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Languages for International Relations Academic Year 2024/2025 Year of study 2  \nType Semestral Semester 2  \nField of study   \nSchool School of Education  \nLevel 1-2 ECTS credits 5.0  \nCode 8374-767-2205-00-24  \nWorkload (hours)  135  Contact hours  T -   TP 36   PL  -   TC -   S -   E -   OT  18   O -   \nT-Lectures; TP-Lectures and problem-solving; PL-Problem-solving, project or laboratory; TC-Fieldwork; S-Seminar; E-Placement; OT-Tutorial; O-Other  \nName(s) of lecturer(s) Alexia Dotras Bravo, Elisabete Rosário Mendes Silva, Jaime Miguel Rocha Quintela  \nLearning outcomes and competences  \nAt the end of the course unit the learner is expected to be able to:  \n1. Read, assimilate and show him/herself capable of understanding a wide range of written texts in English up to a highly proficient level (C1 . 2 in the CEFR) .  \n2. Use the grammar and vocabulary of the English language up to a level of advanced understanding.  \n3. Understand spoken English in a wide range of accents and at a native rate of delivery and rhythm up to an advanced level.  \n4. Speak the English language with an advanced fluency and pronunciation and a good level of accuracy, displaying a variety of linguistic structures and vocabulary.  \n5. Display competency in writing in various styles, with contents, organisation, cohesion, range of vocabulary and linguistic structures and effect on the reader being the main factors to consider.  \n6. Discuss current and foreign affairs.  \n7. Prepare and deliver speeches and presentations on various topics.  \n| | Prerequisites |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Before the course unit the learner is expected to be able to:\u003Cbr>master the English language at a C1 . 1 level without it being an impediment to attending classes. |  |  |\n\nCourse contents  \nLinguistic items and writing models appropriate to the CEFR C1 . 2 level. Texts for reading and writing, Vocabulary in the areas of-lexical fields, collocations, word families, fixed phrases, idioms and phrasal verbs. Advanced studies of grammar, functional language for use in daily lives.  \nCourse contents (extended version)  \n1. Grammar  \n-past verb forms  \n-passive voice  \n-gerunds and infinitives  \n-linking words  \n2. Writing  \n-letters  \n-articles  \n-reviews  \n3. Vocabulary  \n-common collocations  \n-formality  \n-idioms  \n-prepositional phrases  \n4. Topics  \n-matching the course book and other selected material  \nRecommended reading  \n1. 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