CURSO : ENGLISH LANGUAGE I
TRADUCCION : LENGUA INGLESA I
SIGLA : LET1311
CRÉDITOS : 10
MÓDULOS : 08
REQUISITOS : NO REQUERIMENTS
CARÁCTER : MINIMUM
DISCIPLINA : LINGUISTICS
I. DESCRIPTION
The course English Language attempts to develop, in the first four semesters of the Licenciatura, the four
abilities pertaining to the learning of a foreign language in progressive levels of difficulty.
II. OBJECTIVES
General:
1. To develop the four linguistic skills -receptive and productive- at an intermediate level of proficiency.
Specific:
1. To listen comprehensively to a variety of authentic and adapted texts.
2. To get acquainted with the sound system of English.
3. To identify, discriminate, reproduce and produce the sounds of English.
4. To check the pronunciation of difficult words in specialized pronunciation dictionaries.
5. To improve their auditory discrimination as a pre-requisite to their own performance, and to (auto)
evaluate their own/someone else's performance.
6. To identify a variety of written and oral texts: informative, descriptive, narrative and argumentative.
7. To interact in a range of everyday situations using appropriate structure and vocabulary.
8. To produce descriptive and narrative oral and written texts, regarding everyday events.
9. To read comprehensively texts of different lengths and with an increasing degree of complexity,
applying skimming and scanning strategies.
10. To increase lexical availability.
11. To develop awareness of cultural issues and develop critical thinking
III. CONTENTS
1. Lexicogrammatical area.
1.1 Lexical fields pertaining to
1.1.1 Entertainment.
1.1.2 Sightseeing.
1.1.3 Things you need.
1.1.4 Society.
1.1.5 Sports and interests.
1.1.6 Accommodation.
1.1.7 Nature.
1.1.8 Law and Order.
1.2 The noun phrase.
1.2.1 Pronouns.
1.2.2 Articles.
1.2.3 The genitive case.
1.2.4 Countable and uncountable nouns.
1.2.5 Irregular plurals.
1.2.6 Collective nouns.
1.2.7 Compound and non-compound nouns.
1.2.8 Number and gender.
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1.3 The verb phrase.
1.3.1 Regular, irregular, transitive and intransitive verbs.
1.3.2 Verb tenses.
1.3.3 Verb patterns.
1.3.4 Active and passive voice.
1.3.5 Reported speech.
1.3.6 Modal verbs.
1.3.7 Conditionals.
1.4 The adjective phrase.
1.4.1 Simple and compound adjectives.
1.4.2 The order of adjectives in phrases.
1.4.3 Possessive and demonstrative adjectives.
1.5 The adverbial phrase.
1.5.1 Adverbs of frequency, manner, place and time.
1.5.2 Subordinating conjunctions.
1.6 The simple sentence.
1.6.1 Word order.
1.6.2 Word formation and components.
1.7 Prepositions.
1.7.1 Time.
1.7.2 Place.
2. Functional contents.
2.1 Describing people.
2.2 Agreeing and disagreeing.
2.3 Explaining and checking.
2.4 Complaining and responding to complaints.
2.5 Asking for clarification.
2.6 Giving explanations.
2.7 Comparing, expressing opinions.
2.8 Talking about plans and intentions.
2.9 Talking about the law.
2.10 Talking about what you did last night.
3. Phonological.
3.1 The sound system of English: vocoids and contoids.
IV. METHODOLOGY
- Exposure to a variety of activities aiming at practicing vocabulary and language structures in
communicative contexts.
- Reading and discussion of texts.
- Group and peer interaction on given topics.
- Production of written and oral texts.
- Lab sessions.
- Interactive and reflective teaching.
V. EVALUATION
- Written Test 1: 10%
- Written Test 2: 10%
- Mid-Term Exam (written): 25%
- Additional Modules: 15%
- Final Exam (oral): 40%
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VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Compulsory:
Dellar, H. Outcomes Upper Intermediate. Cambridge, C.U.P. 2010.
Complementary:
Longman Oxford Dictionary.
Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and practice book
for intermediate students of English. Cambridge. C.U.P., 2004.
Redman, S. English Vocabulary in Use: Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate.
Cambridge. C.U.P., 2006.
University of Cambridge Cambridge First Certificate in English 1. Cambridge. C.U.P., 2008.
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