English 3
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
This course is addressed to third-year BA (LT) students, and represents the fulfillment of compulsory English Language studies. It consists of lectures (Corso monografico), usually taught by a tenured professor, and practical language classes (Esercitazioni), held by language experts.
Lectures (Corso monografico) aim at introducing students to a variety of text types used in popularizing many different topics and disciplines. Rhetorical strategies within the individual text (intratextual), rhetorical and linguistic variation across texts (intertextual), as well as the linguistic features making rhetorical strategies effective and efficient in different communicative contexts will be investigated in detail. The notion of discourse will also be introduced, with specific reference to the notions of register(s) and speech communities. The discussion will also include web/online genres and texts, along with (more) traditional sources (monographs, newspaper article).
Practical classes (Esercitazioni) aim at developing language skills in English at an advanced level (Common European Framework, Level C1). In particular, practical classes include listening comprehension and note taking, summary and essay writing, oral presentation and discussion skills.
Lectures (Corso monografico) aim at introducing students to a variety of text types used in popularizing many different topics and disciplines. Rhetorical strategies within the individual text (intratextual), rhetorical and linguistic variation across texts (intertextual), as well as the linguistic features making rhetorical strategies effective and efficient in different communicative contexts will be investigated in detail. The notion of discourse will also be introduced, with specific reference to the notions of register(s) and speech communities. The discussion will also include web/online genres and texts, along with (more) traditional sources (monographs, newspaper article).
Practical classes (Esercitazioni) aim at developing language skills in English at an advanced level (Common European Framework, Level C1). In particular, practical classes include listening comprehension and note taking, summary and essay writing, oral presentation and discussion skills.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding: the fundamental notions of text and text varieties, register/s, genre/s, and discourse applied to popularizing texts and the popularization of knowledge; the complex relationship between register/s, text/s, genre/s in the perspective of variation (dimensions of variation and embedded registers); the interaction between text/s and register/s within the wider perspective of encoding/decoding discourse; text, register, genre variation used in different communicative situations, for different functions, in oral/written interaction; the rhetorical strategies which may determine the selection of lexical and morpho-syntactic features in the construction/reception of text/s and discourse.
Applying knowledge and understanding: students will be able to a. identify the main multi dimensional features which define text types, registers, and genres; b. apply the specific tools of linguistic analysis to unfold the situational analytical and communicative framework; c. select the basic and useful linguistic items which frame text analysis, that is to say the linguistic features to investigate; d. provide quantitative data (pervasive linguistic features) and qualitative issues (relevance of pervasive linguistic features); e. interpret data and their functional, situational, communicative, textual and discursive relevance.
Applying knowledge and understanding: students will be able to a. identify the main multi dimensional features which define text types, registers, and genres; b. apply the specific tools of linguistic analysis to unfold the situational analytical and communicative framework; c. select the basic and useful linguistic items which frame text analysis, that is to say the linguistic features to investigate; d. provide quantitative data (pervasive linguistic features) and qualitative issues (relevance of pervasive linguistic features); e. interpret data and their functional, situational, communicative, textual and discursive relevance.
Lesson period: Activity scheduled over several sessions (see Course syllabus and organization section for more detailed information).
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
A (A-K)
Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
Lexis, Text, and Discourse: knowledge, popularization, and use of English. It includes three didactic units:
A: The notion of text: lexical and structural issues (Lonati)
B: From text to discourse: rhetorical strategies and language features (Lonati)
C: The wide web: English usage in a dynamic medium (Velardi)
The syllabus expiry date is July 2021; for the written exam only (listening comprehension, summary writing, essay writing), the expiry date is January 2021.
A: The notion of text: lexical and structural issues (Lonati)
B: From text to discourse: rhetorical strategies and language features (Lonati)
C: The wide web: English usage in a dynamic medium (Velardi)
The syllabus expiry date is July 2021; for the written exam only (listening comprehension, summary writing, essay writing), the expiry date is January 2021.
Prerequisites for admission
This course is addressed to A-K students (third year BA, Foreign Languages and Literatures), and is completely held in English. Course materials and the reading list require an Upper intermediate / B2+ entrance level (CEFR). The Final level required is Advanced user C1 (CEFR).
Compulsory prerequisites for English Language 3 are English Language 2 (written + oral), and English Literature 2.
Compulsory prerequisites for English Language 3 are English Language 2 (written + oral), and English Literature 2.
Teaching methods
English Language 3 is mainly delivered as lectures. It also includes practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche), for this specific section, please see the Esercitazioni Linguistiche Syllabus/Practical Language Classes Syllabus.
