2015_16
Guia docent 
Facultat de Lletres
A A 
català 
Grau d'Anglès (2009)
 Assignatures
  DESTRESES COMUNICATIVES: READING AND WRITING II
   Continguts
Tema Subtema
Register and style • Speech and writing
• Coherence: Understanding the function of different parts of the text
• Word choice: False friends
Narrative • First-person:
o Diary
o Autobiography
o Personal experience
• Third-person:
o Biography
o Story
Argumentation • Expressing your opinion.
• Showing your attitude
• The language of argument
Letters o Asking for/giving advice
Academic writing • Levels of formality
• The grammar of academic discourse.
• Styles of academic writing
• Stylistic conventions for academic writing
• Definition, vocabulary and academic clarity
• The language of comparison and contrast
• Referencing
• Plagiarism and how to avoid it
Reading critically • Understanding the text structure
• Coherence
• Understanding the function of different parts of the text
• Distinguishing between facts and opinion
• Reading to find support for main ideas
• Thinking critically about the topic
Reading texts • Journalistic articles
• Fiction
• Non-fiction
• Academic paper
• Instructions
• Letters
• Advertisements
• Legal documents