Universidad de La Laguna
rev. 2023-03-14

Técnicas de expresión en un idioma moderno
Historia (2022-2023)

unit 1 unit 2 unit 3 unit 4 unit 5 unit 6 unit 7 unit 8 unit 9 unit 10 unit 11 unit 12

Week 1

PROLOGUE 0.1
English for historians

Tues., 31 Jan.

Asignatura obligatoria de 6 créditos en primero del Grado en Historia.

Guía docente. Temario.

Horario de clases.

Calendario de exámenes.

INSTRUCTOR

Pedro Domínguez Caballero de Rodas
Edificio Departamental de Filología, B1-20
tel. (34) 922 31 65 02-6612
pdcrodas@ull.es (horario de tutorías)

PROLOGUE 0.2
Language learning

Tues., 31 Jan.

Steve Kaufmann: Seven concepts of natural language learning (2009) (PDF).
Steve Kaufmann on learning languages ► 4:38 (2007 video) (transcript).

PROLOGUE 0.3
Quantity and quality

Tues., 31 Jan.

Herbert Lui: Why quantity should be your priority (2013) (PDF).
Girl learns to dance in a year ► 1:50 (2013 video).
Trond Egil Toft: Better learning through handwriting (2011) (PDF).

Week 2

TOPIC 1.1
Planet earth

Tues., 7 Feb.

Assignment 1.
Why earth science? ► 6:38 (2008 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 1.2
Human evolution

Tues., 7 Feb.

Where and when did humans evolve? ► 5:28 (2013 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 1.3
Time management

Thurs., 9 Feb.

A short guide to managing your time ► 4:36 (2014 video) (transcript).
Time management top tips (2015).

Week 3

TOPIC 2.1
Terrestrial surface

Tues., 14 Feb.

Assignment 2.
Exploring landforms and bodies of water for kids ► 9:18 (2008 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 2.2
Discovery

Tues., 14 Feb.

The Terracotta Warriors ► 4:11 (2008 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 2.3
Commercial correspondence

Thurs., 16 Feb.

Writing business letters in English (useful phrases and vocabulary) (PDF).
Dustin Wax: How to write a business letter that gets results (2008) (PDF).
The dos and don'ts of e-mail etiquette ► 8:34 (2012 video) (transcript).
Jackson Nimesheim: Emailing your college professor: do's and don'ts (2022) (PDF).

Introducing oneself in public.

Week 4

HOLIDAY
Shrove Tuesday

Tues., 21 Feb. Cartel del carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2023

Ash Wednesday

Wed., 22 Feb.

TOPIC 3.1
Climate

Thurs., 23 Feb.

Assignment 3.
Basics of geography: Climate ► 9:03 (2008 video) (transcript).

Week 5

TOPIC 3.2
Excavation

Tues., 28 Feb.

Bedlam dig begins at Liverpool Street station ► 4:05 (2015 video) (transcript).
David Sim: Archaeologists start excavating 3,000 skeletons from Bedlam burial pit at Crossrail Liverpool Street (2015 article).

TOPIC 3.3
Presentation skills (I)

Tues., 28 Feb.

How to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation ► 2:01 (2008 video).
Chris Thomas: Five memorable key steps to ensure a good presentation ► 6:21 (2008 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 4.1
Population

Thurs., 2 Mar.

Assignment 4.
Seven billion: how did we get so big so fast? ► 2:34 (2011 video) (transcript).
Why China's one-child policy failed ► 3:30 (2015 video) (transcript).

One-minute talks: from the videos.

Week 6

TOPIC 4.2
Underwater archaeology

Tues., 7 Mar.

Underwater archaeology ► 2:50 (2012 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 4.3
Presentation skills (II)

Tues., 7 Mar.

Donald Clark: Presentations (1998-2011).
Present like Steve Jobs ► 6:54 (2008 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 5.1
Agriculture

Thurs., 9 Mar.

Assignment 5.
Why was agriculture so important? ► 10:03 (2014 video) (transcript).

Week 7

TOPIC 5.2
Dating the past

Tues., 14 Mar.

How does radiocarbon dating work? ► 2:11 (2012 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 5.3
Library

Tues., 14 Mar.

Should I be using Google or the library resources for a paper? ► 1:40 (2013 video) (transcript).
Universal Decimal Classification summary.
Google Scholar.