Teaching Resources
The syllabus is the same for attending and non-attending students (non-attending students are kindly suggested to e-mail prof. Elisabetta Lonati [email protected]).
Materials and slides are also available on the English Language 3 website, Ariel (https://elonatili3ak.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/).
References for units A-B-C follow below:
· Slides and materials are available on the website (Ariel, url above). All the texts examined and discussed are the focus of the oral exam.
· Monograph (compulsory reading): Carter, Ronald and Angela Goddard, How To Analyse Texts. A toolkit for Students of English, Routledge, 2016.
· Monograph (suggested; attending and non-attending students): Van Geyte, Els, Writing. Learn to write better academic essays, Collins, EAP, Academic Skills Series, 2013.
· Reading list (compulsory): select and read one of the following books/titles. Write a language report in English (1000 words) highlighting both the main topic of your reading, and the rhetorical strategies, language features, lexis (frequency/occurrence), morpho-syntax, textual and discourse features, and register, as emerging from the text, etc.:
1. Burnett, Dean, The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To, Guardian Faber, 2016.
2. Burnett, Dean, The Happy Brain: The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why, Guardian Faber, 2018.
3. Crystal, David, A Little Book of Language, Yale University Press; Reprint ed. (April 26, 2011)
4. Evans, Vyvyan, The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct, CUP, 2014.
5. Francis, Gavin, Adventures in Human Being, Profile Books, Wellcome Collection, 2016.
6. Horobin, Simon, Does Spelling Matter?, OUP, 2014.
7. Jopson, Marty, The Science of Everyday Life. Why teapots dribble, toast burns and light bulbs shine, Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2015.
8. Jurafsky, Dan, The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu, Norton, 2014.
9. Kamm, Oliver, Accidence will Happen. The Non-Pedantic Guide to English, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.
10. Leith, Sam, Talkin' to me? Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama, Profile Books, 2012.
11. Shea, Ammon, Bad English. A History of Linguistic Aggravation, 2014.
12. Shepherd, Gordon M., Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters, Columbia University Press, 2013.
13. Spence, Charles, Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating: The Science of Dining from Restaurant Music to Sonic Crisps, Viking, 2017.
14. Stamper, Kory, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, Pantheon, 2017.
15. Wright, John, The Naming of the Shrew. A Curious History of Latin Names, Bloomsbury, 2014.
Notice for non-attending students
The syllabus is the same for attending and non-attending students. However, given the complexity of the approach, of the multidimensional text analysis, and of the discussion/argumentation, non-attending students are kindly suggested to e-mail prof. Elisabetta Lonati [email protected]).
Materials and slides are also available on the English Language 3 website, Ariel (https://elonatili3ak.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/).
References for units A-B-C follow below:
· Slides and materials are available on the website (Ariel, url above). All the texts examined and discussed are the focus of the oral exam.
· Monograph (compulsory reading): Carter, Ronald and Angela Goddard, How To Analyse Texts. A toolkit for Students of English, Routledge, 2016.
· Monograph (suggested; attending and non-attending students): Van Geyte, Els, Writing. Learn to write better academic essays, Collins, EAP, Academic Skills Series, 2013.
· Reading list (compulsory): select and read one of the following books/titles. Write a language report in English (1000 words) highlighting both the main topic of your reading, and the rhetorical strategies, language features, lexis (frequency/occurrence), morpho-syntax, textual and discourse features, and register, as emerging from the text, etc.:
1. Burnett, Dean, The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To, Guardian Faber, 2016.
2. Burnett, Dean, The Happy Brain: The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why, Guardian Faber, 2018.
3. Crystal, David, A Little Book of Language, Yale University Press; Reprint ed. (April 26, 2011)
4. Evans, Vyvyan, The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct, CUP, 2014.
5. Francis, Gavin, Adventures in Human Being, Profile Books, Wellcome Collection, 2016.
6. Horobin, Simon, Does Spelling Matter?, OUP, 2014.
7. Jopson, Marty, The Science of Everyday Life. Why teapots dribble, toast burns and light bulbs shine, Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2015.
8. Jurafsky, Dan, The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu, Norton, 2014.
9. Kamm, Oliver, Accidence will Happen. The Non-Pedantic Guide to English, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.
10. Leith, Sam, Talkin' to me? Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama, Profile Books, 2012.
11. Shea, Ammon, Bad English. A History of Linguistic Aggravation, 2014.
12. Shepherd, Gordon M., Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters, Columbia University Press, 2013.
13. Spence, Charles, Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating: The Science of Dining from Restaurant Music to Sonic Crisps, Viking, 2017.
