Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500245 English Studies | OB | 3 | 2 |
2501902 English and Catalan | OT | 3 | 0 |
2501902 English and Catalan | OT | 4 | 0 |
2501907 English and Classics | OT | 3 | 0 |
2501907 English and Classics | OT | 4 | 0 |
2501910 English and Spanish | OT | 3 | 0 |
2501910 English and Spanish | OT | 4 | 0 |
2501913 English and French | OT | 3 | 0 |
2501913 English and French | OT | 4 | 0 |
The knowledge learnt in the first-year subject “Gramàtica descriptiva” (Descriptive Grammar), and the second-year subjects “Fonètica i fonologia angleses I & II” (English Phonetics and Phonology I & II) and “Gramàtica anglesa” (English Grammar) will be taken for granted. THEY WILL NOT BE EXPLAINED AGAIN.
The course requires an initial level of English between C1 (Advanced) and C2 (Proficiency) (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment). Students with C1 can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning; they can express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions; they can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes; they can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices. With C2 students can understand almost everything they read or hear without effort; they can summarise information from different oral and written sources, reconstruct facts and arguments and present them in a coherent way; they can express themselves spontaneously, with fluency and precision, distinguishing subtle nuances of meaning even in the most complex situations.
INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. This is a contrastive course (English & Spanish /Catalan). Only those students with an excellent command of Spanish or Catalan (preferably both) can take it. All those interested should contact the teachers before enrolling.
This subject consists in an introduction to contrastive analysis. This knowledge is then applied to noun and verb morphology, the lexical level, NPs and VPs and constructions in English, Catalan and Spanish.
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
UNIT 1. Introduction to contrastive analysis
UNIT 2. Noun and verb morphology in English, Catalan and Spanish
UNIT 3. The lexicon in English, Catalan and Spanish
UNIT 4. NP in English, Catalan and Spanish
UNIT 5. VP and constructions in English, Catalan and Spanish
In this subject, gender perspective will be taken into account in the following aspects:
1) Making students aware of the sexist uses of language, and provide non-sexist alternatives.
2) Not allowing a sexist use of language in the students’ oral and written contributions.
3) Guaranteeing in the classroom an atmosphere respectful with the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and politics.
4) Avoiding gender stereotypes in examples.
5) Including gender-related material in the following units: morphology and lexicon.
6) Including texts about gender in the compulsory readings.
7) Writing, in the references, the full names of authors, instead of only the initial.
The teaching methodology is based on:
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Practical classes | 20 | 0.8 | 6, 8, 12 |
Theoretical classes | 30 | 1.2 | 6, 8, 12 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Paper writing | 15 | 0.6 | 6, 8, 11, 12 |
Preparation of oral presentation | 10 | 0.4 | 6, 8, 12 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Exercises | 10 | 0.4 | 8 |
Information search | 10 | 0.4 | 3, 11 |
Personal study | 20 | 0.8 | 2, 11, 12 |
Readings | 10 | 0.4 | 10, 12 |
The final grade will be calculated as follows:
Important issues
1) The final exam, the oral presentation and the paper are COMPULSORY, together with 80% of the homework and in-class activities.
2) The minimum grade required in the two exams and the paper (+ oral presentation) is 4.
3) The handing in of 30% of items excludes the possibility of obtaining a No avaluable as a final grade of the course.
4) The level of English will be taken into account when correcting exams and in the final assessment.
5) In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
Procedure for Reviewing Grades Awarded
On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.
Reassessment
Re-assessment for this subject requires a content-synthesis test, for which the following conditions are applicable:
Evaluation Activities Excluded from Reassessment
The following activities are not eligible for reassessment: homework and in-class assignments, paper and oral presentation. Activities in which there has been some irregularity will also be excluded from reassessment.
NOTA BENE
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Final exam | 35% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 3, 6, 5, 8, 7, 9, 4, 11, 12, 13 |
Homework and in-class acitivites | 10% | 5 | 0.2 | 3, 6, 8, 4, 11, 12 |
Midterm exam | 25% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 4, 11, 12 |
Oral presentation | 10% | 7.5 | 0.3 | 6, 8, 4 |
Paper | 20% | 8.5 | 0.34 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 9, 4, 11, 12 |
Mackenzie, J. Lachlan & Elena Martínez Caro. 2012. Compare and Contrast: An English Grammar for Speakers of Spanish. Granada: Editorial Comares.
Quirk, Randoph et al. 1985. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman.
Real Academia de la Lengua Española. 2009. Nueva gramàtica de la lengua española. Madrid: Espasa Calpe.
Solà, Joan et al. 2008. Gramàtica del català contemporani. Barcelona: Editorial Empúries.
Specific references for each unit will be provided throughout the semester.