| Educational guide Faculty of Arts |
english |
| Bachelor's Degree in English Studies (2009) |
 Subjects |
| COMMUNICATION SKILLS: READING AND WRITING II |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2022_23 |
| Subject | COMMUNICATION SKILLS: READING AND WRITING II | Code | 12274110 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 6 | Compulsory | Second | 2Q |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 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 |
