Course code: 352105 | Subject title: ENGLISH | ||||
Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Basic | Year: 1 | Period: 1º S | ||
Department: Philology and Language Didactics | |||||
Lecturers: | |||||
ROOTHOOFT AA, HANNE (Resp) [Mentoring ] | MUÑOZ BOBO, MARINA [Mentoring ] |
Tema 1. Company Organization and Human Resources Departments.
1.1) Company Organization
1.2) Grammar: Verb tenses/ Articles and quantifiers
1.3) Vocabulary: Learning Strategies
1.4) Reading: Human Resources department
1.5) Letter and e-mail writing: Letter organization and language/Formal and informal language
1.6) Listening: Experiences/Dealing with communication difficulties
1.5) Speaking: Asking questions
1.6) Pronunciation : Vowels 1
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Tema 2. Writing: Letters and e-mails
2.1) Reading: Job advertisements/ Abbreviations
2.2) Grammar: Adverbs/Modal Verbs
2.3) Vocabulary: Compound Words
2.4) Letter writing: Spelling/Punctuation/Replies
2.5) Listening: Numbers and references/Appointments/Problems with orders
2.6) Speaking: Numbers and references/Appointments/Problems with orders
2.7) Pronunciation : Vowels II
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Tema 3. Employment Law
3.1) Reading :Employment Law
3.2) Grammar: Questions/ Connectors/ Future tenses
3.3) Vocabulary: Human Resources/ Verbs+ prepositions
3.4) Letter Writing: Answering enquiries
3.5) Listening: Reports/ An Employment Tribunal Claim
3.6) Speaking: Agreeing/Disagreeing/ Defining words
3.7) Pronunciation: Consonants I
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Tema 4. Health and Safety/ Absenteeism
4.1) Reading: Health and safety/Absenteeism
4.2) Grammar: Adjectives/Comparison /Modifiers /Relative Clauses
4.3) Vocabulary: Language of meetings and negotiations/Adjectives + preposition/Two word expressions
4.4) Reading: Absenteeism
4.5) Letter Writing: Orders
4.6)Listening: Description of graphs/ Meetings/Negotiations
4.7) Speaking: Describing graphs/ Meetings (Project)
4.8) Pronunciation: Consonants II
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Tema 5. Unemployment
5.1) Reading and listening: Unemployment
5.2) Grammar: present participle(-ing) and Infinitive/ Adverbial Clauses I: Conditionals/ If only, I wish
5.3) Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs/Word partnership/ Social language
5.4) Reading: Motivation
5.5) Listening: Staying at a hotel/Street Directions
5.6) Speaking: Giving directions/ Social language
5.7) Letter writing: Replies
5.8) Pronunciation: Practice
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Tema 6. Selection Methods
6.1) Reading: Selection methods
6.2) Grammar. Passive
6.3) Vocabulary: Nouns + prepositions/ Presentations/Word partnerships
6.4) Reading: Questioning skills
6.5) letter writing: complaints
6.6) Listening: Processes and procedures
6.7) Speaking: Processes and procedures
6.8) Pronunciation: Practice
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Conocer una lengua extranjera (en inglés, nivel B1)
Organizar el estudio y realización de trabajos relacionados con la materia
Identificar y seleccionar la información necesaria sobre la materia
Mostrar habilidades que le permitan trabajar en un contexto internacional
Mostrar habilidades en las relaciones interpersonales a través del trabajo en equipos
Aprender una lengua extranjera de forma autónoma
Responder con facilidad ante situaciones nuevas no prevista
Emplear estrategias específicas de comprensión y expresión oral y escrita de temas relacionados con las relaciones laborales
Redactar los principales tipos de cartas: petición de información, respuestas, pedidos, quejas y petición de trabajo en respuesta a un anuncio
Realizar presentaciones en inglés utilizando las nuevas tecnologías
Seminarios:
Horas: 16 horas (0.66 ECTS)
La evaluación consiste en tres partes: |
Examen final 60%
Examen parcial 20% Presentación oral 20%
Para aprobar la asignatura, el alumno debe alcanzar al menos un 50% en total. No es necesario aprobar cada parte por separado.
Convocatoria extraordinaria
Los alumnos que han hecho la presentación, el parcial y el examen ordinario y que tienen menos de un 50% en la nota final tendrán la posibilidad de hacer el examen de recuperación. El examen de recuperación contará por el 80% de la nota final. La presentación oral no se puede recuperar. |
1ª semana:
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Introduction Unit 0. Get "English for Labour Relations" from reprography before class
1.1 Ex. 1, 2 and 3
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2ª semana:
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Explain 1.2 B /1.3.1/1.6
Homework: Ex 1 y 2 (pag 16)/Basic quiz on choosing quantifiers/Complete 1.2.A
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Práctica
1.2.A/1.3.1
Homework: 1.2. A Ex.1 A-B/ Ex 2 A-B-C (pag 14 y 15)/1.5.1
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3ª semana:
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1.5.3/1.5.4/1.5.5/1.7 and 1.3.3
Homework: 1.9/1.5.5
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Práctica
1.8/1.7.2
Homework: 2.1.1/2.1.2/2.1.3 /2.2.4/2.4.2 Ex 1- 2
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4ª semana:
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2.4.3/ 2.2.1/ 2.2.1 Ex 1
Homework: 2.2.1 Ex 2/2.3.1/2.1.5 (pag.33)
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Práctica
2.2.2 Ex 2 /2.5
Homework: 2.1.6 /2.2.2 Ex 1-3.
