Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
This subject is divided into six main units (=bloques temáticos), which make up six ECTS credits. Each credit
corresponds to 25 hours of work on the part of the student. Thus the total number of hours the student will
have to devote to this subject is 150. The students should bear in mind that this is one of a series of six
subjects that are specifically oriented towards the development of their instrumental skills in using the English
language, so a great part of the hours will have to be invested in doing tasks related to varied language skills.
The units are organized around a given topic and different language abilities, specified broadly as follows:
Table 1: Activities, credits and time devoted to each of the sections in the course units
SECTIONS IN ACTIVITIES IN EA CH CREDITS/TIME
EACH ONE OF SECTION DEVOTED TO EAC H
THE SIX UNITS SECTION IN THE
COURSE (APROX.)
Table 2: Main can dos (Resultados de Aprendizaje), language points and due dates for each unit
UN IT CA N D O S = LAN G UA GE / D UE D AT E F O R
(R ES UL TA D OS DE GR A MM AR / F IN AL SE LF -
AP R EN DI ZA J E) C UL TU R AL P O IN T S EV AL U ATI ON
Apart from the work and information included in each of the units and the Grammar book, there are
optional and extra (multimedia and interactive) activities available in the virtual class, for those
students who need or wish to devote more time and effort to the subject.
There will also be mock oral exams in the virtual course for the students to practise along the year.
It is of utmost importance that they do these model exams (and have them corrected7supervised by
their Tutors) for them to be prepared for the final oral exam in May.
Since all the units are structured in the same manner, we recommend the students to take the following steps
when studying each and all of them:
1. Read the Warming up questions at the beginning of the unit and try to answer them. Discuss your
answers with your Tutor or in the virtual class with your workmates.
2. Read the main can dos of the unit carefully. This will guide you along the different activities by letting
you know what skills you have to develop and what the expected results of your learning will be by
the time you are done with the unit.
3. Listen to the Dialogue. You can listen to it as many times as you want. There is an option for you to
read it (by clicking on READ DIALOGUE) at the same time, but it is better to try to understand it
without resorting to this option the first time you listen to it.
4. In order to be able to do the Multitasking activities, read the introductory text carefully and look up all
the words you do not know in a good English-English dictionary (See recommended dictionaries in
Part I of the Study Guide). There is an option for you to listen to the text at the same time you read it
(by clicking on LISTEN TO TEXT). Then do the different activities based on the text, and check them
with your Tutor.
5. Study all the grammar points by reading the Grammar Capsules provided in the units, and by
consulting them (especially those not included in the Grammar Capsules) in the grammar book (A
Grammar Companion to Lengua Inglesa I).
6. Do all the Tackling Vocabulary tasks. If there are still some items of vocabulary whose meaning you
do not know, look them up in an English-English dictionary. Check your results with your Tutor.
7. Do all the Now, how’s your spelling exercises. Again, use a dictionary if necessary. Check your
results with your Tutor.
8. Do all the And.. how’s your formation of words exercises. Again, use a dictionary if necessary. Check
your results with your Tutor.
9. Now, using all the knowledge you have about the text, the grammar points, and the word formation
and spelling points, you are ready to combine them all in order to carry out the activities included in
the section entitled Using English appropriately and putting it into motion.
There is a forum for each of the learning units (Forum Unit 2, Forum Unit 2, etc.) where the students can pose
questions or discuss issues related to them.
The final exam (=prueba presencial final + examen oral) as well as the continuous evaluation (which includes
the completion of the exercises in the units, as well as the self-evaluation included at the end of each unit) will
be designed to measure the student’s successful achievement of the can dos for which they are trained along
the course.
The so-called continuous evaluation (=evaluación continua = 20% of the final grade) will be carried out by
means of the following procedures:
Completion of all the exercises and activities included in the units. The students will obtain
feedback about their performance from their Tutor in the Centro Asociado, as well as from the
PRACTICE KEY provided for each unit in the virtual class.
Completion of the MOCK ORAL EXAMS included in the virtual class. The Tutor will correct these
mock exams to provide feedback.
Completion of the SELF-EVALUATION TEST at the end of each unit. This test consists of
multiple choice questions that are automatically corrected by the system in the virtual course, so that
the student receives instant feedback about his/her performance.
The criteria used to assess this type of evaluation will be the same as those indicated for the final evaluation
(See 3.2.2.)
The final evaluation consists of two main exams: a) Written Exam (=Examen final presencial), and b) Oral
Exam. Both account for 80% of the final grade, but the results of the oral exam (whether good or bad) do not
count as valid if the written exam is not passed. In plain words, this means that the oral exam is taken into
account for the final grade if and only if the written exam has been completed successfully.
a) WRITTEN EXAM: The final written exam will contain the following kind of exercises:
Completion exercises to test items of vocabulary (verbs, adjectives, nouns, etc.) and the formation of
words.
These exams will be graded according to the following criteria, which will have to be fulfilled by the students
up to at least a medium degree (in agreement with the B1- level of the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages):
b) ORAL EXAM: Students will take the oral exam by getting into the e-Oral application in the virtual class.
This exam will be subsequently corrected and graded by the Tutor in the corresponding Centro Asociado. In
case the student does not have access to the application, s/he will have to take the exam in a face-to-face
encounter with the Tutor.
The questions in the oral exam will be related to the following aspects:
The criteria for grading the oral exam are the following:
General Successful accomplishment of the can dos (related to oral skills) required in the course.
Oral comprehension
Oral expression
3.2.3. Levels of adequacy expected at the B1- level that will be used to assess
the student performance in relation with the above criteria.
Following the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, the general level of adequacy
(translated into can dos) expected for a B1- level for Reading, Writing, Listening and Spoken production are
the following:
Reading:
Can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language.
Can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters.
Writing:
Can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
Can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.
Listening:
Can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered
in work, school, leisure, etc.
Can understand the main point of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of
personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear.
Spoken production:
Can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes
and ambitions.
Can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions.
We do not include a glossary in this guide, given the nature of the subject. The items of vocabulary the
student needs to work with are already included in the Course Units, and in many cases it is the task of the
student to look them up in the (English-English) dictionary, on the grounds that this is a very important
practice they need to be trained on if they are to use the English language in an instrumental way.