ENGLISH LANGUAGE III

Competencies and objectives

Provisional information. Pending review by the responsible person.

Course context for academic year 2022-23
Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees)
Learning outcomes (Training objectives)
Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2022-23

Course context for academic year 2022-23

Study of the English language with the aim of (i) developing the student's communicative competences at level B2.1 according to the European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in English language, (ii) strengthening the competences acquired in English Language I and II and (iii) learning and practising basic tools of linguistic analysis in order to acquire a deeper knowledge of the English grammar.

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees)

DEGREE IN CATALAN STUDIES

General Competences (CG)

CG1 : Capacity to master the key theories, perspectives and conceptualisations for constructing the theoretical framework of linguistic and literary disciplines applied to Catalan language and literature as an expert on the subject and in different professional profiles.
CG2 : Capacity to understand the role of language in the construction of human beings as active members of a linguistic and cultural community and relate this to the function of individuals in society.
CG3 : Capacity to develop reading, analysis and synthesis techniques.
CG4 : Capacity to manage and use the resources provided by the information and communications technologies and apply those to the language and literature industries.
CG5 : Ability to understand the main stages, movements, writers and works of the literature of the second language.

General Competences acquired at University of Alicante (CGUA)

CGUA2 : Ability to use basic ICT tools at user level.
CGUA3 : Ability to communicate effectively and have linguistic understanding of one of the two official languages of the Region of Valencia (Spanish or Catalan) in their discipline.

Specific Competences (CE)

CE1 : Capacity to communicate in the Catalan language in communicative situations (oral and written), allowing fluid communication in the professional and academic areas in which the student will be working in the future, taking into account his/her knowledge of the historical, social, cultural and artistic reality of his/her context.
CE2 : Capacity to understand morphological, syntactic, phonetic and lexico-semantic characteristics to use, transmit and apply knowledge to the analysis, comprehension and production of Catalan in oral and written forms.

DEGREE IN SPANISH: LANGUAGE AND LITERATURES

Generic Degree Course Competences

CG2 : Capacity to understand the role of language in the construction of human beings as active members of linguistic and cultural communities and relate it to the function of individuals in society.
CG3 : Be able to develop reading, analysis and synthesis techniques.

Generic UA Competences

CUA1 : Understand and express oneself in one's discipline in a language other than the two official languages of the Region of Valencia.
CUA2 : Be able to use basic ICT tools at user level.

Specific Competences (CE):>>Conceptual

CC16 : Acquire level B1 of the CEFR in a second language.
CC5 : Capacity to communicate in the language of the speciality (Spanish) and in a second language in oral and written situations to enable fluid communication in the future professional and/or academic contexts the student will be involved with in the future.

Specific Competences (CE):>>Procedural

CP20 : Capacity to use the pertinent materials and resources: bibliographic repertories, dictionaries, works of reference, critical editions, translations and ICTs as an independent learner able to control one's own learning process and make the corresponding independent progress.

Specific Competences (CE):>>Attitude

CA22 : Be able to value and take advantage of multilingualism and multiculturalism as a social agent participating in the construction of a plural and tolerant society on the basis of the multicultural configuration of the Spanish-speaking world.
CA23 : Be able to show a critical and self-critical attitude during the learning process.
CA24 : Capacity to demonstrate social commitment to the equality of men and women, the plural and diverse nature of modern society, peace and democracy.

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2022-23

General aims

1. To develop communicative competences at level B2.1 according to the European Common Frame of reference (CEFR) in English language.
2. To develop the skills set out in the CEFR at B2.1 level.
3. To strengthen the knowledge acquired in English Language I and II.
4. To understand texts, discourse and conversations on familiar topics.
5. To use bibliographical references to obtain information and to be able to contrast it with previous knowledge.
6. To use knowledge, materials and resources in order to learn independently.
7. To collaborate in order to achieve a common goal or result; e.g. in a written assignment, an oral presentation, a debate or a conversation.
8. To learn about the different cultural traditions of English-speaking countries.
9. To revise and build upon prior knowledge of English grammar.
10. To learn and use basic tools of linguistic analysis, such as syntactic analysis, word categories, etc.
11. To use translation as a tool for learning and contrasting languages.