ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- Academic year
- 2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- LINGUA INGLESE
- Course code
- FT0130 (AF:319816 AR:172042)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Subdivision
- Surnames M-Z
- Degree level
- Bachelor's Degree Programme
- Educational sector code
- L-LIN/12
- Period
- 2nd Term
- Course year
- 1
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Expected learning outcomes
• knowledge and understanding of English terminology concerning one's own field of study, and understanding specialised texts in which it is used
• knowledge and understanding of phraseological and grammatical aspects of English for special purposes
• knowledge and understanding of characteristics of both academic and professional English
• knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of oral interaction in English
Application of knowledge and understanding:
• knowing how to analyse a specialised English-language text and to identify the intended readership, the context and the purpose of the text
• knowing how to analyse a specialised English-language text in terms of register, terminology and phraseology, and grammatical structures
• knowing how to translate brief, specialised English-language texts into Italian, taking into account differences in terminology, phraseology and grammar between Italian and English
Independence of judgement
• the ability to identify critical points while analysiing, translating and producing a text
• the ability to choose appropriate strategies for solving, independently, possible problems relating to text-production in English and translation into Italian
Communication skills
• the ability to present and discuss orally, in English, the contents of a specialised text
• the ability to recognise and produce a written academic text (chronological, descriptive)
• the ability to write texts which are useful for study and for working abroad (CV, formal letter, email, etc.)
Learning skills:
• knowing how to apply the acquired skills in order to understand and analyse specialised English-language texts within one's own study area or related fields
• knowing how to apply the acquired skills when communicating in English, in written and oral form, contents pertaining to one's own study area
Pre-requirements
The test is managed by the University Language Centre (CLA). For further information concerning the organisation of the test contact the CLA (https://www.unive.it/pag/30211/ ).
It is not necessary to have passed the B1 test to attend courses.
Contents
The lecture course
The lectures focus on the linguistic analysis of specialised English-language texts and their translation into Italian. Areas studied include formal register (lexis, syntax, morphology) and comparative grammar.
The course also looks at the English phonetic system, in preparation for the oral exam.
Referral texts
R. Bonicelli: Reading for the Humanities
F. Gebhardt: HANDOUT English Pronunciation
For the ‘reading’ tutorials, students will choose one of the following books:
F. Gebhardt: English for Cultural Heritage (Cafoscarina)
E. Glenton: Professional English: Arts Management (Cafoscarina)
For the ‘writing’ tutorials, students will choose one of the following handouts:
F. Gebhardt: HANDOUT Professional English
E. Glenton: HANDOUT Academic Writing Skills for the Humanities
All the handouts are available on my Moodle page or those of the CELs. They can also be found at the CLONY printer's shop.
Assessment methods
1) written exam on general grammar, punctuation and lexis with a guided writing exercise which entails the production of an academic text or a covering letter;
2) oral exam involving the comprehension and discussion in English of six chosen texts from one of the books used in the 'reading' tutorials;
3) oral exam involving the reading, analysis and translation of texts studied during the lecture course.
Students who attend the tutorials will have a reduced exam (end-of-course test for 'writing', in-class assessment for 'reading and discussion'.
Teaching methods
1) the lecture course, run by Prof. Rosanna Bonicelli in the 1st and 2nd periods. Three lectures a week, for a total of 30 lecture hours
2) 15 hours of one chosen 'reading and discussion' tutorial (dependant on places available): English for Cultural Heritage or English for Arts Management
3) 15 hours of one chosen 'writing' tutorial (dependant on places available): Professional Writing or Academic Writing
Further information
Students who attend the tutorials will have a reduced examination programme, both written and oral.
Students who sit an English Language exam for anything other than 6 credits must contact me to agree an exam programme.
Students are advised to consult my personal page regularly.