TOPIC 6.1
Industry

Thurs., 16 Mar.

Assignment 6.
Turning points in history: Industrial Revolution ► 3:32 (2009 video) (transcript).

One-minute talks: free topic.

Week 8

TOPIC 6.2
Looting and destruction

Tues., 21 Mar.

The scourge of looting: trafficking antiquities, from temple to museum ► 2:08 (2014 video) (transcript).
On ISIS destruction: human history "is permanent" ► 2:01 (2015 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 6.3
Documentation

Tues., 21 Mar.

Introduction to citations ► 4:38 (2018 video) (transcript).
The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS).
Manual de estilo Chicago Deusto (PDF).
American Psychological Association: APA Style.
Interactive APA (OWLL, Massey University).
Estilo APA (Biblioteca Universitaria, Universidad de Alicante).

TOPIC 7.1
Ancient world

Thurs., 23 Mar.

Assignment 7.
A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome ► 6:35 (2012 video) (transcript).

Written test 1.

Week 9

TOPIC 7.2
Language

Tues., 28 Mar.

Speaking in tongues: The history of language ► 3:04 (2009 video) (transcript).

Hear the click consonants ► 2:06 and some basic greetings ► 3:01 in the Khoekhoe language.
Polyglot Alexander Argüelles gives introductory overviews on Old English ► 8:59 and Middle English ► 9:08.
Shakespeare: Original pronunciation ► 10:22.

TOPIC 7.3
Plagiarism

Tues., 28 Mar.

Plagiarism: Lesson one ► 5:54 (2016 video) (transcript).

Group presentations (5 min each student).

TOPIC 8.1
Middle Ages

Thurs., 30 Mar.

Assignment 8.
Medieval manor ► 7:17 (2010 video) (transcript).

Group presentations.

Holy Week (3–9 Apr.)

Holy Wednesday

Wed., 5 Apr. HolyWednesday (33K)

Maundy Thursday

Thurs., 6 Apr. MaundyThursday (30K)

Good Friday

Fri., 7 Apr. GoodFriday (52K)

Week 10

TOPIC 8.2
Marriage

Tues., 11 Apr.

The history of marriage ► 4:45 (2014 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 8.3
Creativity

Tues., 11 Apr.

The secret to creativity ► 5:08 (2016 video) (transcript).

Group presentations.

TOPIC 9.1
Early modern period

Thurs., 13 Apr.

Assignment 9.
Europeans explore the East ► 5:19 (2012 video) (transcript).

Group presentations.

Week 11

TOPIC 9.2
Kinship

Tues., 18 Apr.

Family and kinship ► 4:15 (2009 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 9.3
Outlining

Tues., 18 Apr.

How to write a book: from research to writing to editing to publishing, by Ryan Holiday ► 5:42 (2016 video) (transcript).
Chittaranjan Andrade: How to write a good abstract for a scientific paper or conference presentation (2011).
IMRAD structure (2009).

Group presentations.

TOPIC 10.1
Age of Revolution

Thurs., 20 Apr.

Assignment 10.
The French Revolution in a nutshell ► 2:51 (2013 video) (transcript).

Week 12

TOPIC 10.2
Gender

Tues., 25 Apr.

Sexuality and Gender 101 ► 7:50 (2011 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 10.3
Drafting and editing

Tues., 25 Apr.

Purdue OWL vidcast: Drafting and revising ► 5:30 (2018 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 11.1
Imperialism

Thurs., 27 Apr.

Assignment 11.
Colonialism and imperialism intro ► 8:46 (2012 video) (transcript).

Week 13

TOPIC 11.2
Ritual

Tues., 2 May

The indigenous festivity dedicated to the dead ► 3:22 (2009 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 11.3
Job application

Tues., 2 May

Europass: Curriculum Vitae (2002- ).
How to write a great resume and cover letter ► 2:44 (2012 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 12.1
Contemporary societies

Thurs., 4 May

Assignment 12.
Obama on globalization ► 6:20 (2008 video) (transcript).

Week 14

TOPIC 12.2
Religion

Tues., 9 May

History of ideas: religion ► 11:00 (2015 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 12.3
Job interview

Tues., 9 May

Paul Michael: How to answer 23 of the most common interview questions (2007) (PDF).
Interview dos and don'ts ► 4:15 (2007 video) (transcript).

CONCLUSION

Thurs., 11 MayWritten test 2.