ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: English and German Philology
Areas: English Philology
Center Faculty of Philology
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
From a linguistic-communicative perspective, with this module students should achieve a command of the English language equivalent to a B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
ORAL COMPREHENSION:
1.-To understand the main ideas when the discourse is clear and deals with common topics related to work, school, leisure time, etc.
2.- To understand the main idea of many radio or TV programmes dealing with current topics and personal or professional issues, when the conversation is slow and clear.
READING COMPREHENSION:
1.-To understand texts written in everyday language or related with work.
2.-To understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal correspondence.
ORAL EXPRESSION AND INTERACTION:
1.-To connect simple sentences in order to describe experiences and facts, dreams, wishes and ambitions.
2.-To briefly explain and justify opinions and projects.
3.-To tell a story or a tale, the plot of a book or a film.
4.-To describe one’s own reactions.
5.-To cope with most situations in which one is involved when travelling to an English-speaking country.
6.-To spontaneously engage in a conversation about daily topics of personal interest and relevant for everyday life (e.g., pastimes, work, trips, and topical issues).
WRITTEN EXPRESSION:
1.-To write simple and well-connected texts about well-known topics.
2.-To write correspondence describing experiences and impressions.
In addition to these general linguistic objectives, the course intends students to develop a good command of vocabulary, syntactic structures and discourse elements.
The contents for this subject (grammar, vocabulary and oral/written comprehension and production skills) will be selected according to the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). In particular, as far as grammar is concerned, the aspects covered in the course could include, among others, the use of determiners, quantifiers, and nouns; the use of adjectives and adverbs; the form and use of verbal tenses; relative clauses and the formation of (in)direct questions. As far lexical aspects are concerned, the course will deal with vocabulary and expressions covering topics such as personal appearance and personality; education and learning; work and leisure activities; entertainment and the arts, among others. These topics will be covered both in the reading/listening sessions and in the speaking/writing seminars. The writing activities carried out in the course will focus on revising key aspects about orthography and punctuation and students will be working, in the main, at the level of the paragraph.
BASIC REFERENCES:
MURPHY, R. (2019). English Grammar in Use: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English. Cambridge: CUP.
REDMAND, STUART. (2017). English Vocabulary in Use - Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate. Cambridge: CUP.
FURTHER REFERENCES:
BROOK-HART, G. (2008). Complete First Certificate. Cambridge: CUP.
HASHEMI, L. & B. THOMAS. (2003). Cambridge Grammar for First Certificate. Cambridge: CUP.
LANSFORD, L. (2014). Unlock: Listening & Speaking Skills. Cambridge: CUP.
THOMAS, B. et al. (2015). Grammar and Vocabulary for First (with answers). Cambridge: CUP.
THOMSON, A. J. & A. V. MARTINET (1993). A Practical English Grammar (+ exercises with key). Oxford: OUP.
SOWTON, C. (2019). Unlock: Reading, Writing & Critical Thinking. Student’s Book. Cambridge: CUP.
SWAN, M. (2016). Practical English Usage. Oxford: OUP.
SWAN, M. & C. WALTER. (2011). Oxford English Grammar Course. Intermediate. Oxford: OUP.
VINCE, M. (2009). First Certificate Language Practice. English Grammar and Vocabulary. MacMillan Publishers.
ZEMACH, D.E. & L.A. RUMISEK (2005). Academic Writing. From Paragraph to Essay. Oxford: Macmillan.
RECOMMENDED DICTIONARIES:
- Gran diccionario Oxford Español-Inglés/Inglés-Español. Oxford University Press.
- Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners (Paperback). Harper Collins Publishers.
E-LEARNING MATERIALS:
Dictionaries (English and English-Spanish)
- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ (English)
- http://www.lexico.com/ (English and English-Spanish)
- http://www.ldoceonline.com/ (English)
- http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ (English)
- http://www.wordreference.com/ (English and English-Spanish)
- http://www.learnersdictionary.com/ (English)
- http://dictionary.reference.com/ (several languages, in English)
- http://sli.uvigo.es/CLIG/index.html (English-Galician)
- http://visual.merriam-webster.com/ (visual in English)
Synonyms, antonyms etc.:
- http://thesaurus.reference.com/
Grammars:
- http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm (with exercises)
- http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/ (with exercises)
Miscellany (grammar, vocabulary, activities, tests, reading, writing, podcasts...):
- English Test Net (http://www.english-test.net/)
- About.com (http://esl.about.com/)
- Easy English (http://www.easyenglish.com/)
- A4esl.org (http://a4esl.org/)
- UsingEnglish.com (http://www.usingenglish.com/)
- English Page (http://www.englishpage.com/)
- BBC Learning English (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/)
- British Council - Learning English (http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/)
- University of Victoria - Language Center (http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htm)
Basic: CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5
General: CG1, CG8, CG9
Specific: CE1, CE5
For more information, see the “Memoria de Verificación” available in the following link: https://www.usc.gal/export9/sites/webinstitucional/gl/servizos/sxopra/m…
LECTURES (1 hour per week). They will combine presentations by the lecturer about grammatical aspects and practical exercises.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS (2 hours per week). Lecturers will devote time to activities intended to put into practice the different skills (written and oral comprehension, oral and written expression). In these sessions, students are expected to participate actively.
