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Subject | ENGLISH LANGUAGE I | Code | 00413003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Credit. | Type | Year | Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Basic Training | First | First |
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Department | FILOLOGIA MODERNA |
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Coordinador |
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mperb@unileon.es slobs@unileon.es |
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Competencias |
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A2046 | |
A2064 | |
A2067 | |
A2075 | |
A2077 | |
B221 | |
C2 | CMECES2 That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study. |
Learning aims |
Competences | |||
Reading comprehension ability (B1 level). | A2067 |
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Listening comprehension ability (B1 level). | A2075 |
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Ability in fluent, clear, acceptable, appropriate, coherent and relevant oral expression (B1 level). | A2064 |
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Ability to interact orally, respecting turn-taking, seeking empathy and contributing to the exchange (B1 level). | A2064 |
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Ability to write argumentative texts with fluency, clarity, acceptability, propriety, coherence and relevance (B1 level). | A2077 |
C2 |
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Students will be able to participate in a virtual exchange with students from a foreign university using various digital tools including blogs, email and social networks. In this exchange, students will be able to carry out several collaborative tasks and communicate and work with their virtual classmates in English. | A2046 |
B221 |
Contents |
Topic | Sub-topic |
1 | Introduction to using English for professional and academic purposes. |
2 | Using resources to promote learning and develop skills in listening and reading. |
3 | Using English to present ideas and to debate different points of view in spoken and written form focusing on audience and interaction. |
4 | Using English collaboratively to communicate online with others in international projects. |
5 | Intensive and extensive focus on listening and reading skills to ensure adequate exposure and necessary competence for subsequent courses in these essential skills. |
Planning |
Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||
Class hours | Hours outside the classroom | Total hours | |||||||
Seminars | 16 | 10 | 26 | ||||||
Tutorship of group | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
Presentations / expositions | 6 | 30 | 36 | ||||||
Assignments | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms | 5 | 20 | 25 | ||||||
Lecture | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Mixed tests | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||||
1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies |
Description | |
Seminars | In these classes, students will work on different language tasks and/or projects, communicating with their classmates and working on different language learning materials. |
Tutorship of group | Students will have the opportunity to meet their tutors and revise any doubts or problems which have come up in their work during the term. |
Presentations / expositions | Students will take part in several speaking activities during the term which will focus on spoken production and spoken interaction. |
Assignments | Students will participate in project work involving peer-to-peer learning that will focus on the development of key competences, such as initiative and entrepreneurship, intercultural communicative competence, learner training, self-assessment and the use of new technologies. |
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms | Students will have access to the language laboratory to work individually on their listening skills. |
Lecture | In these sessions all aspects of course content, requirements and assessment will be transmitted to the students. |
Personalized attention |
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Assessment |
Description | Qualification | ||
Seminars | Oral production and interaction: ability to take part in class presentations and debates (project-work), virtual exchanges, and other oral activities. Written production (compositions of various types and topics): ability to write well-organized and coherent long-turn texts. Mid-term test grammar + reading. |
20% 15% 10% |
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Mixed tests | Ability to demonstrate an upper B1 level in use of English, reading, listening comprehension and written production in a final exam. Final exam consisting of 4 parts: Use of English (15%), Listening (10%), Reading (10%) and Writing (15%) |
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Others | Lab sessions | 5% | |
Other comments and second call | |||
In order to pass the course, students must pass both 1) the continuous assessment (50% of the final mark), AND 2) each part of the final exam (50% of the final mark: reading, listening, writing and Use of English), i.e., a minimum of 5 out of 10 points in each part. In the case of marks below 5 out of 10, the final mark will be calculated as the average of the failed parts. The continuous assessment will consist of several oral and written assignments as well as a midterm test on reading and use of English. For the continuous assessment of oral skills, students are expected to prepare a number of production and interaction activities (including collaborative project work and virtual exchanges) and complete 5 lab sessions. Students with no mark in the continuous assessment for oral skills will need to take an oral exam after the written exam. If students fail the course during the first examination period, their mark in the continuous assessment will be maintained for the second as long as it is above 5. That mark will not be saved for further 'convocatorias'. SPECIAL CASES Students unable to attend lessons regularly for justified reasons may be assessed by means of a final exam (including written and oral parts). Such cases will be considered on an individual basis. Students who want to be assessed this way, must talk to the course leader within the first two weeks of the term. PLAGIARISM AND FRAUD No materials will be allowed during the oral tests. The use or mere possession of mobile phones or other electronic devices during tests is strictly forbidden. Students found with any such devices, as well as unauthorized notes, books, folders or other materials during assessment tests will be immediately expelled from the classroom and will automatically fail the test. Furthermore, the incident will be reported to the relevant academic authorities so they carry out the disciplinary measures outlined in the University guidelines. |
Sources of information |
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE |
Basic |
Bell, J. & Gower, R. , First Expert Coursebook with My English Lab. , Pearson, 2015 Haines, S. & Stewart, B., First masterclass. Student's book, Cambridge University Press, 2015 Prodromou, L., Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge First with key, Longman, 2012 |
The coursebook will be announced at the beginning of the semester. Additional class materials will be provided during the course by the lecturers. |
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Complementary | |
Recommended workbooks Hewings, M. 2013. Advanced Grammar in Use. With answers. Third edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Hewings, Martin & Haines, Simon. 2015. Grammar and Vocabulary for Advanced. Book with Answers and Audio. Self-Study Grammar Reference and Practice. Cambridge, CUP. McCarthy, M., & O'Dell, F. 2017. English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-intermediate. Book with Answers Vocabulary Reference and Practice. Fourth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. McCarthy, M., & O'Dell, F. 2017. English Vocabulary in Use Advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Murphy, R. 2019. English Grammar in Use with Answers. Fifth Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Vince, M. 2003. First Certificate Language Practice with key. Oxford: Heinemann. Willis, D. 1991. Collins COBUILD Student’s Grammar. London: HarperCollins Publishers. Recommended workbooks for each of the skills Craven, M. 2008. Cambridge English Skills Real Listening and Speaking 3 with Answers and Audio CD: With Answers Level 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Driscoll, L. 2008. Cambridge English Real Reading with answers. Level 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Gower, G. 2008. Cambridge English Skills Real Writing 3 with Answers and Audio CD: Level 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Recommended monolingual dictionaries Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (3rd Edition) Paperback with CD-ROM Publisher. 2008.Cambridge University Press Collins COBUILD English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. (Última edición). Collins. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (5th Edition) with DVD-ROM. 2009. Longman. Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners (2nd Edition) CD-ROM. 2007. Macmillan Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (7th Edition) with CD-ROM and Vocabulary Trainer. 2007. Oxford University Press. Online dictionaries https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english https://www.thefreedictionary.com |
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