IDENTIFYING DATA 2019_20
Subject (*) ENGLISH LANGUAGE I Code 12274105
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in English Studies (2009)
 Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
6 Compulsory Second 1Q
Language
Anglès
Department English and German Studies
Coordinator
AYVAZYAN -, NUNE
 E-mail renataelzbieta.koba@urv.cat
nune.ayvazyan@urv.cat
Lecturers
KOBA , RENATA ELZBIETA
AYVAZYAN -, NUNE
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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
 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 Work autonomously and as part of a team with responsibility and initiative.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
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
 CT4 Identify the role they play in the group and understand the group’s objectives and tasks.
Communicate and act within the group in such a way that they facilitate cohesion and performance.
Commit to the group’s tasks and agenda.
Participate in the group in a good working environment and help to solve problems.
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Tense and aspect.
Future time.
Reporting.
Linking verbs.
Verbs and complementation.
Basic multiword verbs.
Passives.
Reporting.
Subjunctive.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
Lecture
A5
 14 10 24
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom
A5
CT4
 37 0 37
Previous study
CT4
 1 30 31
Problem solving, exercises
A5
CT4
 1 20 21
Assignments
A5
CT4
 1 30 31
Personal attention
2 0 2
 
Mixed tests
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.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Course presentation (aims, content, learning methods, assessment).
Lecture Presentation and explanation of course contents, to support and complement practice in the acquisition of the corresponding linguistic and meta-linguistic knowledge.
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom 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 study Reviewing and revising for written exams. Complementation (with brief readings) of class lectures.
Problem solving, exercises 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.
Assignments Students will have to write a short paper on a specific grammatical point.
Personal attention Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours). Paper supervision. Exam reviews.

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

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Assignments
A5
CT4
 Short paper

 10%
Mixed tests
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 final report for 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

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