INDIVIDUAL TUTORIALS. Students may use tutorials to solve queries either on site or online.
Both in the ordinary (December/January) and in the extraordinary (June/July) exam period, the degree of achievement of the course objectives by the students will be assessed through several procedures, as detailed below:
FIRST OPPORTUNITY (December/January):
The distribution of percentages for the first opportunity (December/January) will be as follows:
1) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (40%) – oral and written activities to be done either individually or in group, in class or through the virtual platform. The percentage of continuous assessment will be divided as indicated:
1.1. Written production tasks: 20%
1.2. Class attendance and participation: 5%
1.3. Project – both the written production and the oral presentation will be assessed: 15%
2) FINAL EXAM (60%) – the final exam will consist of:
2.1. A written test (40%), including the following parts:
- Grammar and vocabulary (20%)
- Reading comprehension and oral comprehension (20%)
2.2. An oral test (20%), which will be taken on the dates announced over the semester.
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS:
1.- In order to pass this subject, the sum of the different gradable components must be 5 out of 10. In addition, students must obtain a minimum of 4 out of 10 in the following parts: 1) written production tasks (continuous assessment – 20%); 2) Grammar and vocabulary (20%); 3) Reading comprehension and oral comprehension (20%); 4) Oral test (20%). Those students who do not obtain a minimum mark of 4 out of 10 in the aforementioned components will fail the subject, even if their overall mark is 5 or over. In this case, the mark registered in the Official Record will be 4.5.
2.- Those students who do not attend the final exam on the set date will obtain the mark ‘NP’ (absent), even if they have completed all the continuous assessment activities.
3.- Those students failing to submit the continuous assessment tasks will lose the corresponding percentage in the final mark, with the exception of the written production tasks (20%). Those students who do not reach the minimum of 4 out of 10 in the written production tasks will be able to resit this part in the second opportunity in June/July.
4.- Those students who fail to come to 5 or more lectures/interactive sessions without due cause over the semester will lose their right to 5% of class attendance.
SECOND OPPORTUNITY (June/July):
The distribution of percentages for the second opportunity in June/July will be the same as for the first one – continuous assessment (40%) and final exam (60%), taking into account the following considerations:
1.- Those students who have not submitted the continuous assessment tasks corresponding to the ‘project’ (15%) and ‘attendance and participation’ (5%) will lose the corresponding percentages in their final mark.
2.-Those students who have not completed the written production tasks (20%) included in the continuous assessment or those who have not obtained a minimum of 4 out of 10 may resit this part in the second opportunity.
2.- Those students who have passed a part of the final exam in the first opportunity will only resit those parts which they have failed in the first opportunity, that is, they cannot resit those parts that they have already passed.
STUDENTS EXEMPT FROM CLASS ATTENDANCE:
Those students who are exempt from class attendance will have to do a final exam worth 100% of the mark, distributed as follows:
1.- Written exam (80%), covering: grammar and vocabulary (25%), written production (25%), written comprehension and oral comprehension (30%).
2.- Oral exam (20%).
In order to pass the subject, it is necessary to obtain a minimum of 4 out of 10 in the following components, even if their overall mark is 5 or over: 1) oral exam; 2) written production; 3) grammar/vocabulary; 4) written comprehension & oral comprehension. If a student fails to obtain the minimum mark of 4 out of 10 in each of these components, the mark recorded in the Official Record will be 4.5.
STUDENTS RESITTING THE SUBJECT:
Those students who failed the subject in previous years and are resitting the subject in the academic year 2024/2025 will be assessed according to the assessment system mentioned above, unless it is impossible for them to attend class. In these cases, they will have to inform the coordinator about their wish to take the assessment system applied to students exempt from class attendance in the first two weeks of class.
***IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS:
1) Given the nature of the oral exams, these may take place on a different date and hour to those of the official exam.
These dates will be duly announced in class and have an official nature, which implies that students have to take into account these dates, since it is their duty to be available for the oral exams during these dates.
2) THE DATES OF ANY PART OF THE EXAM WILL NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS IN UNFORESEEABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
3) If fraudulent practices are detected in assignments or exams of any kind, art. 16 of “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will apply, which will bring about a direct fail in the subject: “A realización fraudulenta dalgún exercicio ou proba esixida na avaliación dunha materia implicará a cualificación de suspenso na convocatoria correspondente, con independencia do proceso disciplinario que se poida seguir contra o alumno infractor. Considerarase fraudulenta, entre outras, a realización de traballos plaxiados ou obtidos de fontes accesibles ao público sen reelaboración ou reinterpretación e sen citas aos autores e das fontes”.
150 hours, of which 54 correspond to class hours (lectures, interactive sessions, tutorials and assessment), and 96 to personal and autonomous work outside the classroom.
Martin Fernandez Fernandez
Coordinador/a- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- m.fernandez.fernandez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Intern Assistant LOSU
Caio Nogueira Fontes De Castro
- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- caio.nogueira [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Reader
Chloe Louise Pennington
- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- chloe.pennington [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Reader
Luis Ahmed Sanchez Arrocha
- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- luisahmed.sanchez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Reader
| Monday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 (A-F) | English | C07 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 (G-O) | English | C07 |
| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLE_03 (P-Z) | English | C07 |
| Tuesday | |||
| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 (A-B) | English | C02 |
| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLIL_02 (C-D) | English | C03 |
| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLIL_03 (E-F) | English | C04 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIL_04 (G-I) | English | C02 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIL_05 (J-L) | English | C03 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIL_06 (M-O) | English | C04 |
| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLIL_07 (P-Q) | English | C02 |
| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLIL_08 (R-S) | English | C03 |
| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLIL_09 (T-Z) | English | C04 |
| Wednesday | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 (A-B) | English | C02 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIL_02 (C-D) | English | C03 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIL_03 (E-F) | English | C04 |
| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLIL_04 (G-I) | English | C02 |
| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLIL_05 (J-L) | English | C03 |
| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLIL_06 (M-O) | English | C04 |
| 13:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLIL_07 (P-Q) | English | C02 |
| 13:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLIL_08 (R-S) | English | C03 |
| 13:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLIL_09 (T-Z) | English | C04 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_03 (E-F) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 (A-B) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_03 (P-Z) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_05 (J-L) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 (A-F) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_06 (M-O) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_04 (G-I) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_02 (C-D) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_08 (R-S) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 (G-O) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_09 (T-Z) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_07 (P-Q) | C08 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_08 (R-S) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 (G-O) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_09 (T-Z) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_07 (P-Q) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_03 (E-F) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 (A-B) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_03 (P-Z) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_05 (J-L) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 (A-F) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_06 (M-O) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_04 (G-I) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_02 (C-D) | C09 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_05 (J-L) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 (A-F) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_06 (M-O) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_04 (G-I) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_08 (R-S) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 (G-O) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_02 (C-D) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_09 (T-Z) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_07 (P-Q) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_03 (E-F) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 (A-B) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_03 (P-Z) | C10 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_07 (P-Q) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_03 (E-F) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 (A-B) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_03 (P-Z) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_05 (J-L) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 (A-F) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_06 (M-O) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_04 (G-I) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_08 (R-S) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 (G-O) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_02 (C-D) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_09 (T-Z) | C11 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_05 (J-L) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_06 (M-O) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_04 (G-I) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_08 (R-S) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 (G-O) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_02 (C-D) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_09 (T-Z) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_07 (P-Q) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 (A-F) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_03 (E-F) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 (A-B) | C12 |
| 01.13.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_03 (P-Z) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 (A-F) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_08 (R-S) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 (G-O) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_02 (C-D) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_09 (T-Z) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_07 (P-Q) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_03 (E-F) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 (A-B) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_03 (P-Z) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_05 (J-L) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_06 (M-O) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_04 (G-I) | C11 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_02 (C-D) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_09 (T-Z) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_07 (P-Q) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_03 (E-F) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 (A-B) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_03 (P-Z) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_05 (J-L) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 (A-F) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_06 (M-O) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_04 (G-I) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_08 (R-S) | C12 |
| 06.11.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 (G-O) | C12 |