Curricular Unit:Code:
English I784ING1
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1UndergraduatePsychology3 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese/English39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
General Competences: Communicate, understand and produce messages in English, both in social and professional contexts. Use English in a variety of real situations. Adopt a reflexive attitude, considering the social-economic reality of communication practices.
Syllabus:
1. Social-professional situations
1.1. Socialising
1.1.1. Introductions and greetingss
1.1.2 Reservations
1.1.3 Travelling
2. Current social issues
2.1 Stress, time management
2.2 Friends and family
3. Research on one of the topics: stress, famíly, socialising, Current social issues.
3.2 Writing a paper
3.3. Oral presentation
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Previous note: the discipline is lectured at Upper-Intermediate Level (B2), according to the ‘Common European Framework of Reference’- CEFR
The aim of this course is to deepen the students' knowledge and linguistic and communicative skills in order to provide linguistic awareness about the functioning of the language. It also aims to ensure skills in the area of communication, to improve their effectiveness and to cope with a plurality of socio-professional problems and situations. It also aims at developing previously acquired language skills, as well as identifying, criticizing, commenting on and producing various types of text, by developing the ability to listen, understand, analyse, discuss and solve problems in English.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Continuous assessment OR exam
The classes consist of lectures, with an emphasis on the instrumental competences: to dialogue, to listen, to read and to understand messages in English language. Assessment is continuous. It consists of two written tests and an oral presentation, by the end of the semester. The final mark is the result of various written and oral contributions. Students’ participation in class and in the activities proposed will also be taken into account. So the two written tests make up 50% (written component) and the presentation of the project and participation in classes correspond to 50% (oral component).
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
In order to maximize the specific competences of students, the methodology adopted (with an emphasis on the continuous assessment of knowledge) encourages the improvement of instrumental skills, namely the ability to communicate orally and in writing, to identify and understand messages, using the English language in a variety of social and professional situations, also considering it as a privileged means of access to knowledge in general. The methodologies adopted, with an emphasis on the practical issues, aim to encourage the students to interpret communicational circumstances and phenomena pertaining to the different cultural and linguistic contexts, acquiring further experience in the gathering, identification and interpretation of data from different cultural contexts, leading to an increased understanding and adaptation to diverse cultural environments where communication is in English.
Reading:
Redman, S. (2017) English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and Intermediate Book with Answers: Vocabulary Reference and Practice. Cambridge: C.U.P.
Doff, A; Thaine, C; Pucht, H; Stranks, J, et.al. (2015) English Empower Intermediate. Cambridge: CUP.
Eastwood, J. (2006). Oxford Practice Grammar – Intermediate. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
McCarthy, M. ; O'Dell, F. (2012) English Vocabulary in Use: Upper-intermediate. Cambridge: CUP.
Short, J. (2010) English for Psychology. Reding: Garnet Publishing.
Terry, P. & Philips, A. (2011) Progressive Skills in English- Level 3. Garnet Publishing.