14. Stamper, Kory, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, Pantheon, 2017.
15. Wright, John, The Naming of the Shrew. A Curious History of Latin Names, Bloomsbury, 2014.
Notice for non-attending students
The syllabus is the same for attending and non-attending students. However, given the complexity of the approach, of the multidimensional text analysis, and of the discussion/argumentation, non-attending students are kindly suggested to e-mail prof. Elisabetta Lonati [email protected]).
Assessment methods and Criteria
English Language 3 includes a written exam and an oral discussion. The final mark is derived from the averaged total, between 18/30 (minimum) and 30/30 (maximum). The written exam and the oral discussion should be passed in the same exam session (Summer, Autumn, Winter), and definitely within 12 months.
WRITTEN EXAM
Written exam sessions: May, September, January.
The written exam includes listening and writing skills: listening comprehension (audio-video files) and note taking; writing expository texts (medium length).
For both listening and writing skills, the topics are the ones discussed and examined during the practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche).
All materials for the written exam can be found on Ariel website (see above).
The exam is subdivided into three sections:
A. Listening (30 minutes): 10-minute video file (interview, oral presentation or discussion) note taking and open questions (20 minutes to answer);
B. Summary writing (60 minutes): from an original text of about 1500 words, a summary of about 150-200 words is required;
C. Essay writing (90 minutes): writing of an expository text of about 500-550 words (two titles are provided)
For the essay writing, the monolingual dictionary is recommended.
ORAL EXAM
The oral exam is subdivided into two parts:
1. Oral skills (Accertamento linguistico): oral presentation on a specific topic, based on materials provided during the practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche).
2. Course oral exam (corso ufficiale): discussion on metalinguistic, metatextual, and metadiscourse notions and concepts, related to the English Language 3 didactic units.
The oral skills and the course oral exam must be taken the same day (appello)
For attending students, end-of-course mid-term assessment can be relevant for the exam final mark (until Februry 2021). Mid-term assessment may include:
- Written test on the course materials/contents
- Oral skills (accertamento linguistico, May)
WRITTEN EXAM ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (May, September, January)
The written exam consists of three sections:
Listening (video), Summary Writing and Essay Writing:
1. the 3 sections are each to be marked out of 30;
2. students are required to pass at least 2 out of the 3 sections and one of those 2 has to be composition (i.e. no less than 18/30 for this section);
3. as regards Listening (video) and Summary Writing, it is important to reach at least 15/30 (50%) in one of them (if, and only if, the essay is 18/30) for one's mark to count towards an averaged total (no less than 18/30).
Written exam assessment criteria focus on: 1. Lexical accuracy; 2. Lexical variety and lexical propriety; 3. Morpho-syntax, rhetorical strategies, style, textual cohesion and coherence; 4. discourse issues.
FINAL MARK:
1. 50% deriving from the main course oral exam (corso ufficiale/monografico units A-B-C oral discussion + individual reading); for those students who passed the in itinere assessment (units A-B-C) the oral exam will only consists of the individual reading presentation + written report (see syllabus).
2. 50% deriving from the averaged total of the oral skills mark (accertamento orale + written exam mark).
Oral exam assessment criteria: 1. appropriate presentation and discussion of topics, notions, and concepts; 2. discourse organisation; 3. lexical richness and accuracy; 4. lexical propriety; 5. lexical variety; 6. detailed text analysis; 7. discourse skills.
The final mark is the mathematical average of the two averaged totals in 1. and 2. above, both of them marked out of 30.
International students or Erasmus students are kindly suggested to contact their teacher: [email protected]
Students who have special needs (DSA), please contact the 'Segreterie studenti'.
WRITTEN EXAM
Written exam sessions: May, September, January.
The written exam includes listening and writing skills: listening comprehension (audio-video files) and note taking; writing expository texts (medium length).
For both listening and writing skills, the topics are the ones discussed and examined during the practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche).
All materials for the written exam can be found on Ariel website (see above).
The exam is subdivided into three sections:
A. Listening (30 minutes): 10-minute video file (interview, oral presentation or discussion) note taking and open questions (20 minutes to answer);
B. Summary writing (60 minutes): from an original text of about 1500 words, a summary of about 150-200 words is required;
C. Essay writing (90 minutes): writing of an expository text of about 500-550 words (two titles are provided)
For the essay writing, the monolingual dictionary is recommended.
