English Language I

Recommended Prerequisites

Students should have reached the Council of Europe Language Level A1* of competence in English. This is equivalent to the University of Cambridge Preliminary English Test and may be described as follows:

*A student at the A1 level can be expected to:

• understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type

• introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has

•interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Teaching Methods

1. Vocabulary/reading exercises and discussion; demonstration of important words/phrases/collocations

2. Presentation of problem areas in English

3. Speaking in groups or directly to the teacher after listening to audio tapes

4. All listening exercises to be followed by discussion between students and teacher, and by analysis of transcripts

5. Students encouraged to improve their English Grammar and Writing skills at home (text books recommended); the learning of vocabulary and collocations arising lead to long-term improvement in understanding and production of the language.

Learning Outcomes

1. To improve reading, listening, and speaking, and writing skills to one level above the current level for each individual student e.g. students with a ‘A1 reading ability’ are expected to reach the corresponding A2 level before assessment by examination

2. To ensure full understanding of all symbols and explanations given in a basic on-line dictionary

3. To increase each student’s personal knowledge of vocabulary

4. To introduce methods for the self-improvement of reading skills, grammar, and academic writing

5. To encourage objective oral analysis of matters arising in the international news media

6. To promote the habit of self-learning

7. To develop the language into a valuable tool for studying and working in International Relations

8. To prepare students for LI II which will involve studies at the A2 level and above.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Activities can be categorised into speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary development and self-improvement and will cover the areas of:

Meeting People

Greetings

Nationality

Family

Places

Finding the Way

Asking for Permission

Travel

Jobs.

Head Lecturer(s)

Naomi Elizabeth Teles Fazendeiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Acesso a um dicionário online de Inglês-Português e um dicionário básico de Inglês-Inglês.

 

Todos os materiais necessários às atividades de leitura, áudio, expressão oral e escrita serão disponibilizados pelo docente in situ incluindo vários livros áudio, gravações e CDs.

 

ENG

Access to an on-line English-Portuguese dictionary and a basic English-English dictionary.

MURPHY, Raymond - Essential Grammar in Use, a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, latest edition.

All class reading, listening, speaking and writing activities will be provided by the teacher in situ including various audio books, tapes and CDs.

Audio books to include:

Another World by Elaine O’Reilly; Pearson Education Limited ISBN 978-1-4058-5206-7

The Price of Peace: Christine Lindop; Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-0-19-479198 4

Inglês: Antony J Peck; Naumann & Gobel Verlagsgesellschaft ISBN 978-3-632-98846-5