Overall objectives:

1 - Develop reading, speaking, writing and listening skills in course students.
2 - Promote self-confidence in the student in the use of the English language in a work or social context.

Syllabus:

1 - English Language: Speaking, listening and writing; Punctuation; Capitalization; Spelling; Possessive.

Literature/Sources:

Burton, S. & Humphries, J. , 1992 , Mastering the English Language , MacMillan
Carter, R. & McCarthy, M. , 2006 , Cambridge Grammar of English: A Comprehensive Guide - Spoken and Written English Grammar and Usage , CUP
Crystal, D. , 2004 , Rediscover Grammar , Longman
Grice, T. , 2007 , Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 1 , OUP
Harmer, J. & Rossner, R. , 1991 , More than Words: Vocabulary for Intermediate to Advanced Students , Longman
Longman , s/d , Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English , Pearson
Murphy, R. , 1999 , English Grammar in Use , CUP
Pietzschke, F. , s/d , Novo Michaelis, Dicionário Ilustrado , Edições Melhoramentos Swan
M., & Walter, C. , 1997 , How English Works , OUP
Swan, M., & Walter, C. , 2005 , Practical English Usage , OUP
Thomson, A. et al. , 1975 , A Practical English Grammar for Foreign Students , OUP
Willis, D. , 1995 , Collins Cobuild Student?s Grammar , Harper Collins

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
The aim is to acquire and apply the knowledge foreseen in the objectives and syllabus contents. Assessment Methodology: Classification Type: Quantitative (0-20) Assessment according to Model B of the UMa Student Learning Assessment Regulation, namely in normal season. The approval of the curricular unit implies approval in all components (minimum 9.5). There is possibility of recovery in resource/improvement season for all components. The final classification is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 values and is the teacher's responsibility.