ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Rita CALABRESE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

0312100045
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
HERITAGE STUDIES
2014/2015

YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
630LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURES AND USES OF ENGLISH THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF SPECILISED TEXTS.
Prerequisites
CONOSCENZA DELLA LINGUA INGLESE - LIVELLO A2/B1 DEL QUADRO COMUNE EUROPEO DI RIFERIMENTO
Contents
THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN PHONOLOGICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL, SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC ASPECTS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. IT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH DESCRIPTIVE AND METALINGUISTIC TOOLS USEFUL TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE THE MAIN STRUCTURES OF ENGLISH IN DIFFERENT TEXT TYPES. THE SECOND, MORE PRACTICAL PART, CONSISTS OF THE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT CONTEMPORARY AUTHENTIC TEXT TYPES. THE COURSE REQUIRES A B1 ENTRY LEVEL (COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE) TO ACHIEVE THE EXPECTED B2 LEVEL. THE INTERACTIVE NATURE OF THE COURSE CALLS FOR AN ACTIVE PARTICIPATION DURING LESSONS IN THE CLASSROOM, WHICH WILL BE ENRICHED BY PRACTICE EXERCISES AND BY THE RETRIEVAL OF ONLINE TEXTS.
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(PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS;MORPHOLOGICAL AND SYNTACTIC ANALYSES OF PHRASES AND SENTENCES; READING COMPREHENSION + INFORMATION STRUCTURING OF SPECIALISED TEXTS; WRITING A SHORT ESSAY/REVIEW).
2.ORAL TEST (LISTENING TO A TALK; SPEAKING)
Texts
-BIBER D., CONRAD S., LEECH G. (2006) STUDENT GRAMMAR OF SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH, LONGMAN (PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED). CAPITOLI 1-3, 5 + WORKBOOK (PDF FILE AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.DES-K.IT/MOODLE/COURSE/CATEGORY.PHP?ID=2 ).
-L. BRINTON, (2000) THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN ENGLISH, J. BENJAMINS PUBLISHING. CHAPTERS 2-3 (PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY) WITH ONLINE EXERCISES AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWWBENJAMINS.COM/JBP/SERIES/Z/156/WORKBOOK/WORKBOOK.HTML
-NOTES FROM LECTURES + FURTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWW.DES-K.IT/MOODLE/COURSE/CATEGORY.PHP?ID=2
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