Overall objectives:

1 - The UC English B2.1 corresponds to the upper intermediate level of learning of English as a foreign language: according to the common reference level B2.1, strong Vantage Level, of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The objective of this course is the acquisition and improvement by the students - independent users - of linguistic structures, aiming at improving their knowledge of the English language in its various competences at an upper intermediate level. This course is entirely taught in English and its main aim is to develop students' specific language skills, namely the reading, speaking, writing, and listening skills. Students are called upon to participate in a variety of communicative activities to promote their self-confidence in the use of the English language in common situations.

Syllabus:

1 - Grammar / Language: Determiners, Nouns, Pronouns, Qualifiers, Possessive case, Word categories, Word formation, Modifiers, Questions, Verb classes, Verb patterns, Prepositions, Simple and complex sentences, Regular and irregular verbs, Main and auxiliary verbs, Modal verbs, Conditionals, Verb tenses, Punctuation, Capital letters, Spelling, Pronunciation, Abbreviations, British English vs American English.
2 - Vocabulary and Reading: Vocabulary expansion through language analysis in context with English for International Tourism - New Edition - Upper Intermediate
2.1 - Unit 1 - Trends in Tourism
2.2 - Unit 2 - Get the message
2.3 - Unit 3 - Hotel Branding
2.4 - Unit 4 - Sustainability
2.5 - Unit 5 - Come fly with me

Literature/Sources:

Baude, A. , 2002 , Ready to Order - Teacher's Book - English for Tourism: Food and Beverages , Pearson Education
Biber, D. et al. , 2004 , Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English , Essex: Longman
Brieger, N., Pohl A. , 2012 , Technical English- Vocabulary and Grammar , Cengage Learning
Collins , 1985 , The Oxford-Duden Pictorial English Dictionary , Oxford: Oxford University Press
Collins , s/d , Cobuild English Language Dictionary for Advanced Learners , London: Collins
Cowper, A. , 2013 , English for International Tourism Upper Intermediate New Edition Workbook With Key And Audio Cd Pack , Pearson Education
Collins , s/d , Dictionary of English Phrasal Verbs and their Idioms , London: Harper Collins. Longman
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Greenbaum, S., Quirk, R. , 1991 , A Students? Grammar of the English Language , London: Longman
Gunn, C. , 2015 , Advanced English Vocabulary Games , New York, McGraw Hill Education
Collins , s/d , Collins Specialist Dictionary - Hotels, Tourism, Catering / Culinary Terms , s/ed
Harding, K, and Duckworth, M. , 1998 , Going International - Workbook _ English for Tourism , OUPHarlow: Pearson Longman
Beaver, A. , 2012 , Dictionary of Travel and Tourism Terminology , Oxford: OUP
Jacob, M. & Strutt, P. , 1997 , English for International Tourism , Pearson Education
Jacob, M. & Strutt, P. , 1997 , English for the Hotel and Catering Industry , Oxford University Press
Jones, L. , 2005 , Welcome! Student's Book English for The Travel and Tourism Industry , CUP
MaCarthy,M., O?Dell, F. , 2017 , English Vocabulary in Use- Upper Intermediate ? 4th Edition , Cam-bridge, CUP
Meddik, S. , 2012 , Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality. 3rd edition , Taylor and Francis
Mol, H. , 2008 , English for Tourism and Hospitality in Higher Education Studies - Teacher?s Book , Garnet Publishing
O?Hara, F. , 2005 , Be My Guest- English for the Hotel lndustry - Students?s book , CUP
Powell, D., Walker, E. Elsworth,S. , 2017 , Grammar Practice for Upper Intermediate Students , Harlow, Pearson Longman
Robbins, S. , 2004 , Collins Cobuid Business Vocabulary in Practice , The University of Birmingham
Seymour, M. , 2011 , Hotel and Hospitality English -Communicate Confidently with guests - Collins English for work. , s/ed
Side, R., Wellman, G., , 2019 , Grammar and Vocabulary for Advanced and Proficiency , Harlow, Longman
Stott. T, Revell, R. , 2004 , Highly Recommended , OUP

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
The oral and written production will be developed by individual and pair work. Students should use the support manual, Course and Workbook, which presents activities/exercises to support the consolidation of the material taught in class and 1 systematic study of the structures learned (in levels A1 to B1), performing the recommended grammar exercises (Collins Cobuild Student's Grammar - Self-Study Edition with Answers). It is intended to focus on the development of oral skills, by reading aloud and communicating only in English. Assessment: 80% mandatory attendance at classes; 2 Written frequencies, each, 30%; 1 oral test: 30%; attendance and participation: 10%. In the Season of Appeal, students of "normal" status can recover or improve attendance with a lower classification (40%). Student workers can recover the 2 written frequencies and the oral test: 90% at the time of appeal. Participation and attendance: 10% cannot be recovered or improved during the appeal season.