ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The course aims to offer the tools to manage written and oral communication situations in which linguistic structures and specialized vocabulary are required in relation to the field of study of the degree course.
In particular, typical aspects of the visual and performance arts, museums, media and event management sectors will be analyzed. Fundamental principles and applications of the translation of the specialized text applied to the sectors of interest.
At the same time, the expected lexico-grammatical structures at the B1 level will be consolidated.

The English Language course (Cultural Heritage & EGArt) is in 3 parts:

1) The lecture course, taught by Prof. Raffaella Picello in the 2nd period, which comprises 3 weekly lessons, total 30 hours.

2) 15 hours of ‘reading and discussion’ tutorial courses: students may choose between English for Cultural Heritage and English for Arts Management (until full capacity is reached – numbers are limited).

3) 15 hours of ‘writing’ tutorial courses: students may choose between Professional Writing and Academic Writing (until full capacity is reached – numbers are limited).

The ‘reading’ and ‘writing’ tutorial courses are held both in the 1st and the 2nd periods. Students may choose (subject to the availability of places) to attend in either period).

At the end of the course students will be able to comprehend the main ideas of complex written and oral texts applied to concrete as well as abstract topics, including those in their area of specialization. They will be able to understand and analyse specialized English-language texts in both phraseological and grammatical terms and translate short specialized, and particularly academic, texts, from English to 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
• the ability to write texts which are useful for study and for working abroad (CV, formal letter, email, etc.)

Passing the B1 test is compulsory prior to sitting the English Language exam.
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.

The English Language course comprises both the lecture course and tutorial courses run by native-speaking Language Teaching Assistants (CELs).

The monographic course
The course teaches the linguistic skills, in written and oral production, necessary to reach a B1/B1+ level, with particular attention to those associated with the disciplines of the program of study. We will focus on the grammar, syntax and lexicon related to the communicative context of the artistic field and which allow the understanding of the main points of texts about arts and media.

For the monographic course:
A more detailed bibliography, including mandatory readings and further suggestions, will be provided at the beginning of the course.
R. Picello,Gateways to Arts Management, CLUEB, in print
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.

The exam comprises three parts, which must be passed in the following order:

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'.

Tutorial course marks last for 18 months (however, we strongly recommend completing the exam within 12 months).

Seminary, interactive lessons for the tutorial courses, interactive and classroom teaching for the lecture course.

Attendance is strongly recommended.
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.

written and oral