Foreign Language I (English)

5 ECTS / Semestral / Português
  • Review and deepen basic and intermediate knowledge of the grammatical structure of the English language;
  • Explore the various aspects of vocabulary study, also in order to provide students with a wider knowledge of the language used by the media and the world of culture;
  • Develop skills in the understanding and critical interpretation of gradually more complex texts related to journalistic and literary practice;
  • Develop the technique of translating English texts and the Portuguese version;
  • Develop the ability to produce original texts, both utilitarian and academic;
  • Oral practice;
  • Critically explore the social and cultural world of the English-speaking countries through its representation in the media and in literature;
  • Explore English-speaking literature through the reading of excerpts from works with great impact on Western culture;
  • Show the constant presence of references to Classical Antiquity in the media and in literary works.

Faculty

Invited Assistant
She graduated in Humanities from the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Portuguese Catholic University (Regional Centre of Braga) in 1989, where…