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cod. 1212100008

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS I

	1212100008
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE

	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2015/2016

CURRICULUM ECONOMIA E POLITICHE PER LO SVILUPPO

	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-LIN/12	5	40	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	1. TO HELP LEARNERS TO IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS IN ENGLISH DEVELOPING INTERMEDIATE LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (AT LEAST LEVEL A2 OF THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES DESIGNED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE). 2. TO OFFER STUDENTS APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES STRICTLY RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL AND SEMI-SPECIALIZED ISSUES AND TEXTS. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND USE SELF-CONFIDENTLY EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS AND SEMI-SPECIALIZED TERMS RELATED TO THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND EDUCATIONAL AND SEMI-SPECIALIZED TEXTS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND SPECIALIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGES. MAKING JUDGMENTS: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT AND UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO EXPRESS THEIR OWN OPINIONS. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION, IDEAS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN A SIMPLE AND CLEAR WAY. LEARNING SKILLS: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE AUTONOMOUSLY A FURTHER LEVEL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES.

1. TO HELP LEARNERS TO IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS IN ENGLISH DEVELOPING INTERMEDIATE LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (AT LEAST LEVEL A2 OF THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES DESIGNED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE).
2. TO OFFER STUDENTS APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES STRICTLY RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL AND SEMI-SPECIALIZED ISSUES AND TEXTS.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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

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

MAKING JUDGMENTS:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT AND UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO EXPRESS THEIR OWN OPINIONS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION, IDEAS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN A SIMPLE AND CLEAR WAY.

LEARNING SKILLS:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE AUTONOMOUSLY A FURTHER LEVEL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES.

	Prerequisites
	NONE

	Contents
	THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE. PHONETIC, MORPHOLOGICAL (WORD FORMATION PROCESSES), LEXICAL, SYNTACTIC, SEMANTIC, PRAGMATIC (SPEECH ACT THEORY) AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC (LANGUAGE VARIETIES, REGISTERS AND STYLES) FEATURES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. LANGUAGE AS CULTURAL MEDIATION OF TEXTUAL AND EXTRA-TEXTUAL MEANINGS. COMPREHENSION OF SPECIALIZED TEXTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. THE READING PROCESS AS A DYNAMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN READER, TEXT AND REFERENCE CULTURE. READING STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES. TEXTUAL CONVENTIONS, RHETORICAL STRUCTURE OF TEXTS AND TEXT TYPES.

Contents

THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE. PHONETIC, MORPHOLOGICAL (WORD FORMATION PROCESSES), LEXICAL, SYNTACTIC, SEMANTIC, PRAGMATIC (SPEECH ACT THEORY) AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC (LANGUAGE VARIETIES, REGISTERS AND STYLES) FEATURES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
LANGUAGE AS CULTURAL MEDIATION OF TEXTUAL AND EXTRA-TEXTUAL MEANINGS. COMPREHENSION OF SPECIALIZED TEXTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. THE READING PROCESS AS A DYNAMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN READER, TEXT AND REFERENCE CULTURE. READING STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES. TEXTUAL CONVENTIONS, RHETORICAL STRUCTURE OF TEXTS AND TEXT TYPES.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES, TUTORIALS, SEMINARS.

	Verification of learning
	WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAM

	Texts
	- DAVID COTTON ET AL., LANGUAGE LEADER - ELEMENTARY, LONGMAN - DIANE HALL AND MARK FOLEY, MYGRAMMARLAB – INTERMEDIATE, LONGMAN - RAYMOND MURPHY, ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

	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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