ORAL EXAM
The oral exam is subdivided into two parts:
1. Oral skills (Accertamento linguistico): oral presentation on a specific topic, based on materials provided during the practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche).
2. Course oral exam (corso ufficiale): discussion on metalinguistic, metatextual, and metadiscourse notions and concepts, related to the English Language 3 didactic units.
The oral skills and the course oral exam must be taken the same day (appello)
For attending students, end-of-course mid-term assessment can be relevant for the exam final mark (until Februry 2021). Mid-term assessment may include:
- Written test on the course materials/contents
- Oral skills (accertamento linguistico, May)
WRITTEN EXAM ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (May, September, January)
The written exam consists of three sections:
Listening (video), Summary Writing and Essay Writing:
1. the 3 sections are each to be marked out of 30;
2. students are required to pass at least 2 out of the 3 sections and one of those 2 has to be composition (i.e. no less than 18/30 for this section);
3. as regards Listening (video) and Summary Writing, it is important to reach at least 15/30 (50%) in one of them (if, and only if, the essay is 18/30) for one's mark to count towards an averaged total (no less than 18/30).
Written exam assessment criteria focus on: 1. Lexical accuracy; 2. Lexical variety and lexical propriety; 3. Morpho-syntax, rhetorical strategies, style, textual cohesion and coherence; 4. discourse issues.
FINAL MARK:
1. 50% deriving from the main course oral exam (corso ufficiale/monografico units A-B-C oral discussion + individual reading); for those students who passed the in itinere assessment (units A-B-C) the oral exam will only consists of the individual reading presentation + written report (see syllabus).
2. 50% deriving from the averaged total of the oral skills mark (accertamento orale + written exam mark).
Oral exam assessment criteria: 1. appropriate presentation and discussion of topics, notions, and concepts; 2. discourse organisation; 3. lexical richness and accuracy; 4. lexical propriety; 5. lexical variety; 6. detailed text analysis; 7. discourse skills.
The final mark is the mathematical average of the two averaged totals in 1. and 2. above, both of them marked out of 30.
International students or Erasmus students are kindly suggested to contact their teacher: [email protected]
Students who have special needs (DSA), please contact the 'Segreterie studenti'.
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professors:
Lonati Elisabetta, Velardi Silvia
Shifts:
-
Professors:
Lonati Elisabetta, Velardi SilviaB (L-Z)
Responsible
Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
Lexis, Text, and Discourse: knowledge, popularization, and use of English. It includes three didactic units:
A: The notion of text: lexical and structural issues (Vicentini)
B: From text to discourse: rhetorical strategies and language features (Vicentini)
C: The wide web: English usage in a dynamic medium (Velardi)
The syllabus expiry date is July 2021; for the written exam only (listening comprehension, summary writing, essay writing), the expiry date is January 2021.
A: The notion of text: lexical and structural issues (Vicentini)
B: From text to discourse: rhetorical strategies and language features (Vicentini)
C: The wide web: English usage in a dynamic medium (Velardi)
The syllabus expiry date is July 2021; for the written exam only (listening comprehension, summary writing, essay writing), the expiry date is January 2021.
Prerequisites for admission
This course is addressed to L-Z students (third year BA, Foreign Languages and Literatures), and is completely held in English. Course materials and the reading list require an Upper intermediate / B2+ entrance level (CEFR). The Final level required is Advanced user C1 (CEFR).
Compulsory prerequisites for English Language 3 are English Language 2 (written + oral), and English Literature 2.
Compulsory prerequisites for English Language 3 are English Language 2 (written + oral), and English Literature 2.
Teaching methods
English Language 3 is mainly delivered as lectures. It also includes practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche), for this specific section, please see the Esercitazioni Linguistiche Syllabus/Practical Language Classes Syllabus.
Teaching Resources
The syllabus is the same for attending and non-attending students (non-attending students are kindly suggested to e-mail prof. Alessandra Vicentini [email protected]).
Materials and slides are also available on the English Language 3 website, Ariel (https://elonatili3ak.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/).
References for units A-B-C follow below:
· Slides and materials are available on the website (Ariel, url above). All the texts examined and discussed are the focus of the oral exam.
· Monograph (compulsory reading): Carter, Ronald and Angela Goddard, How To Analyse Texts. A toolkit for Students of English, Routledge, 2016.
· Monograph (suggested; attending and non-attending students): Van Geyte, Els, Writing. Learn to write better academic essays, Collins, EAP, Academic Skills Series, 2013.
