Dades generals
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Curs acadèmic:
- 2023
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Descripció:
- Curs de transició del B2 al C1.1. La primera part del curs estarà dedicada a practicar l'examen de Cambridge de B2 (FCE) per a preparar el nostre estudiantat per la convocatòria de FCE de desembre. Posteriorment es treballaran les primeres lliçons d’una metodologia de C1 combinades amb materials d’un llibre d’anglès professional.
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Crèdits ECTS:
- 6
Grups
Grup A
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Durada:
- Semestral, 2n semestre
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Professorat:
- Maria Dafne Solá Parera
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Idioma de les classes:
- Anglès (100%)
Competències
- CG. 2 Expressar-se amb correcció, oralment i per escrit en diverses llengües.
- CG.7 Avaluar la pròpia activitat i el propi aprenentatge i elaborar estratègies per millorar-los.
- CE.9 Utilitzar la terminologia i el llenguatge dels diversos àmbits turístics
Continguts
1. Practice of B2 Cambridge exams. Grammar and vocabulary review
2. ONE (Formula C1)
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. Practice of phrasal verbs.
Travelling solo. Reading practice: multiple choice. Understanding inference and implication.
One-hit wonders. Fixed phrases. Practice of multiple-choice close.
Fake news. Listening practice: multiple choice. Understanding attitude and opinion.
Identity. Review of perfect and continuous tenses.
First conversations. Speaking practice. Interview. Answering personal questions.
Pet hates. Writing an essay
3. Market research (Business Partner B2+)
Market research methods.
Carrying out a needs analysis
Business workshop: improving the image.
4. Air travel (English for International Tourism, Upper-intermediate)
Air travel terminology.
Simulating airport and cabin situations.
Airport trends. Analysis of an airport.
5. TWO (Formula C1)
K2. Nouns from phrasal verbs.
In two minds? Decision fatigue. Reading practice: cross text multiple matching. Identifying contrasting opinions.
In pairs: socks. Word formation: prefixes
Second place. Listening practice: gap completion. Identifying cues.
Life on two wheels. Passive forms. Key-word transformations
Doppelgangers. Speaking: Individual long turn. Comparing.
Sequels. Writing a review.
6. THREE (Formula C1)
The what3words app. Phrasal verbs.
Three rules OK? Reading practice: gapped text. Using content clues.
Third rock from the sun. Practice of multiple-choice close. Focus on collocations.
The third place. Listening practice: multiple choice. Identifying agreement and disagreement.
Three famous sisters: the Brontës. Practice of open close. Focus on conjunctions.
Three cheers. Speaking practice. Collaborative task. Interacting in a two-way conversation.
Triathlons. Email or letter. Using the correct register.
7. Challenges (Business Partner B2+)
Environmental and cyber challenges
Saying “no” firmly and politely
Business workshop: business challenges
8. Niche tourism
Exploring the concept.
Examples of niche tours.
Designing a niche visit in Catalonia.
Activitats
| Tipus d’activitat |
Hores amb professor |
Hores sense professor |
Hores virtuals amb professor |
Total |
| Anàlisi / estudi de casos |
4,00 |
2,00 |
0
|
6,00 |
| Exposició dels estudiants |
3,00 |
3,00 |
0
|
6,00 |
| Lectura / comentari de textos |
1,00 |
2,00 |
0
|
3,00 |
| Prova d'avaluació |
5,00 |
9,00 |
0
|
14,00 |
| Resolució d'exercicis |
0
|
9,00 |
0
|
9,00 |
| Sessió pràctica |
88,00 |
0
|
0
|
88,00 |
| Simulacions |
9,00 |
0
|
0
|
9,00 |
| Tasques i qüestionaris formatius |
5,00 |
5,00 |
0
|
10,00 |
| Treball en equip |
2,00 |
3,00 |
0
|
5,00 |
| Total |
117,00 |
33,00 |
0
|
150 |
Bibliografia
- Helen Chilton and Linda Edwards (2020). Formula C1. Coursebook and interactive ebook without key. Pearson.
- Mark Little (2020). Formula C1. Exam trainer and interactive ebook. Pearson.
- Guy Brook-Hart, Simon Haines (2014). Complete Advanced, Student’s Book. Cambridge University Press.
