ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3

The course, as part of the core subjects of the LCSL degree programme, will develop and improve the linguistic skills students acquired during the two previous years. The course will expand the students' skills in terms of providing further metalinguistic and textual analysis tools required to understand, produce and translate texts from English into Italian, and vice versa.

English language 3 is a year-long course with the module held by the Course Professor (second semester) and associated language practice labs (“esercitazioni linguistiche”, first AND second semester) facilitated by the “Collaboratori Esperti Linguistici” (CEL).

The aim of the Professor’s module is to further consolidate the metalinguistic competences needed to understand and use material in English, as well as to translate this material from English into Italian and vice versa. In order to actively and successfully participate in the Professor’s module, the practice labs will develop the integrated language skills (both spoken and written) at a high proficiency level (consolidating the C1 level of the CEFR). The integrated skills focus on the comprehension and production of authentic material in English.

1. Knowledge and Understanding: the course will consolidate the syntactic, lexical and pragmatic aspects of English (high language proficiency). Students will be able to understand complex texts that they will translate from English into Italian, and vice versa. Students will also be able to identify and critically analyse linguistic and cultural variation present in the texts to be translated depending on context of situation and genre.

2. Applying Knowledge and Understanding: Students will be able to use their linguistic competence and the theoretical-methodological approaches provided by translation theory and studies to critically analyse and translate texts, considering – at the same time – the several communicative contexts and real-life applications of the texts in both the source language and the target language. Students will also be able to write complex academic texts and to discuss the topics covered in the course as well as their application in real-life communicative situations.

3. Making Judgments: in an effective and autonomous way, students will be able to write and translate complex texts in English, as well as to critically discuss the texts’ features and their impact on the students’ translation and communicative choices.

4. Communication Skills: students will be able to appropriately interact and discuss on the metalinguistic and cultural aspects involved in the translation of a text. Students will be able to employ communicative strategies, both in spoken and in written form, consolidating the C1 level of the CEFR. Students will be able to communicate in a clear and well-structured way, with a limited number of mistakes, demonstrating their skills, through translation, in mediating contents from English into Italian, and vice versa.

5. Learning Skills: students will be able to read, analytically and critically, complex academic and specialised texts; they will also be able to report on these topics, in both written and oral form; students will be able to self-assess their language as well as their translation-related competence.

C1 level (CEFR) obtained from successfully passing the English Language 2 course.

The theoretical module starts in the second semester. The language practice classes start in the first semester and continue in the second semester.

The Professor’s Module (held in English) is entitled "Translation in theory and practice":
Unit 1. Introduction to Translation Theories and Practices
Unit 2. Translation strategies
Unit 3. Translation practice 1: journalistic texts (news headlines)
Unit 4. Translation practice 2: multimodal texts (comics and graphic novels)
Unit 5. Online translation tools and resources: an overview

The practice labs (esercitazioni) will help the students to consolidate their linguistic integrated skills at the C1+ level.

Module:
Materials supplied by the professor will be made available on Moodle. Password to be distributed in class.

Suggested readings:
- Baker, M (2018). In Other Words. A Coursebook on Translation. Third Edition. Routledge.
- Zanettin, F., & Rundle, C. (Eds.). (2022). The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Methodology. Routledge.
- further bibliographical references will be made available during the course.
- ulteriore bibliografia di riferimento verrà fornita durante il Corso.

For language practice module with CEL (esercitazioni):
- Close-Up C2 Student's Book by Angela Bandis and Diana Shotton, National Geographic Learning, ISBN: 978-1-4080-9833-2
- Close-Up C2 Workbook by Philip McElmuray, National Geographic Learning, ISBN: 978-1-4080-9838-7

Dizionario:
Those already in use, or:
- Collins Cobuild Advanced Learnes English Dictionary.
- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

The expected learning outcomes are assessed in a final written and oral exam as well as through a portfolio-based continuous assessment.

The WRITTEN TEST, (135 minutes), consists in a written English-Italian translation accompanied by an argumentative essay (anlytical commentary). The exam assesses the student’s competence in the contents of the Professor’s module. Students are allowed to use a monolingual English dictionary and English-Italian bilingual dictionary. Students whose first language is not Italian are also allowed to use a “Student’s First Language-English” dictionary.

The ORAL INTERVIEW with the Professor assesses the student’s metalinguistic competence in presenting the contents of the module, and in discussing their translation choices, using the appropriate terminology. To take the oral test, students are required to have successfully passed the written exam (the written and the oral exam have to be completed in the same round).
The expected learning outcomes are assessed in a final written and oral exam as well as through a portfolio-based continuous assessment.

The WRITTEN EXAM, which lasts 135 minutes, consists in a structured test (a written English-Italian Translation test with a pre-translation analysis of the source text in the form of an argumentative essay). The exam assesses the student’s competence in the contents of the Professor’s module. Students are allowed to use a monolingual English dictionary and English-Italian bilingual dictionary. Students whose first language is not Italian are also allowed to use a “Student’s First Language-English” dictionary.

The ORAL EXAM with the Professor assesses the student’s metalinguistic competence in presenting the contents of the module, and in discussing their translation choices, using the appropriate terminology. To take the oral exam, students are required to have successfully passed the written exam (the written and the oral exam have to be completed in the same round).

The PORTFOLIO assesses the student’s integrated skills at the C1+ level (see Learning Outcomes in this syllabus). ). Il portfolio comprende tre componenti: scrittura di un argumentative essay (written component), a partire da una traccia fornita e con citazioni da inserire, The portfolio includes three components: an argumentative essay based on a given assignment (written component), a Newspaper Discussion and Summary (spoken component), short interview with the CEL in the first semester, based on a newspaper story previously agreed upon the CEL, and group discussion to evaluate oral presentational skills, on current affairs (with support of visuals. The portfolio can be submitted in two different ways:
(1) during the academic year, or
(2) before each exam session (three windows, one for each session).
In either case, students have to meet specific deadlines, given at the beginning of the first term. The portfolio has also to be submitted before sitting the written exam with the Professor. The portfolio can be submitted only through the dedicated Moodle page (https://moodle.unive.it - password requested).; the assessment contributes (in due proportion) to the final mark and will last two academic years. The deadlines, instructions for submission, and further information on the portfolio are available on the Professor’s Moodle page for the academic year 2024/2025 (https://moodle.unive.it - password requested).
Students cannot submit their portfolio with different deadlines or procedure from those detailed in Moodle.

NB: during the first semester, the Professor will organize an online informative meeting with interested students. The event will inform students about the organization of the course, the final exam and the portfolio

The English Language 3 course (12 credits) is composed of two parts:
- theoretical module;
- language practice classes in small groups with the CEL to develop the C1+ level (CEFR) in written and spoken language.

Traditional teaching methods integrated with the use of multimedia resources and by the students' active participation to translation activities in class guided by the Professor to train students in how to translate, individually or in small groups, from English into Italian different textual types.

English

• The Professor’s module starting in the second semester will be held in English.
• Materials for the module’s part will be available on the Moodle Learning Environment (password protected).
• Language practice with the CEL will start in the first semester and will continue in the second semester.
• This programme is still provisional and slight changes could still be introduced.

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development