English III

Recommended Prerequisites

Students should have reached the Council of Europe Language Level B1* 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 B1 level can be expected to: understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etcetera.; deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken; produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest; and describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

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 ‘B1 reading ability’ are expected to reach the corresponding B2 level before assessment by examination
2. to ensure full understanding of all symbols and explanations given in an ‘Intermediate Learner’s Dictionary’
3. to increase each student’s personal knowledge of vocabulary
4. to further encourage 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 a continuation of 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 Língua Inglesa IV, which demands a level of English of B2 or above.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

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 ‘B1 reading ability’ are expected to reach the corresponding B2 level before assessment by examination

2. To ensure full understanding of all symbols and explanations given in an ‘Intermediate  Learner’s Dictionary’

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

4. To further encourage 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 a continuation of 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 Língua Inglesa IV, which demands a level of English of B2 or above.

Head Lecturer(s)

Naomi Elizabeth Teles Fazendeiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Access to an on-line English-English dictionary.

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

Business Vocabulary in Practice: Sue Robbins; Collins Cobuild ISBN 0-00-714303-6

Essential, general reading practice from print versions of: Newsweek, Time, The Economist, The Times, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New York Times and/or their corresponding websites.

The following audio books:

Nelson Mandela: Rowena Akinyemi; Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-0-19-422630-1

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