UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA – UDESC CENTRO DE EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR DO ALTO VALE DO ITAJAÍ – CEAVI
DIREÇÃO DE ENSINO – DEN PLANO DE ENSINO DEPARTAMENTO: SISTEMAS DE INFORMAÇÃO
DISCIPLINA: INGLÊS INSTRUMENTAL SIGLA: ING PROFESSOR: MARLENE SIEGLE SCHÖNROCK
E-MAIL: marlene666@gmail.com
CARGA HORÁRIA TOTAL: 72h TEORIA: 72h PRÁTICA: 0h CURSO(S): BACHARELADO EM SISTEMAS DE INFORMAÇÃO
SEMESTRE/ANO: II/2009 PRÉ-REQUISITOS: OBJETIVO GERAL DO CURSO:
Proporcionar ao aluno a capacidade de ler e compreender textos na língua inglesa, como meio de aperfeiçoamento e recurso de aprendizagem na área de “Information Technology” elevando o seu conhecimento no contexto profissional e técnico.
EMENTA:
Capacitar os alunos a tornarem-se leitores ativos e reflexivos na língua estrangeira usando técnicas de leituras para identificar os tópicos e idéias principais dos textos e aumentar o seu vocabulário.
OBJETIVO GERAL DA DISCIPLINA:
Levar o aluno a comparar sua Lingua-Mãe com a Lingua-Alvo, levando a melhorar a percepção de sua própria cultura por meio do conhecimento da cultura de outros povos; ampliando sua visão cultural, contribuindo para comunicar-se melhor e compreender textos na área de “Information Technology”.
OBJETIVOS ESPECÍFICOS/DISCIPLINA:
• Reconhecer palavras cognatas nos textos trabalhados.
• Interpretar textos referentes a área de Information Technology utilizando SKIMMING e SCANNING, INTENSIVE READING and EXTENSIVE READING SKILLS
• Pronunciar e escrever vocabulário específico e empregá-lo em situações solicitadas;
• Aumentar vocabulário específico lendo e interpretando textos de “Basic English for Computing”;
• Relacionar os textos com sua vivência individual e profissional;
• Utilizar os textos como incentivadores de processo de reflexão, sobre a participação de cada um de nós no seu meio social.
Cronograma de Atividades:
Data Horário Conteúdo27/07/09 18:15 a 20:35 Introducing Teacher X Students;
Talking about goals for studying English as ESP;
Tips for english classes for the academic semester (rules, evaluations, materials);
Filling in a personal form/questions and answers.
28/07/09 20:50 a 22:20 Reading skills for the semester: skimming, scanning, extensive reading, intensive reading, previewing, talking the topic and the main idea from texts.
Ex.: Reading comprehension: “What is a computer?” 03/08/09 18:50 a 20:35 Learning English with curiosities by Michael Jacobs;
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet);
Motivation (is the difference between success and failure). 04/08/09 20:50 a 22:20 Listening activity: Song – Zeca Baleiro – Samba do Approach;
The use of Information Technology words in our mother tongue (Portuguese) – influences, opinions.
10/08/09 18:50 a 20:35 The use of false cognates and true cognates in ESP → when the similarities bring problems;
* Why to study another language? - Starting up / Effective learning. 11/08/09 20:50 a 22:20 Reading compregension: “The internet and the NET Generation”;
Some ideas of Michael Jacobs;
* Motivation is the motor for learning (so – and learning a language – what is necessary?).
17/08/09 18:50 a 20:35 Defining objectives when studying a foreign language;
Some ideas of Michael Jacobs: Mass noun (non count nouns). 18/08/09 20:50 a 22:20 * Planning your learning;
The importance of true cognates and the problem with false ones – by Michael Jacobs;
Listening activity: a song by scorpions – Winds of Change – comparing Hard Rock (Scorpions) and classic music (Philarmonica Orchester – Berlin)
24/08/09 18:50 a 20:35 Homework: Vocablist (hundred words in the area of IT for the semester) – translating, underlining stressed syllable, phonetic transcriptions. 25/08/09 20:50 a 22:20 * Developing autonomy in studying a foreign language – some ideas of
Michael Jacobs;
Homework: dictation of expressions (from NET GENERATION); Working with numbers (review: cardinals and ordinals);
Uses of numbers: Ages, hours, addresses, dates, fractions, additions, subtractions, divisions, multiplying, percentages.
31/08/09 18:50 a 20:35 Doing exercises with numbers;
* Learning to listen (listening comes before speaking);
Studying vocabulary: shopping + money (AM and BR money – coins and bills);
Evaluation activity.
* What do good speakers do? (advices).
07/09/09 - Holiday
08/09/09 20:50 a 22:20 * Learning vocabulary 1 (word families + organizing a vocabulary notebook);
Useful vocabulary: At the bank;
Slang – learning some idiomatic expressions and proverbs. 14/09/09 18:50 a 20:35 * Learning vocabulary 2: how to use dictionaries;
Useful vocabulary: personal documents, filling in documents – oral and written exercises.
