MAIN OBJECTIVE:To develop the skills and attitudes necessary to communicate in English for purposes related to physical activity and sport.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
SECTION I: To develop the skills and attitudes necessary to understand and produce oral and written texts in English in the academic fields of physical activity and sports technique.
SECTION II: To develop the skills and attitudes necessary to understand and produce oral and written narrations in English on sports events.
SECTION III: To develop the skills and attitudes needed to apply for a job in English in the fields of physical activity and/or sport.
To develop the skills necessary to carry out academic study in English.
To develop the skills necessary to use the academic knowledge in professional settings.
To study some of the genres in English dealing with physical activity and sport most useful for the students (research articles, instructions,...)
To activate the passive language related to physical activity and sport learned during the students' experience previous to this course.
To value the importance of English in the historical development of the language of physical activity and, above all, sport, and its influence on the vocabulary of other languages, e.g. Spanish.
To value the importance of English for the international spreading of information about physical activity and sport through the "traditional" and electronic media.
To foster the development of learning skills so that students can continue learning independently once they have finished the course.
To provide the students with appropriate bibliographical references from 'traditional' as well as electronic resources which can lead them to further study.

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