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cod. 1212100049

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS II

	1212100049
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
	EQF6
	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2018/2019

CURRICULUM ECONOMIA E POLITICHE PER LO SVILUPPO

	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-LIN/12	6	40	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	TO HELP STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS IN ENGLISH DEVELOPING UPPER-INTERMEDIATE LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (LEVEL B1/B2 OF THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES DESIGNED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE). TO OFFER STUDENTS THE TOOLS OF PRAGMATICS, SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS FOR A CRITICAL APPROACH TO LANGUAGE, ISSUES AND SPECIALIZED TEXTS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MEDIA AND POLITICAL LANGUAGE. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND USE SELF-CONFIDENTLY EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS AND SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL, SEMI-SPECIALIZED AND SPECIALIZED TEXTS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND SPECIALIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGES.

TO HELP STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS IN ENGLISH DEVELOPING UPPER-INTERMEDIATE LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (LEVEL B1/B2 OF THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES DESIGNED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE).
TO OFFER STUDENTS THE TOOLS OF PRAGMATICS, SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS FOR A CRITICAL APPROACH TO LANGUAGE, ISSUES AND SPECIALIZED TEXTS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MEDIA AND POLITICAL LANGUAGE.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND USE SELF-CONFIDENTLY EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS AND SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE SOCIAL SCIENCES.

2. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL, SEMI-SPECIALIZED AND SPECIALIZED TEXTS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND SPECIALIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGES.

	Prerequisites
	THE MODULE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS I IS INTRODUCTORY.

	Contents
	LESSONS WILL DEAL WITH MEDIA DISCOURSE, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE NOTION OF FREE PRESS, NEWSWORTHINESS, TRANSITIVITY, MEDIA VOICES AND FAKE NEWS (20H). SPECIALIZED SEMINARS WILL DEAL WITH SOCIOLINGUISTIC, POLITICAL AND GEOPOLITICAL CURRENT ISSUES, WITH REFERENCE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MEDIA DISCOURSE (20H) WRITING AND TEAMWORK ACTIVITIES WILL BE OFFERED.

Contents

LESSONS WILL DEAL WITH MEDIA DISCOURSE, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE NOTION OF FREE PRESS, NEWSWORTHINESS, TRANSITIVITY, MEDIA VOICES AND FAKE NEWS (20H).
SPECIALIZED SEMINARS WILL DEAL WITH SOCIOLINGUISTIC, POLITICAL AND GEOPOLITICAL CURRENT ISSUES, WITH REFERENCE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MEDIA DISCOURSE (20H)
WRITING AND TEAMWORK ACTIVITIES WILL BE OFFERED.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES, TUTORIALS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS.

	Verification of learning
	- A WRITTEN EXAM (TIME ALLOWED: 1 HOUR) INCLUDING MULTIPLE READING COMPREHENSION, TEXT COMPLETION AND TEXT PRODUCTION. - AN ORAL EXAM (TIME ALLOWED: 15-20 MINUTES) CONSISTING IN A GENERAL CONVERSATION IN ENGLISH AND IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE COURSE CONTENTS (LECTURES AND SEMINARS). TO BE ADMITTED TO THE ORAL EXAM IT IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN AT LEAST 15 POINTS OUT OF 25 IN THE WRITTEN EXAM. THE FINAL MARK IS EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS.

Verification of learning

- A WRITTEN EXAM (TIME ALLOWED: 1 HOUR) INCLUDING MULTIPLE READING COMPREHENSION, TEXT COMPLETION AND TEXT PRODUCTION.
- AN ORAL EXAM (TIME ALLOWED: 15-20 MINUTES) CONSISTING IN A GENERAL CONVERSATION IN ENGLISH AND IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE COURSE CONTENTS (LECTURES AND SEMINARS).
TO BE ADMITTED TO THE ORAL EXAM IT IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN AT LEAST 15 POINTS OUT OF 25 IN THE WRITTEN EXAM.
THE FINAL MARK IS EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS.

	Texts
	REFERENCE TEXT - CAROLINE M. DE B. CLARK, VIEWS IN THE NEWS. A TEXTBOOK (LED) - THE SLIDES OF THE LESSONS AND THE TEXTS OF THE SEMINARS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB PAGE: HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/005823/RISORSE?CATEGORIA=335&RISORSA=438

	More Information
	THOUGH NOT COMPULSORY, ATTENDANCE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE DEDICATED SECTION ON THE LECTURER’S WEB PAGE. THE LECTURER CAN BE CONTACTED AT THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS: PATTOLINO@UNISA.IT

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