Degree | Type | Year |
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2504212 English Studies | OB | 2 |
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The knowledge learnt in the first-year subjects English Grammar I, English Grammar II and Introduction to Linguistics are taken for granted and will not be explained again.
The course requires an initial level of English C2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment). Students should understand a wide range of demanding, long 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.
This course introduces students to some of the components of (the English) language related to meaning: semantics and pragmatics.
UNIT 1. Lexical Semantics
UNIT 2. Pragmatics
In this subject, gender perspective will be considered 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 Unit 2: Pragmatics.
6) Including texts about gender in the compulsory readings.
7) Writing, in the references, the full names of authors, instead of only the initial.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Individual activities | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 |
Practice exercises | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 2, 7, 8 |
Theory classes | 35 | 1.4 | 4, 9 |
Type: Supervised | |||
In-class activities and group discussions | 10 | 0.4 | 2, 3, 5, 7 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Exercises | 25 | 1 | 1, 2, 3, 6 |
Individual study | 25 | 1 | 4, 6 |
The teaching methodology will be based on the following activities:
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Final exam | 40 | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 4, 8 |
Homework, in-class assignments and progression | 10 | 11 | 0.44 | 1, 2, 6, 7, 9 |
Midterm exam | 35 | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 8, 9 |
Writing activity | 15 | 10 | 0.4 | 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 |
The final grade will be calculated as follows:
Please note:
1) The two exams and the group assignment are COMPULSORY, as well as having completed 70 % of homework and class activities.
2) The final exam is not a second midterm, that is, it will include all the content covered in the course.
3) The minimum grade on assignments and exams to form average is 4.
4) The delivery of 30% of the assessment items (assignments / exercises / exams) excludes the possibility of obtaining the status of No avaluable as a final course grade.
5) The level of English will be taken into account in the correction of written work and in the final evaluation. It will represent 15% of the grade.
6) 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.
NOTA BENE: Irregularities refer, for instance, to cheating in an exam, copying from sources without indicating authorship, or a misuse of AI such as presenting work as original that has been generated by an AI tool or programme.
Procedure for Reviewing Grades Awarded
On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers willinform 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
To be able to sit reassessment, you must have passed at least one of the two exams. The maximum grade that can be obtained through re-assessment is 6.
VERY IMPORTANT: it is possible to have passed both exams and still fail the course since there are some activities that are excluded from reassessment.
Evaluation Activities Excluded from Reassessment
The following activities are not eligible for reassessment: the writing activity, and homework and in-class activities. Activities in which there has been some irregularity will also be excluded from reassessment.
Single assessment option
Students who opt for this evaluation system will do a final exam on the same day as the rest of the group (70%) and will have to turn in that day a recording of an oral presentation on an article agreed with the teacher (30%). To participate in the re-assessment process, the student must obtain a grade of 3.5 or higher in the final exam.
The oral presentation is excluded from reassessment.
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Ariel, Mira. 2010. Defining Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Croft, William & Alan Cruse. 2004. Cognitive Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Cruse, Alan. 2004. Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Cann, Ronnie, Ruth Kempson & Eleni Gregoromichelaki. 2009. Semantics. An Introduction to Meaning in Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Hurford, James R. 2007. Semantics. A Coursebook. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Lyons, John. 1975. Semantics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Palmer, Frank Robert. 1976. Semantics: A New Outline. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsPragmatics.htm
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Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 2 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 2 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |