Degree | Type | Year |
---|---|---|
Art History | OT | 3 |
Art History | OT | 4 |
Musicology | OT | 3 |
Musicology | OT | 4 |
Archaeology | OT | 4 |
Philosophy | OT | 3 |
Philosophy | OT | 4 |
Social and Cultural Anthropology | OT | 3 |
Social and Cultural Anthropology | OT | 4 |
History | OT | 4 |
Humanities | OT | 3 |
Humanities | OT | 4 |
Ancient Studies | OT | 4 |
Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics | OT | 4 |
Spanish Language and Literature | OT | 3 |
Spanish Language and Literature | OT | 4 |
Catalan and Spanish Studies | OT | 3 |
Catalan and Spanish Studies | OT | 4 |
You can view this information at the end of this document.
A level of B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is required. It is preferable to have completed Idioma Modern I.
The emphasis of this course will be on speaking and the listening comprehension of English. Different grammatical and lexical aspects of the English language will be developed in compliance with the level of the course. (Verb tenses, cause and effect, and quantifiers among others) Also, the acquisition of vocabulary, error correction, text comprehension and organization in writing will also be worked on.
Units 6, 7, 8 and 10 of the book will be covered as well as other material, especially Ted Talks, to practice what is being covered in the course.
Writing organization: Outlines and topic sentences
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Guided activities | 50 | 2 | 27, 19, 11, 8, 14, 6, 7, 5, 13, 3, 24, 4, 15, 2, 21, 16, 18, 17, 20, 1, 23, 22, 12, 26, 25, 10, 9, 30, 31, 28, 29 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 10 | 0.4 | 27, 19, 11, 8, 14, 6, 7, 5, 13, 3, 24, 4, 15, 2, 21, 16, 18, 17, 20, 1, 23, 22, 12, 26, 25, 10, 9, 30, 31, 28, 29 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Individual study and exercises at home | 50 | 2 | 27, 19, 11, 8, 14, 6, 7, 5, 13, 3, 24, 4, 15, 2, 21, 16, 18, 17, 20, 1, 23, 22, 12, 26, 25, 10, 9, 30, 31, 28, 29 |
Projects and oral presentation preparation | 25 | 1 | 11, 27, 8, 19, 14, 13, 6, 7, 5, 3, 4, 2, 24, 15, 16, 18, 21, 20, 17, 22, 1, 23, 12, 25, 26, 10, 9, 31, 30, 28, 29 |
The methodology followed in the course is that of the textbook. (see Bibliography) Units 6,7,8 and 10 will be covered. The class will basically have oral comprehension and speaking activities. Listening comprehension of Ted Talks and writing organization will also be worked on.
Note: Within the teaching period established by the Faculty calendar, 15 minutes of class time will be reserved for students to complete the subject and teacher assessment surveys.
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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Continuous Evaluation (tests and writing) | 35% | 5.5 | 0.22 | 14, 7, 6, 5, 13, 3, 15, 4, 24, 2, 1, 23, 22, 12, 25, 26, 10, 9, 31, 29, 30, 28 |
Final exam | 45% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 27, 8, 19, 11, 14, 7, 6, 13, 5, 21, 20, 18, 16, 17, 1, 22, 23, 30, 31, 28, 29 |
Oral presentation | 10% | 4 | 0.16 | 8, 11, 27, 19, 14, 7, 6, 5, 13, 3, 24, 15, 4, 2, 17, 21, 20, 16, 18, 1, 23, 22, 12, 25, 26, 10, 9, 31, 29, 30, 28 |
Speaking Activities | 10% | 4 | 0.16 | 27, 19, 11, 8, 14, 6, 7, 5, 13, 3, 24, 4, 15, 2, 21, 16, 18, 17, 20, 1, 23, 22, 12, 26, 25, 10, 9, 30, 31, 28, 29 |
The subject will be evaluated in the following way:
Continuous Assessment 35%
- 4 tests
There will be a test over each book unit once it is finished and tests will be announced one week in advance.
- 2 writing assignments done in class
- 2 writing assignments done at home
Presentation 10%
Final Exam 45%
Class Participation 10%
- Express oneself in English using correct vocabulary and grammar.
- Complete the assigned spoken and written activities.
On carrying out each assessment 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.
This subject does not incorporate the single-assessment option.
Re-assessment:
Re-assessment for this subject requires a content-synthesis test, for which the following conditions are applicable:
- The student must previously have submitted a minimum of two-thirds of the course-assessment items.
- The student must previously have obtained an average overall grade equal to or higher than 3.5.
- The maximum grade than can be obtained through re-assessment is a 5.
Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.
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.
Irregularities refer, for instance, to copying in an exam, copying from sources without indiacting authorship,or a misuse of AI such as presenting work as original that has been generated by an AI tool or programme. These evaluation activities will not be re-assessed.
This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
Erasmus students who ask to advance test or exam dates need to present a document emitted from their university of origin justifying their request. Otherwise they need to do tests and the exam on the established dates.
Textbook:
Lansford, Lewis, Dummett, Paul, and Helen Stephenson. (2017). Keynote Advanced for "Usos Bàsics" (UAB SPECIAL EDITION). Hampshire:National Geographic Learning.
Note: The course book will be lent out to students.
To improve grammar the following are recommended:
- Kennedy-Scanlon, Michael, Pladevall, Elisabet and Cebrián, Juli (2012). Guided Error correction
Level B2. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Servei de Publicacions
Bellaterra.
Dictionaries:
- Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, OUP.
- Collins Cobuild English Dictionary, Harper Collins Publishers.
- Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, CUP.
- Collins English-Spanish/Spanish-English Dictionary, 6th ed., Grijalbo.
- Longman Language Activator. Longman.
http://www.ldoceonline.com/ (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/ (Merrian-Webster dictionaries on line)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ (Cambridge dictionaries on line)
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/ (Cambridge official examination practice)
http://www.els-lab.com (listening exercises with self-correction multiple-choice activities)
http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/ (online collocation dictionary)
Not applicable.
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | English | second semester | afternoon |