Universidad de La Laguna
rev. 2023-07-15

Técnicas de expresión en un idioma moderno
Historia (2023-2024)

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

Wed., 24 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

Thurs., 25 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

Fri., 26 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

Wed., 31 Jan.

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

TOPIC 1.2
Human evolution

Thurs., 1 Feb.

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

HOLIDAY
Candlemas

Fri., 2 Feb.

Week 3

TOPIC 1.3
Time management

Wed., 7 Feb.

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

TOPIC 2.1
Terrestrial surface

Thurs., 8 Feb.

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

TOPIC 2.2
Discovery

Fri., 9 Feb.

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

Introducing oneself in public.

Week 4

TOPIC 2.3
Commercial correspondence

Wed., 14 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).

TOPIC 3.1
Climate

Thurs., 15 Feb.

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

TOPIC 3.2
Excavation

Fri., 16 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).

Week 5

TOPIC 3.3
Presentation skills (I)

Wed., 21 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., 22 Feb.

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).

TOPIC 4.2
Underwater archaeology

Fri., 23 Feb.

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

One-minute talks: from the videos.

Week 6

TOPIC 4.3
Presentation skills (II)

Wed., 28 Feb.

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

TOPIC 5.1
Agriculture

Thurs., 29 Feb.

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

TOPIC 5.2
Dating the past

Fri., 1 Mar.

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

Week 7

TOPIC 5.3
Library

Wed., 6 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., 7 Mar.

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

TOPIC 6.2
Looting and destruction

Fri., 8 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).

One-minute talks: free topic.

Week 8

TOPIC 6.3
Documentation

Wed., 13 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., 14 Mar.

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

TOPIC 7.2
Language

Fri., 15 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.

Written test 1.

Week 9

TOPIC 7.3
Plagiarism

Wed., 20 Mar.

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

Group presentations (5 min each student).

TOPIC 8.1
Middle Ages

Thurs., 21 Mar.

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

Group presentations.

TOPIC 8.2
Marriage

Fri., 22 Mar.

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

Group presentations.

Holy Week (25–31 Mar.)

Holy Wednesday

Wed., 27 Mar. Jesus visits Simon the Pharisee, and has his feet anointed by a 'sinful woman'.

Maundy Thursday

Thurs., 28 Mar. Jesus at the table with the Twelve Apostles announces that one of them will betray him.

Good Friday

Fri., 29 Mar. The three crosses with Jesus in the center.

Week 10

TOPIC 8.3
Creativity

Wed., 3 Apr.

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

Group presentations.

TOPIC 9.1
Early modern period

Thurs., 4 Apr.

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

Group presentations.

TOPIC 9.2
Kinship

Fri., 5 Apr.

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

Group presentations.

Week 11

TOPIC 9.3
Outlining

Wed., 10 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., 11 Apr.

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

TOPIC 10.2
Gender

Fri., 12 Apr.

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

Week 12

TOPIC 10.3
Drafting and editing

Wed., 17 Apr.

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

TOPIC 11.1
Imperialism

Thurs., 18 Apr.

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

TOPIC 11.2
Ritual

Fri., 19 Apr.

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

Week 13

TOPIC 11.3
Job application

Wed., 24 Apr.

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

TOPIC 12.1
Contemporary societies

Thurs., 25 Apr.

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

TOPIC 12.2
Religion

Fri., 26 Apr.

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

Week 14

HOLIDAY
May Day

Wed., 1 May A scene of the riots.

TOPIC 12.3
Job interview

Thurs., 2 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

Fri., 3 MayWritten test 2.

Week 15

CONCLUSION

Wed., 8 May