1. Theoretical Part
The language syllabus contained in New Headway Intermediate (the third edition) will be followed closely, although contents from other sources will also be used.
Photocopies of selected short stories (for the oral interview) will be made available to students.
2. Practical part
(i) Phonetics: With reference to the contents of English Pronunciation in Use, units 1-40, this section will focus on segmental phonemes and spelling equivalences. Exercises will include phonetic transcription of words, minimal pairs and reading from transcriptions.
(ii) Translation: This section will focus on the translation of selected short texts from English into Spanish, including a range of articles taken from the press, and extracts from novels and short stories. Translation practice exercises will address challenging aspects of translation (English-Spanish and Spanish-English), such as structural differences, prepositions and false friends.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- Course books:
Hancock, M. (2003): English Pronunciation in Use (Intermediate), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (for the practical part)
Soars, J. and L. : New Headway Intermediate (the third edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press (for the theoretical part)
- Recommended bibliography:
Fowler, W.S. (1996): The Right Word. Harlow: Longman
Merino, J. and Taylor, S. (2002): Manual Práctico de Traducción Directa Inglés-Español. Madrid: Anglo Didáctica Publishing.
Murphy, R. and Rodellar, M.J. (2005): Las trampas del inglés. Barcelona: Editorial De Vecchi.
Sherman, J. (1994): Feedback. Essential Writing Skills for Intermediate Students. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Swan, M. (2005): Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Intermediate to Advanced).
Swan, M. and Walter, C. (2003): The Good Grammar Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Lower-Intermediate).
- Monolingual dictionaries:
Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary of Current English (Upper-Intermediate to Advanced).
Oxford Student's Dictionary (Intermediate).
- Bilingual dictionaries:
Collins English-Spanish/Spanish-English Dictionary. Grijalbo: Barcelona
Gran Diccionario Larousse Inglés-Español/Spanish-English.
Oxford English-Spanish/Spanish-English Dictionary. |