- Iwonna Dubicka, Marjorie Rosenberg, Bob Dignen, Mike Hogan and Lizzie Wright, (2019). Business Partner B2+. Pearson.
- Strutt, Peter, Dubicka, Iwona & O’Keeffe, Margaret (2013). English for International Tourism. Upper-Intermediate. Pearson.
- Nick Kenny & Lucrecia Luque-Mortimer (2014). Cambridge English First. Practice Tests Plus 2. New edition for the 2015 exam specifications. Pearson Education Ltd..
- Andrew Betsis Lawrence Mamas (2014). Successful FCE - 10 Practice Tests New 2015 Format Student's Book. Global ELT.
- Charles Osbourne (2018). Cambridge English: First (FCE). National Geographic Learning.
Avaluació i qualificació
Activitats d'avaluació:
| Descripció de l'activitat |
Avaluació de l'activitat |
% |
Recuperable |
Grammar and vocabulary-building exercises
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Students will have to show the teacher they have done a number of grammar and vocabulary activities to reinforce course contents. They will have to correct these tasks with the answer key provided. |
5 |
No |
| Writing tests |
Students will do 3 writing tests throughout the course, in class and without access to Internet resources. Tasks will be based on the writing paper of Cambridge exams. Each test will have a weight of 5%.
|
15 |
No |
| Self-assessment |
We want learners to assess their learning performance. Each semester they will do a task: a rubric in the first semester, and a writing task in the second. 5% each task |
10 |
No |
| Video task |
Learners will have to make one video speaking about a topic and share it with the rest of the group in order to generate feedback and interaction with other class members.
|
10 |
No |
| Class presentations |
Students will give two class presentations on a given topic. Each presentation will be worth 5% of the mark.
|
10 |
No |
| Mid-term tests |
Each semester students will have a mid-term test to check they are acquiring the contents covered and the skills practised in the course lessons. |
10 |
No |
Written exams
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Two written exams, one at the end of each semester. Each exam counts a 10% of the mark. In this exam, students will be tested on Use of English, Listening, Reading and Writing. |
20 |
Sí |
| Oral exams |
Two oral exams, one at the end of each semester; both will be worth a 10% but the second requires a minimum grade of 4.5
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20 |
Sí |
Qualificació
The only evaluated tasks that can be re-sat are the written and oral exams.
At the end of the year, students who have failed the subject will have the opportunity to pass it by retaking a comprehensive written exam of the whole year and an oral exam, the weightings being 60% (written) and 40% (oral).
Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
A student will be considered a NO SHOW if:
a) the student doesn't show up for the exam on the scheduled date.
b) the student leaves the examination room ten minutes after they have been given the exam on condition that they return the exam empty.
Avaluació única:
Students that show justification that they won’t be able to follow a standard continuous assessment will be entitled to single evaluation.
The weightings will be as following:
Written exam 1 - 20%
Oral exam 1 - 15%
Written exam 2 - 25%
Oral exam 2 - 20%
Four tasks - 20%
Requisits mínims per aprovar:
Students need a minimum mark of 5 to pass the course.
Tutoria
Students have some tutorial hours where they can go over lesson points with their lecturer in a face-to-face context. To have a tutorial session, students must book a time slot by means of the BOOKEO app.
For a good use of these tutorial sessions, students should go well-prepared in advance with queries and questions. Tutorials should not be regarded as private lessons aimed at catching up for classroom absences.
Tutorials can be on site or on line, on request.
Comunicacio i interacció amb l'estudiantat
The most common communication method outside the classroom is the mail of our virtual campus or the school’s gmail.
Lecturers can give feedback on submitted tasks by means of the COMMENTS box of the evaluated task entry of our campus.
In the case of implementing an online teaching system, we may also make use of other tools such as the forum of our virtual campus, meetings with MEET or chats with HANGOUTS.
Modificació del disseny
Modificació de les activitats:
Activities will be the same if lessons have to be held on line because of another hypothetical lockdown situation. In that case, the amount of hours counted in the face-to-face modality will be reverted to hours with a virtual teacher.
Modificació de l'avaluació:
Evaluation tasks will be maintained. The only thing that will differ is that exams will be held online through Google forms. If that happens, exams will be administered by means of different google forms, and timings will be tightened to avoid possible cheating.
Tutoria i comunicació:
Tutorials will be held on site or on line on request.