Lettere | ENGLISH LANGUAGE

cod. 0312600037

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

	0312600037
	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES

	ARTS
	2013/2014

CURRICULUM LETTERE CLASSICHE

	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-LIN/12	9	45	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: MEMORIZING AND RECOGNIZING VERBAL INFORMATION RESTATED IN YOUR OWN WORDS, PARAPHRASING AND SUMMARIZING, DESCRIBING AND EXPLAINING IDEAS AND CONCEPTS APPLICATION: USING INFORMATION THROUGH APPLICATION TO NEW BUT FAMILIAR CONTEXTS, USING INFORMATION TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, IDENTIFYING CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW THEY APPLY, ANALYZING LANGUAGE COMPONENTS TO EXPLORE UNDERSTANDINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS: INTEGRATION OF THE FOUR COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: READING AND UNDERSTANDING A RANGE OF AUTHENTIC ACADEMIC TEXTS; LISTENING TO LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS AND INTERVIEWS; WRITING A VARIETY OF ESSAY TYPES; PREPARING AND GIVING PRESENTATIONS; RECOGNIZING AND USING ACADEMIC GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. EVALUATION: HYPOTHESIZING AND JUSTIFYING A DECISION OR COURSE OF ACTION, MAKING DECISIONS AND SUPPORTING VIEWS LEARNING: PLANNING AND GENERATING NEW IDEAS AND PRODUCTIONS

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: MEMORIZING AND RECOGNIZING VERBAL INFORMATION RESTATED IN YOUR OWN WORDS, PARAPHRASING AND SUMMARIZING, DESCRIBING AND EXPLAINING IDEAS AND CONCEPTS

APPLICATION: USING INFORMATION THROUGH APPLICATION TO NEW BUT FAMILIAR CONTEXTS, USING INFORMATION TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, IDENTIFYING CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW THEY APPLY, ANALYZING LANGUAGE COMPONENTS TO EXPLORE UNDERSTANDINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS

COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS: INTEGRATION OF THE FOUR COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: READING AND UNDERSTANDING A RANGE OF AUTHENTIC ACADEMIC TEXTS; LISTENING TO LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS AND INTERVIEWS; WRITING A VARIETY OF ESSAY TYPES; PREPARING AND GIVING PRESENTATIONS; RECOGNIZING AND USING ACADEMIC GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY.
EVALUATION: HYPOTHESIZING AND JUSTIFYING A DECISION OR COURSE OF ACTION, MAKING DECISIONS AND SUPPORTING VIEWS

LEARNING: PLANNING AND GENERATING NEW IDEAS AND PRODUCTIONS

	Prerequisites
	KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH - A2/B1 LEVEL OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK

	Contents
	THE COURSE INTEGRATES THE FOUR MAIN SKILLS AND ACADEMIC LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, ORDER, CHANGE, CULTURE AND INTERPRETATION. IT ALSO FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR ACADEMIC STUDY SUCH AS: 1.READING AND UNDERSTANDING SHORT INFORMATIVE TEXTS, NOTE-TAKING, ORGANIZING KEY INFORMATION TO WRITE A SUMMARY, UNDERSTANDING THE INTRODUCTION TO A LECTURE, REPORTING ON A SEMINAR DISCUSSION;2.RECOGNIZING AND WRITING DEFINITIONS, PRESENTING VISUAL INFORMATION; 3.ANALYSING AND WRITING TOPIC SENTENCES, UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN IDEAS IN A LECTURE;4. IDENTIFYING THE PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE OF A TEXT, WRITING AN ESSAY INTRODUCTION, GIVING A SHORT PRESENTATION; 5. UNDERSTANDING A DESCRIPTION OF A PROCESS, WRITING A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING A PROCESS, USING NOTES TO GIVE A DETAILED EXPLANATION; 6. RECOGNIZING AND CATEGORIZING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES, FACTS AND OPINIONS; 7. STATING AND SUPPORTING THE MAIN ARGUMENT; UNDERSTANDING CAUSE AND EFFECT PHENOMENA IN DIFFERENT FIELDS, PLANNING AND STRUCTURING A CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY.

Contents

THE COURSE INTEGRATES THE FOUR MAIN SKILLS AND ACADEMIC LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, ORDER, CHANGE, CULTURE AND INTERPRETATION. IT ALSO FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR ACADEMIC STUDY SUCH AS: 1.READING AND UNDERSTANDING SHORT INFORMATIVE TEXTS, NOTE-TAKING, ORGANIZING KEY INFORMATION TO WRITE A SUMMARY, UNDERSTANDING THE INTRODUCTION TO A LECTURE, REPORTING ON A SEMINAR DISCUSSION;2.RECOGNIZING AND WRITING DEFINITIONS, PRESENTING VISUAL INFORMATION; 3.ANALYSING AND WRITING TOPIC SENTENCES, UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN IDEAS IN A LECTURE;4. IDENTIFYING THE PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE OF A TEXT, WRITING AN ESSAY INTRODUCTION, GIVING A SHORT PRESENTATION; 5. UNDERSTANDING A DESCRIPTION OF A PROCESS, WRITING A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING A PROCESS, USING NOTES TO GIVE A DETAILED EXPLANATION; 6. RECOGNIZING AND CATEGORIZING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES, FACTS AND OPINIONS; 7. STATING AND SUPPORTING THE MAIN ARGUMENT; UNDERSTANDING CAUSE AND EFFECT PHENOMENA IN DIFFERENT FIELDS, PLANNING AND STRUCTURING A CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY.

	Teaching Methods
	1.LECTURES. 2.FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS 3.SELF-REGULATING LEARNING THROUGH ACCESS TO THE ADDITIONAL STUDY RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.DES-K.IT/LINGUAINGLESE (CLICK ON "LOGIN COME OSPITE",THEN WRITE THE FOLLOWING PASSWORD: LINGINGLESE11)

	Verification of learning
	1.WRITTEN TEST (READING COMPREHENSION, INFORMATION STRUCTURING OF SPECIALISED TEXTS; WRITING A SHORT ESSAY/REVIEW). 2.ORAL TEST (LISTENING TO A LECTURE; GIVING A SHORT PRESENTATION)

	Texts
	1. E. DE CHAZAL & S. MCCARTER, OXFORD EAP. A COURSE IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE/B2, OUP, 2012. 2. L. BRINTON, THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN ENGLISH, AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK: J.BENJAMINS, 2000 (ONLY THE CHAPTER ON ENGLISH PHONOLOGY) .PDF FORMAT AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.DES-K.IT/MOODLE/COURSE/CATEGORY.PHP?ID=2 3. HASHEMI – THOMAS, GRAMMAR FOR FCE, (WITH ANSWERS + CD ROM), CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2008.

Texts

1. E. DE CHAZAL & S. MCCARTER, OXFORD EAP. A COURSE IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE/B2, OUP, 2012.
2. L. BRINTON, THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN ENGLISH, AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK: J.BENJAMINS, 2000 (ONLY THE CHAPTER ON ENGLISH PHONOLOGY) .PDF FORMAT AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.DES-K.IT/MOODLE/COURSE/CATEGORY.PHP?ID=2
3. HASHEMI – THOMAS, GRAMMAR FOR FCE, (WITH ANSWERS + CD ROM), CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2008.

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