IDENTIFYING DATA 2016_17
Subject (*) ENGLISH LANGUAGE I Code 12254118
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in Catalan Language and Literature (2009)
Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
6 Compulsory Second 1Q
Language
Anglès
Department English and German Studies
Coordinator
MIGUEL GOMEZ, SARA
E-mail andrearoxana.bellot@urv.cat
sara.miguel@urv.cat
Lecturers
BELLOT ., ANDREA ROXANA
MIGUEL GOMEZ, SARA
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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.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
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
Type B Code Learning outcomes
Type C Code Learning outcomes
 C1 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
Tense and aspect.
Future time
Passive voice.
Linking verbs
Verbs and complementation
Basic multi-word verbs
Passives
Reporting.
Subjunctive

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Introductory activities
C1
1 0 1
Lecture
C1
12 6 18
Problem solving, classroom exercises
C1
40 0 40
Previous studies
C1
1 20 21
Assignments
C1
2 42 44
Problem solving, exercises
C1
1 20 21
Personal tuition
C1
2 0 2
 
Mixed tests
C1
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.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Course presentation (aims, content, learning methods, assessment).
Lecture 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.
Problem solving, classroom exercises 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.
Previous studies Reviewing and revising for written tests. Complementation (with brief readings) of class lectures.
Assignments Students will have to write a final report in which they assess different aspects of the subject and their own learning process.
Problem solving, exercises 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.
Personal tuition Reviews of papers or tests. Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours).

Personalized attention
Description
Reviews of tests. Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours).

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Assignments
C1
Final report. 10%
Mixed tests
C1
Written tests closely based on course content. 90%
Others  

See "Other comments" below.

 
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. Students will not need to write a final report in segona convocatòria.


Sources of information

Basic 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.
Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that continue the syllabus
ENGLISH LANGUAGE II/12274106


Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
ENGLISH I/12274002
ENGLISH II/12274003
 
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.