Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades - FAH

Departamento de Línguas, Literaturas e Culturas - LLC

SYLLABUS
GRAU: Bioquímica DEGREE: Biochemistry
DISCIPLINA: Língua Inglesa A2 CÓDIGO: COURSE: English Language A2 CODE:
LIN 01-17 LIN 01-17
ANO ACADÉMICO: 2021-2022 Semestre: 1 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2021-22 Semestre: 2
UNIDADES DE CRÉDITO: 7,5 ECTS CREDIT UNITS: 7.5 ECTS
TEMPO DE TRABALHO: 10:30h/Semana; 210h/Semestre WORKLOAD: 10:30h/Week; 210h/Semester
DOCENTE RESPONSÁVEL: PROF. DOMINIQUE COSTA COURSE SUPERVISOR: PROF.DOMINIQUE COSTA
DOCENTE: Dra. Inês Tadeu FG LECTURER: Dra. Inês Tadeu FG
Horário Atendimento: Por favor contactar o docente por e-mail (vide endereço Office Hours: Please get in touch with your lecturer by email (see address
abaixo) ou no chat no Microsoft Teams. O atendimento below) or by chat in Microsoft Teams. Please contact the
presencial será efetuado com marcação prévia, com um lecturer at least 24 hours before an appointment for a face-to-
prazo mínimo de 24h. face meeting.
ENDEREÇO ELECTRÓNICO: inest@staff.uma.pt EMAIL ADDRESS: inest@staff.uma.pt

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE COVERS A2 – PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (Common European Framework) and
aims to develop reading, speaking, writing and listening skills in undergraduates. In this course, students will be asked
to partake in a wide array of communicative activities to promote the students’ self-confidence in using the English
Language in everyday situations.
The above purposes can only be entirely achieved if students engage in class activities and fully commit to self-studying
on a daily basis.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (“Can do” goal in line with the Council of Europe’s “Can do” statements)

By the end of the semester, students are expected to have developed language competencies, such as:

1. Ask and Talk /Ask and Answer / about personal likes and dislikes; questions about daily routines; your learning
needs and ability; personal events in the past; personal achievements and experiences; polite questions; questions
about past actions; illnesses and give advice; Say when you are the same as / different from another person; Talk
for an extended period on a familiar topic; Understand and talk about a magazine quiz; Tell a friend about your
future plans
2. Explain why you like a piece of music, your preference for a holiday destination, a person’s physical appearance,
someone’s personality; Make arrangements with a friend; Contribute to a simple discussion; Agree on choices
with a partner; Exchange opinions with a friend
3. Compare people; Describe yourself when you were younger, a favourite place, simple changes; Make a simple
informal presentation, general predictions about the future; Give explanations for choices; Find out personal
information
4. Write an informal email to update someone on your life; an informal letter to a friend; a thank-you note; a personal
profile
COURSE PROGRAMME

I - English Language

To consolidate students’ knowledge of key components of the English grammar, to broaden their range of
vocabulary and to help improve pronunciation, the following will be focused on throughout the course: Speaking,
Listening and Writing – Punctuation, Capitalisation, Spelling, Possessive’s.

II - Vocabulary and Reading

Expansion of vocabulary through reading and analysing language in context, drawing on a selection of authentic
oral and written texts from the adopted Course Book, Total English – Pre-Intermediate.

- Unit 1. 24 Hours: daily routines and activities; likes and dislikes; sleeping habits; shops and shopping
- Unit 2. Music: music; biographies; word families (adjective/noun); achievements (verb/noun collocations)
- Unit 3. Taste: food and drink; cooking and eating; restaurants
- Unit 4. Survival: describing people; survival skills; survival English
- Unit 5. Stages: times of life; life activities; friendship; good and bad habits
- Unit 6. Places: geographical features; describing natural places; machines at home
- Unit 7. Body: parts of the body; describing appearance and character; illnesses and injuries; symptoms
- Unit 8. Speed: speed; verbs about change; phrasal verbs about relationships

III - English Grammar

Acquisition of the following grammar items:

- Adjectives: comparatives and superlatives;

- Adverbs of Frequency; So and Neither; Too, Too much/many, Enough;
- State Verbs; Should, Have to, Used to, Going To, Will; Irregular Verbs ( List 2);
- Verb Tenses and Uses - present simple, present continuous, present continuous (future arrangements), past
continuous, past simple of regular verbs / of irregular verbs, present perfect simple;
- Questions; Defining Relative Clauses; Indirect Questions; First Conditional; Gerunds and Infinitives;
Present Simple Passive
ASSESSMENT
TYPE A ASSESSMENT - Final grading consists of:

TYPE DATE
GRADING
Test 1
➢ Listening 20% Friday 20th May 2022

Test 2
➢ Reading and Writing 20% Friday 27th May 2022

Test 3
➢ Language in use 20% Friday 3rd June 2022

Project Work:

➢ Groups of 4 students.

➢ TOPICS: choose one from the file titled

“Project Work - Topics” in InfoAlunos. The class presentations will
40% take place on:
➢ Lasting 20 minutes (max.) with each group Tuesday 17th of May 2022
member participating an equal amount of Tuesday 24th of May 2022
time. Tuesday 31th of May 2022

➢ Elements of assessment applied to each

group member: content, creativity,
speaking skills (grammar, lexis choice and
pronunciation) and group cohesion.

Re-sit Exam
100% Scheduled by UMa.
➢ It covers ALL content taught.

• Students who have not reached an average final mark of 9.45 will be allowed to do the Re-sit Exam at
the end of the semester. It will count as 100% and will include all the semester material.

• All the work assigned – both class assignments and homework assignments – during the semester is
exam-relevant. Home assignments are compulsory, and in class meetings, students are expected to be
participative and make active contributions.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Mandatory Course Books

- Acklam, R. and A. Crace, Total English – Pre-Intermediate, Students’ Book, Pearson Longman
- Clare, A. and J. J. Wilson, Total English – Pre-Intermediate, Workbook, Pearson Longman
- Anderson, V. et al., Grammar Practice for Pre-Intermediate Students, Pearson Longman
- Redman, S., English Vocabulary in Use – Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate, Cambridge U.P.

• Other Works
- Collins Cobuild Dictionary of English Language, Collins
- Dicionário Ilustrado Verbo, Vols. 1, 2 and 3, Verbo
- Jones, D., English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge U.P.
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (New Edition, with CD ROM), Longman
- Murphy, R., English Grammar in Use, Cambridge U.P.
- Sinclair, John, Collins Cobuild English Grammar, and Student’s Grammar (Self-Study Edition), Collins
- Swan, M., and C. Walter, How English Works, Oxford U.P.
- Thomson, A. J. et al., A Practical English Grammar for Foreign Students, Oxford U.P.