald Wardaugh, An introduction to sociolinguistics, 1992, Basil Blackwell
, Ethnologue.com, , http://www.ethnologue.com |
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| Complementary | |||||||||
| Recommendations |
| Other comments | |
| Some knowledge of phonetics is helpful. |