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5ª semana:
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2.7/ Explain grammar: 3.2.1
Homework: 2.3.3/Read 3.1 and do 3.2.2 ex 1 and 2 and and look for examples of connectors
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Práctica
2.4.1 Ex 1 (pag.39)/ 2.6.2 (pg 44-47)/2.6.3 (pg. 46-48)
Homework: 2.3.2/2.4.2 Ex 3/ start project 2
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6ª semana:
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3.1/ Explain 3.2.3/Connectors test
Homework: Grammar exercises from 3.2.2/3.1 Grammar and vocabulary
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Práctica
3.5/3.6
Homework: 3.3.1 and 3.3.2 /3.1 Ex 1,2 and 3
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7ª semana:
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3.1/ Explain 3.2.3/Connectors test
Homework: Grammar exercises from 3.2.2/3.1 Grammar and vocabulary
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Práctica
3.6/3.1 Extension
Homework: 3.4/ Prepare 3.8
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8ª semana:
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3.7/ 4.1
HOMEWORK: 3.8 and study page 74-75/Pronunciation practice I and II
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Práctica
Mid term test: Reading, vocabulary and grammar: Verb tenses, Modal verbs, adverbs, articles and quantifiers, connectors and future
HOMEWORK: 4.9. We will do the meetings next Practical class
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9ª semana:
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4.2.1/4.2.2/4.6.1/4.6.2 correct conversations
HOMEWORK: 4.3 Adj + prep
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Práctica
4.7.2 Meetings
Homework: 5.9/4.6.3/5.3.2/5.3.3
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10ª semana:
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5.2 Explain inf/gerund and
Homework: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses#exercises (test 1,4,5,9 and 11)/ Grammar exercises 5.2.1 Ex 1-2-3-4 (pag 83-84)
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Práctica
Skype conversations 4.7.1 and your degree
Homework: 4.5/Pronunciation practice III
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11ª semana:
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Conditionals/ translations “If only and I wish” (page 87-88)/ 4.8
Homework: Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 5.3.1/ 5.2.2. Ex 2-3 (pag. 87)
/Start project 6.9/
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Práctica
Test on WebCT: Reading, pronunciation and grammar (adjectives, comparatives, relative clauses, inf- vs. gerund and conditionals)
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12ª semana:
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5.1/5.5/ 5.6/
Homework: Pronunciation practice IV/6.3.1/6.3.3
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Práctica
5.7/ Encuestas
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13ª semana:
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6.2 Passive
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Práctica
Interviews (6.9) and presentations
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14ª semana:
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6.3.2/6.5
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Práctica
Interviews and Presentations
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15ª semana:
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Grammar Review
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Práctica
Presentations/Surveys
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Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
Básica
Libro de la asignatura: Bueno Alastuey, M.C.English for Labour Relations(se puede adquirir en reprografía)
Complementaria
1) Books
Palmer Silveira, J.C. (2003).Business English in the University Classroom. Castellón; Universitat Jaime I.
Wallwork, A. (2002). Business Vision. Oxford; Oxford University Press.
Krois-Linder, A ( 2006). International Legal English. Cambridge; Cambridge University Press.
Jones, L. & Alexander, R. (2000)New International Business English.Cambridge; Cambridge University Press.
2) Grammar
Murphy, R. (2004) English Grammar in use (intermediate).Cambridge; Cambridge University Press.
Foley, Mark & Diane Hall (2003), Advanced Learners’ Grammar (With Answers). Edinburgh: Longman.
3) Internet pages
Dictionaries
Grammar
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar check the quizzes section
http://www.eleaston.com/ check the sections on Business English and Law
http://www.eflnet.com/ Resources to develop all skills
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/ Beginning and intermediate levels /Diagnostic tests and lots of grammar sections http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/grammar.html linksorganized by level (level 100, level 200. level 300) -well annotated and includes some user reviews
Adjectives, Adverbs, Articles, etc.; Animated Grammar Tutorials; To be; Common Errors; Double Quizzes; Grammar Troubleshooting; Past Tenses; Present Progressive; Present Simple; Present Tenses: Simple versus Progressive; Reading Texts; Verbs: Modals, Infinitives, gerunds, etc.; Vocabulary: Problem Words
http://www.quia.com/shared/ grammar activities and games listed by title. You can also create your own activities; self-correcting games and activities available.
http://www.better-english.com/grammar.htm Business English Grammar Activities: Present Forms; The Past Simple; Irregular Verbs; Present Perfect; Past Simple v Present Perfect; For or Since; Duration; The Future; Going to; Present forms for future; Will or going to? ; Conditionals; Modals; The -ing form; Prepositions; Word order; Passive; Imperative; Question tags; Have something done; Non-defining clauses; A/The; Conjunctions; etc
http://www.letterwritingguide.com/ guide to letter writing in English with samples
English Grammar in Spanish
Business English in Spanish
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