Course Calendar

2021-02
English Department ENGLISH 4
CEFR level: B2
Week Course units PA EC
Week 1 (August 16th - 21st) Induction (non graded sessions)
Week 2 (August 23rd-28th) Unit 1: Movie making PA unit 1 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 1
Week 3 (August 30th - September 4th) Unit 2: Couples PA unit 2 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 2
Week 4 (September 6th - 11th) Unit 3: Sport And Fitness PA unit 3 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 3
Week 5 (September 13th - 18th) Unit 4: Problems At Work PA unit 4 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 4
Week 6 (September 20th - 25th) Unit 5: A Helping Hand PA unit 5 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 5
Week 7 (September 27th - October 2nd) Unit 6: Health And Happiness PA unit 6 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 6
Week 8 (October 4th - 9th) (no online sessions)
Week 9 (October 11th - 16th) Unit 1: Movie making PA unit 7 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 7
Week 10 (October 18th - 23rd) Unit 2: Couples PA unit 8 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 8
Week 11 (October 25th - 30th) Unit 3: Sport And Fitness PA unit 9 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 9
Week 12 (November 1st - 6th) Unit 4: Problems At Work PA unit 10 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 10
Week 13 (November 8th - 13th) Unit 5: A Helping Hand PA unit 11 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 11
Week 14 (November 15th - 20th) Unit 6: Health And Happiness PA unit 12 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 12
Week 15 (November 22nd - 27th) Unit 13: Life In The City PA unit 13 sessions 1, 2, 3 EC unit 13
work on English
PA online sessions on Blackboard Discoveries
Course units Collaborate platform
English Discoveries
03 graded one-hour synch sessions a
work prior to online
week
sessions
EC test score (*)
2021-00 ENGLISH ONLINE COURSE CALENDAR (*) Este puntaje es válido si el alumno cumple al menos el 80% en C
Classes begin Monday, August 16th (*) El alumno debe estudiar las unidades y realizar las actividades/te
Thursday, Sept 30th (3 p.m.) - Friday,
Midterm exam Oct 1st (3 p.m.)

Midterm average grades (PA1-EC1-EA) due on

Blackboard and on Idiomas UPC Saturday, October 2nd
Last day to request a re-check or re-mark of See information in item VI.
ongoing EC1, TA1, LB1, PA1 assessments. Evaluation in course syllabus.
Last day to request a correction of PA1 and
EC1 marks entry mistakes. Tuesday, October 5th
Last day to request a correction of midterm
exam mark entry mistake - EA assessment
(examen parcial) Saturday, October 2nd
Thursday, Nov 25th (3 p.m.) - Friday,
Final exam Nov 26th(3 p.m.)
Final grades due on Blackboard and on
Idiomas UPC Saturday, November 27th
Last day to request a re-check or re-mark of
ongoing EC2, TA1 (post midterm exam
submissions), LB1 (post midterm exam See information in item VI.
submissions), PA2 assessments. Evaluation in course syllabus.
Last day to request a correction of EC2, TA1,
LB1 , PA2 marks entry mistakes Tuesday, November 30th
Last day to request a correction of final exam
mark entry mistake - EB assessment (examen
final) Saturday, November 27th
Classes end Saturday, November 27th

(*) Este puntaje es válido sólo si el alumno

cumple al menos el 80% en el progreso tanto de
unidad 2 (Listening) como de unidad 4
(Grammar) en Enrichment Practice en English
Discoveries hasta el día domingo 26 de setiembre
a las 23:59 p.m.

(**) Este puntaje es válido sólo si el alumno

cumple al menos el 80% en el progreso tanto de
unidad 1 (Reading) como de unidad 3 (Speaking)
en Enrichment Practice en English Discoveries
hasta el día domingo 21 de noviembre a las 23:29
p.m.
 TA LB EXAMS

Unit 1 Movie making Lesson 6: Digital Technology and the Movie Industry

OPA #1 (unit 3) on Blackboard

Unit 4 Problems at work Lesson 2: Fifty Days and Counting
OPA #2 (unit 5) on Blackboard
MIDTERM EXAM Septmeber 30th (3 p.m.) - October 1st (3 p.m.)
(no online sessions)

Unit 8 Restaurant reviews Lesson 2: A Seafood and Steak Surprise

OPA #3 (unit 9) on Blackboard

Unit 11 Personality types Lesson 5: Participating in a Psychology Study OPA #4 (unit 11) on Blackboard
Unit 12 Cultural differences Lesson 2: Culture Crash
FINAL EXAM November 25th (3 p.m.) - November 26th (3 p.m.)

Oral production activity on

Writing task on English Discoveries Blackboard
04 oral production activities per
05 writing tasks per course/Word limit: 120-180 words course

e puntaje es válido si el alumno cumple al menos el 80% en Class completion en ED.

alumno debe estudiar las unidades y realizar las actividades/tests hasta el domingo anterior al inicio de la semana académica correspondiente.