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ENGLISH LANGUAGE I

MªAsunción Cornelles Company & m.asuncion.cornelles@uv.es

Department of English and German Philology
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Office 45 (6 Floor) Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication
Office hours: Monday 18-19:00 and Thursday 18:30-19:00 & online/emails.

Subject coordinator:
Enrique Cerezo Herrero
GROUP AC Gwenn Navarro
GROUP BC Cristina Santaemilia & Claudia Alonso
GROUP C Enrique Cerezo & Dina Pedro
GROUP D Gwenn Navarro
GROUP E Sergio Maruenda & Enrique Cerezo
GROUP F Maite Senent
GROUP G Asunción Cornelles

Coursebook
Brook Hart, Guy et al. (2021). Complete First. Students’ Book with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (3 rd
edition)
For self-study: D’Andria Ursoleo, J. & Gralton, K. (2021). Complete First. Workbook with answers and audio. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press (3rd edition)

Course description:
English Language I is a first-year (first semester) foundation course that is part of the module Foundation course in language and literature and the sub-
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module English Language in the English Studies degree program of the University of Valencia. It is also part of the Translation and Interlinguistic Mediation
undergraduate program and of the English Studies minor in the Modern Languages and Literatures, Catalan Language and Literature, Hispanic Studies, and
Classics degree programs.
The aim of this course is to develop communicative skills in English (reading comprehension and written expression) up to a B2 level in multiple contexts. At
the same time, the course aims to promote autonomous learning, self-assessment, and remedial work with the teacher.

Methodology:
 Participation is essential in class. A language can only be learned if it is practiced.
 There will be lectures in which students will be given the necessary theoretical input, which can be complemented by the workbook and the specific
bibliography.
 Autonomous learning is highly recommended.

Evaluation
ACTIVITY % TASK* DATE
PART A: 20% Students will have to complete three written tasks throughout the course. First written assignment (5%):
CONTINUOUS Each of them should have between 350 and 400 words. The writing tasks are 14/10/2024 (in class) WEEK 5
EVALUATION mandatory and will be done in class on the dates listed in the right-hand Second written assignment (5%):
column. Failure to come to class to do the tasks will result in 0 points in this 11/11/2024 (in class) WEEK 9
Third written assignment (10%):
part of the evaluation. If you are unable to attend because of illness, please
9/12/2022 (in class) WEEK 13
note that a medical certificate must be produced.
PART B: 80% All students will have to sit a final two-hour exam at the end of course. It will First call: 24/01/2025
FINAL EXAM consist of a writing test (30%), a reading comprehension test (20%) and a use Second call: 13/06/2025
of English test (30%).

* The continuous evaluation (20%) will only be taken into consideration if the student does all three
writing tasks in class.
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*Part A will only be taken into consideration if the student passes part B. The writing assignments in
part A can only be done DURING the course. After the end of the course, it will not be possible to
submit any writing assignments. This means that whatever the grade for part A is at the end of the
course, it will be taken over to the second sitting, either 0% or 20%. If, for example, a student does not
do any written assignments during the course, he/she will get 0% for Part A. This means that they will
only be able to obtain a maximum of 80% in both the first and the second sitting. Therefore, they will
have to obtain an average grade of at least 60% in part B to pass the course. We recommend that
students do all three written assignments.

*A B1+ level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in reading,
writing and use of English is necessary to successfully pass this course.
Attendance at in-person sessions is highly recommended for successfully passing the course. Please
note that office hours should not be used to ask the lecturer to explain course material missed due to
absence from class, unless they are duly justified.

CONTENTS
Unit 1
Grammar: Present perfect simple and continuous.
Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs (get on with, do up, etc.); collocations with make and do.
Linguistic content: An introduction to language variation and the concept of register. Practical activities.

Unit 2
Grammar: Making comparisons; adjectives with -ed and -ing.
Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs and expressions (take up, sum up, etc.)
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Linguistic content: Continuation of practical activities on register.

Unit 3
Grammar: Past simple, past continuous and used to; at, in or on in time phrases; past perfect simple and continuous.
Vocabulary: Travel, journey, trip and way; adjective suffixes.
Linguistic content: Register and Academic English. Practical activities.

Unit 4
Grammar: So and such; too and enough.
Vocabulary: Food, dish and meal; adjectives to describe restaurants.
Linguistic content: The writing process 1.

Unit 5
Grammar: Zero, first and second conditionals.
Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs (get over, live up to, etc.); find out, get to know, know, learn, teach and study; attend, join, take part and assist;
forming nouns from verbs.
Linguistic content: The writing process 2.

Unit 6
Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns; articles
Vocabulary: work/job; possibility/occasion/opportunity; fun/funny.
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Unit 7
Grammar: Infinitive and verb +-ing.
Vocabulary: Verb collocations with sporting activities; look, see, watch, listen and hear.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
BBC Learning English. Go the Distance. Academic Writing. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/gothedistance/academicwriting
BIBER, D. & CONRAD, S. (2009). Register, Genre and Style. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
GHADESSY, M. (1993). Register Analysis: Theory and Practice. London: Pinter Publishers.
HALLIDAY, M. A. K. & HASAN, R. (1985). Language, Context, and Text. Aspects of Language in a Social-semiotic Perspective. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Lund University. Academic Writing in English. Available at: https://awelu.srv.lu.se/grammar-and-words/register-and-style/
MCCARTHY, M. & O’DELL, F. (2005). English Collocations in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Small-scale register Analysis. Available at:
https://www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/eng-ling/fs/Chapter_21/Index.html?3Smallscaleregisteranalysis.html