English III

Objectives

Inglês III (914) develops English language skills at the upper-intermediate level (CEFR level B1/B2).

Students who successfully complete Inglês III:

can speak clearly, even though first language interference may occur, and can express opinions, give accounts, and engage in conversations on topics related to public relations and communications;

can develop a written argument and write short descriptive, informative, and persuasive texts;

can understand written texts on topics related to public relations and communications, and can extract and assess information;

can understand clearly articulated speech and follow extended arguments, and can understand most recorded or broadcast audio/video material in standard dialect.

Program

Listening and speaking practice: analyzing news and documentaries, debating and discussing important issues related to public relations and communications, developing skills for persuasive speech.

Reading and writing practice: analyzing news and opinion, developing skills for persuasive writing, revising and editing written work.

Grammar focus: review and further study of phrase structure, the tense-aspect-modality system, passive voice, phrasal verbs, adverbials/adverbial clauses, gerunds and infinitives, and sentences with indirect objects, followed by written and oral exercises (mainly from The Functions of English Grammar).

Teaching Methodologies

Inglês III (914) utilizes a systematic and cumulative teaching approach that develops English language skills at the upper-intermediate level (CEFR level B1/B2). The program is tailored to the needs of public relations and communications students, and focuses on relevant genres while exploring respective vocabulary and structures. Practice in the four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) is complemented by revision and consolidation of grammar and syntax.

Bibliography

Azar, Betty Schrampfer. Understanding and Using English Grammar. 3rd revised ed. New York: Pearson Education, 2004.

 

Bernard, Sheila Curran. Documentary Storytelling, Second Edition: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction Films. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Focal Press, 2007.

 

Celce-Murcia, Marianne and Diane Larsen-Freeman. The Grammar Book. 2nd ed. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1998.

 

Holschuh, Louis W. The Functions of English Grammar (The Holschuh Esl Grammar Ser.). Cambridge University Press, 1994. [updated in 2015]

 

Kent, Michael L. "The Power of Storytelling in Public Relations: Introducing the 20 Master Plots." Public Relations Review, vol. 41, no. 4, 2015, pp. 480-489.

 

Leki, Ilona. Understanding ESL Writers: A Guide for Teachers. Portsmouth: Boynton/Cook, 1992.

 

Reid, Stephen. The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers. 9th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011.