15/09/09 20:50 a 22:20 Useful vocabulary: In an office – jobs descriptions; Oral and written exercises – office expressions and jobs; Listening activity: a song by James Blunt (Same Mistake) 21/09/09 18:50 a 20:35 * Learning grammar (useful contents in ESP);
What can you do to increase your grammar knowledge and understanding;
Reading comprehension: Parts of a computer. 22/09/09 20:50 a 22:20 * Learning to read (what good readers do);
Reading comprehension: Pre-history of computers 28/09/09 18:50 a 20:35 * Golden rules for your self study of English;
Reading comprehension: Modern age of computers. 29/09/09 20:50 a 22:20 Evaluation Activity
05/10/09 18:50 a 20:35 Portfolio in ESP – how does it work?
Reading comprehension: The long and winding road of Information Technologies;
Curiosities by Michael Jacobs.
06/10/09 20:50 a 22:20 Listening activity: a song by Metallica – Nothing else matters – Comparing heavy metal and classical music with the San Francisco Orchester;
Working with prefixes and suffixes
12/10/09 18:50 a 20:35 Working with Cvs (curriculum vitae = resume); Different types – organizing his/her own CV; The perfect resume – Application letter.
13/10/09 20:50 a 22:20 Glossary of computing terms and abbreviations; Homework: sentence building (glossary).
19/10/09 18:50 a 20:35 Working with computing terms and abbreviations; Matching terms (or abbreviations) and their definitions.
20/10/09 20:50 a 22:20 Reading comprehension: Input devices + output devices and storage devices;
Problem solving exercises; How to read Ads.
26/10/09 18:50 a 20:35 Curiosities of the english language; Dictation of expressions;
Homework: cross-word: a pair of...
Listening activity: a song by Police (Walking on the moon) – comparing with a modern remix.
Homework: cross-word – some proverbs.
02/11/09 - Holiday
03/11/09 20:50 a 22:20 Reading comprehension: computer languages;
Listening activity: a song by Angra (Never understand); Useful Vocabulary: Film + TV + Music;
Some ideas for organizing the portifolio. 09/11/09 18:50 a 20:35 Useful vocabulary: At the airport – on a flight;
Grammar review: countable and uncountable nouns; Homework: cross-words (grammar – nouns)
10/11/09 20:50 a 22:20 Reading comprehension: careers in computing; Review of all kind of pronouns – grammar; Homework: exercises: review of pronouns.
16/11/09 18:50 a 20:35 Reading comprehension: living in the future – future trends in IT; Exercise: matching computing words and definitions.
17/11/09 20:50 a 22:20 Reading comprehension: in the heart of computers; Some ideas of Michael Jacobs;
Organizing the portifolio.
23/11/09 18:50 a 20:35 Reading comprehension: Computers and the linguistic (R)evolution; Acronyms in IT.
24/11/09 20:50 a 22:20 Listening activity: a song by Blind Guardian – Lord of the Rings; Dictation of expressions.
30/11/09 18:50 a 20:35 Evaluation activity.
01/12/09 20:50 a 22:20 “A fish called Wanda” - film. 07/12/09 18:50 a 20:35 Exam - 1st part.
08/12/09 20:50 a 22:20 Exam: 2nd part.
METODOLOGIA PROPOSTA:
Reading Comprehension Activities (Brainstorming – Skimming - Scanning – Intensive Reading – Extensive Reading) – Oral Explanation and writing exercises (sentence building / dictation) Oral presentations (Curriculum Vitae) – Listening Activities (through songs and dialogues) – Grammar points Will be reviewed as they appear in the text and if their explanation is necessary for better understanding.
AVALIAÇÃO:
As atividades avaliativas contemplarão as quatro abilidades: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Com ênfase maior em reading comprehension
In August: Text interpretation / Reading comprehension (Skimming, Scanning, Translation, Word Assossiation, Sentence Building)
In September: Vocabulary Evaluation based on a Glossary of computing terms and abbreviations. In October: Presentation of CV (Oral Evaluation)
In November: Sentence Building with vocablist studied during the semester.
Portfolio of Information Technology – in English as a Second Language in ESP = English with a Specific Purpose.
*In all the months there is also made one dictations of expressions and a listening activity through songs
BIBLIOGRAFIA PRINCIPAL:
• Glendinning, Eric H. And McEvan, Basic English for Computing, Oxford U.P.,2001
• The Heinle Picture Dictionary, THOMSON and HEINLE, 2005
• Torres Cruz, Silva, Rosas. Inglês.com.textos para informática, Ed. Disal, 2006, SP. BIBLIOGRAFIA DE APOIO:
• Jacobs, Michael A. Como não aprender Ingles, ARTIF, S.P.,1999.
• Oxford English Dictionary for Computing.
• Jacobs, Michael A.. Como NÃO ensinar inglês. Ed. Campous, Elsevier, RJ, 2009. • Igreja, José R.A.. How do you say in english? Ed. Disal, 2009, SP.