Academic English
Programa de Educación Abierta. Itinerario transversal
Las actividades del Programa de Educación Abierta de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología van dirigidas a los y las estudiantes de los grados que se cursan en dicha facultad.
Fecha
Viernes 12 de diciembre de 10:00-13:00 y de 16:00-19:00
Lugar celebración
Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología,
c/ Rector López Argueta s/n, Granada,
Aula por confirmar
Dirección y coordinación
José Manuel Jiménez Cabello
(Vicedecano de Calidad, Transferencia y Educación Abierta)
Duración
10 horas (6 presenciales, 4 de trabajo autónomo)
Introducción
The seminar focuses on improving both, the form and substance of academic writing and presentations, ensuring clarity, logical organization, and critical engagement with ideas. Students will practise different types of formal and academic writings, speaking and assess the level of difficulty of sample and individual written passages based on readability criteria.
Competencias del alumnado
El alumnado sabrá/comprenderá
- To express ideas accurately, logically, and persuasively in academic and formal contexts
El alumnado será capaz de:
- Apply formal and academic language expressions in study and professional fields
- Organize ideas and content logically
- To impart ideas and results through written and oral Academic English
Unidades de competencia
- Ability to employ formal and academic expressions in written passages and presentations – comparative exercises, usage of synonyms
- Develop essay and letter writings while employing grammatical and logical links – linking words
- Compose presentation in the formal English language
- Measure the difficulty of sampled and developed written texts while employing readability tools
Método de evaluación
- 40% of the mark is devoted to active participation and taking part in discussions
- 60% of the mark is devoted to the student’s autonomous work
Viernes, 12 de diciembre de 2025
| 10:00-13:00 | Insights into formal and academic expressions while employing written, visual and audio classroom materials. Structure of written and oral academic texts, presentations. Critical thinking, present arguments, analyse evidence, and evaluate sources. Letter, summary, essay writing, presentation |
| 16:00-19:00 | Coherence and cohesion in Academic English. Usage of linking words. Structure and stages of academic discourses. Letter, summary, article, essay writing, presentation. Evaluating the level of written passages based on readability formulas Stepanka Rubesova, university teacher and researcher at the Charles University, Faculty of Arts in Prague, and the University of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Education |