| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A1 | Entendre la llengua anglesa i expressar-s'hi oralment i per escrit de manera fluida i precisa. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| C1 | Have an intermediate mastery of a foreign language, preferably English |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A1 |
Coneix la gramàtica i el vocabulari de la llengua anglesa a un nivell bàsic Desenvolupa la capacitat d'expressió oral i escrita per satisfer les necessitats d’ús instrumental de la llengua anglesa a un nivell bàsic Coneix el sistema de sons de la llengua anglesa i la seva relació amb el sistema ortogràfic i la importància de la pronunciació en l'expressió oral | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| C1 |
Express opinions on abstract or cultural topics in a limited fashion. Explain and justify briefly their opinions and projects. Understand instructions about classes or tasks assigned by the teaching staff. Understand the basic ideas of radio and television programmes. Understand routine information and articles. Understand the general meaning of texts that have non-routine information in a familiar subject area. Take notes during a class. Write letters or take notes about foreseeable, familiar matters. |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Communicative skills | Listening and Reading Speaking and Writing |
| News Stories/Crime |
Verb patterns. Passive Structures. Adjectives to describe celebrities. Headline language. |
| Journey: Travel, Places, Holidays | Verb patterns. Passive structures. Adjectives to describe celebrities. Crime. Headline language. |
| Opinions: Stereotypes, Books, Films | Reported statements and questions. -ed and -ing adjectives. |
| Childhood | Defining relative clauses. First Conditional. Phrasal verbs. Verb-noun collocations. 'Make' and 'let. |
| Age | Unreal conditionals: Second and Third Conditional. Wishes and regrets. Adverbs of attitude and manner. |
| Style: Fashion, Appearance, Routine | Adjective order. 'Have something done'. |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Presentations / expositions |
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1 | 15 | 16 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Problem solving, classroom exercises |
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30 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Assignments |
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0.5 | 10 | 10.5 | ||||||
| Problem solving, exercises |
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1 | 36 | 37 | ||||||
| Personal tuition |
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3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Extended-answer tests |
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4 | 29 | 33 | ||||||
| (*) 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 | Students will do the level test to determine their level of English at the beginning of the course. This will allow them to see more clearly which aspects they need to work on in order to improve. |
| Presentations / expositions | Students will do two 5-minute oral presentatios individually, as a team or in pairs. |
| Lecture | Students will be introduced to the activities with the help of the teacher's explanatory and introductory lectures. |
| Problem solving, classroom exercises | Students will participate in team work as well as pair work in order to solve problems presented by the teacher. |
| Assignments | Students will be given homework throughout the course. |
| Problem solving, exercises | Students' doubts related to homework will be solved in class. |
| Personal tuition | Students will have the opportunity to consult the teacher and receive a more personal help and guidance. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| Tutorials: students can personally contact the teacher in the office or through Moodle. |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Presentations / expositions |
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Oral presentations and teamworks. Oral and pronunciation skills will be assessed. |
40% | ||||
| Extended-answer tests |
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Two partial exams | 50% | ||||
| Others | Students' participation and attendance 10% |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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Students' writing, grammar and listening skills will be evaluated in the form of two partial exams (25% each). Students will do two oral presentations (20% each) during the course. Additionaly, students' participation and attendance in class will count as 10% of the total grade. The second term exam will be theoretical only and will inlcude writing, grammar and listening drills (100%). |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
, www.wordreference.com, ,
, New Inside Out Intermediate, , Macmillan
Michael Vince, Intemediate Language Practice , , Macmillan
, www.bbclearningenglish.com, , |
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| Complementary |
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| Recommendations |
(*)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.