English Language Course, Upper-Intermediate Level I
1
2018-2019
02024486
Foreign Languages and Literatures
English
Face-to-face
3.0
Compulsory
Non Degree Course
Recommended Prerequisites
NA
Teaching Methods
Based on the communicative approach, it integrates the learning of new language skills and places equal emphasis on vocabulary and grammar. The course uses a guided discovery approach to learning, first allowing students to check what they know, then guiding them to work out the rules through carefully structured examples and concept questions.
Learning Outcomes
This is a general English course for adults who need to speak and write English in a variety of situations efficiently and effectively. It is based on a communicative approach using a variety of methods and activities.
At the end of the two semesters, students will be approaching B2 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) and stronger students might be able to attempt to gain qualifications at the level of Cambridge FCE
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Students have the opportunity to review areas of grammar that they have previously studied while expanding their grammatical knowledge, thereby developing their communicative range.
Head Lecturer(s)
Scott Matthew Culp
Assessment Methods
Assessement
The courses assessment is guided by a set of rules, available in http://www.uc.pt/fluc/cl/regulamentos/fluc/cl/ficheiros/regulamento_aval: 100.0%
Bibliography
Todos os cursos de Inglês do Quotidiano utilizam o manual Face2face, 2nd Edition (Cambridge University Press) correspondente ao respetivo nível: Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate.