Subject: English Language

Scientific Area:

Foreign Tongues and Literatures

Workload:

48 Hours

Number of ECTS:

4 ECTS

Language:

Portuguese

Overall objectives:

1 - Consolidate vocabulary and grammatical structures that allow effective communication in English;
2 - Acquire and develop oral and written communication skills in English;
3 - Produce oral and written statements in English;
4 - Acquire and use technical vocabulary in the area of digital marketing and tourism in a communicational situation.

Syllabus:

1 - Grammatical content;
1.1 - Intermediate Level: Present, past and future;
1.2 - Regular and irregular verbs;
1.3 - Modal verbs (can/could; must; may/might; should);
1.4 - Degrees of adjectives: comparative and superlative;
1.5 - If - Clauses: types I and II;
1.6 - Interrogative pronouns;
1.7 - Prepositions of place, time and movement;
1.8 - Frequency adverbs;
1.9 - Phrasal verbs.
2 - Analysis and production of oral and written statements in English in the general scope and digital marketing and tourism;
2.1 - Formal and informal forms of greeting and presentation;
2.2 - Characterization of places;
2.3 - Geography and tourist resources;
2.4 - Vocabulary related to ICT, marketing, digital marketing;
2.5 - Creative language and image and video editing;
2.6 - Computer law language.
3 - Reading and understanding authentic oral and written texts.

Literature/Sources:

Redman, S , English Vocabulary in Use - Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate , Cambridge U.P
Roberts, R; Clare, A. & J.J. Wilson , 2017 , New Total English - Intermediate, Students? Book , Pearson Longman
Clare; A.; Wilson, JJ.; Cosgrove, A. , 2017 , New Total English - intermediate, Workbook , Pearson Longman
Willis, D. , 1995 , Collins Cobuild Student?s Grammar (Self-Study Edition) , Harper Collins
Carling, M. , 2007 , Grammar Time 6 , Longman
Carter , R. & M. McCarthy , 2006 , Cambridge Grammar of English: A Comprehensive Guide - Spoken and Written - English Grammar and Usage , CUP
Vários , 1995 , Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English , Addison-Wesley Longman
Murphy , R. , 1999 , English Grammar in Use , CUP
Chaffey, D.& Ellis-Chadwick, F. , 2012 , Digital Marketing - Strategy, Implementation and Practice , Pearson
Macarthy, M.; Odell, F. , 2016 , English Vocabulary in Use - Upper Intermediate, , Cambridge

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
Teaching resources: Exposition and consolidation of the syllabus through the resolution of exercises, roleplays, debates and short presentations. Use of texts, conversation guides, use of ICT and worksheets. In accordance with the expected for the Professional Higher Technical Courses.