Foreign Language II (English)

5 ECTS / Semestral / Português
  • Review and deepen knowledge of the grammatical structure of the English language;
  • Explore the various aspects of vocabulary study in order to provide students with a broader knowledge of the language used by the media in 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 ability to produce original texts, both utilitarian and academic and cultural;
  • Exercise orality;
  • Know the outlines of the main phases and personalities of English and American History;
  • Form a general image (also diachronic) of the English-speaking literary culture, highlighting the most significant works and those with a clearer presence in the language of the media and with an impact on Western Culture;
  • Explore English-speaking literature through the reading of a novel/ short story with great impact
  • Show the constant presence of references to the Classics in the media and in literary works.

Faculty

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