· Reading list (compulsory): select and read one of the following books/titles. Write a language report in English (1000 words) highlighting both the main topic of your reading, and the rhetorical strategies, language features, lexis (frequency/occurrence), morpho-syntax, textual and discourse features, and register, as emerging from the text, etc.:
1. Burnett, Dean, The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To, Guardian Faber, 2016.
2. Burnett, Dean, The Happy Brain: The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why, Guardian Faber, 2018.
3. Crystal, David, A Little Book of Language, Yale University Press; Reprint ed. (April 26, 2011)
4. Evans, Vyvyan, The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct, CUP, 2014.
5. Francis, Gavin, Adventures in Human Being, Profile Books, Wellcome Collection, 2016.
6. Horobin, Simon, Does Spelling Matter?, OUP, 2014.
7. Jopson, Marty, The Science of Everyday Life. Why teapots dribble, toast burns and light bulbs shine, Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2015.
8. Jurafsky, Dan, The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu, Norton, 2014.
9. Kamm, Oliver, Accidence will Happen. The Non-Pedantic Guide to English, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.
10. Leith, Sam, Talkin' to me? Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama, Profile Books, 2012.
11. Shea, Ammon, Bad English. A History of Linguistic Aggravation, 2014.
12. Shepherd, Gordon M., Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters, Columbia University Press, 2013.
13. Spence, Charles, Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating: The Science of Dining from Restaurant Music to Sonic Crisps, Viking, 2017.
14. Stamper, Kory, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, Pantheon, 2017.
15. Wright, John, The Naming of the Shrew. A Curious History of Latin Names, Bloomsbury, 2014.
Notice for non-attending students
The syllabus is the same for attending and non-attending students. However, given the complexity of the approach, of the multidimensional text analysis, and of the discussion/argumentation, non-attending students are kindly suggested to e-mail prof. Elisabetta Lonati [email protected]).
Materials and slides are also available on the English Language 3 website, Ariel (https://elonatili3ak.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/).
References for units A-B-C follow below:
· Slides and materials are available on the website (Ariel, url above). All the texts examined and discussed are the focus of the oral exam.
· Monograph (compulsory reading): Carter, Ronald and Angela Goddard, How To Analyse Texts. A toolkit for Students of English, Routledge, 2016.
· Monograph (suggested; attending and non-attending students): Van Geyte, Els, Writing. Learn to write better academic essays, Collins, EAP, Academic Skills Series, 2013.
· Reading list (compulsory): select and read one of the following books/titles. Write a language report in English (1000 words) highlighting both the main topic of your reading, and the rhetorical strategies, language features, lexis (frequency/occurrence), morpho-syntax, textual and discourse features, and register, as emerging from the text, etc.:
1. Burnett, Dean, The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To, Guardian Faber, 2016.
2. Burnett, Dean, The Happy Brain: The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why, Guardian Faber, 2018.
3. Crystal, David, A Little Book of Language, Yale University Press; Reprint ed. (April 26, 2011)
4. Evans, Vyvyan, The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct, CUP, 2014.
5. Francis, Gavin, Adventures in Human Being, Profile Books, Wellcome Collection, 2016.
6. Horobin, Simon, Does Spelling Matter?, OUP, 2014.
7. Jopson, Marty, The Science of Everyday Life. Why teapots dribble, toast burns and light bulbs shine, Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2015.
8. Jurafsky, Dan, The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu, Norton, 2014.
9. Kamm, Oliver, Accidence will Happen. The Non-Pedantic Guide to English, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.
10. Leith, Sam, Talkin' to me? Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama, Profile Books, 2012.
11. Shea, Ammon, Bad English. A History of Linguistic Aggravation, 2014.
12. Shepherd, Gordon M., Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters, Columbia University Press, 2013.
13. Spence, Charles, Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating: The Science of Dining from Restaurant Music to Sonic Crisps, Viking, 2017.
14. Stamper, Kory, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, Pantheon, 2017.
15. Wright, John, The Naming of the Shrew. A Curious History of Latin Names, Bloomsbury, 2014.
Notice for non-attending students
The syllabus is the same for attending and non-attending students. However, given the complexity of the approach, of the multidimensional text analysis, and of the discussion/argumentation, non-attending students are kindly suggested to e-mail prof. Elisabetta Lonati [email protected]).
Assessment methods and Criteria
English Language 3 includes a written exam and an oral discussion. The final mark is derived from the averaged total, between 18/30 (minimum) and 30/30 (maximum). The written exam and the oral discussion should be passed in the same exam session (Summer, Autumn, Winter), and definitely within 12 months.
WRITTEN EXAM
Written exam sessions: May, September, January.
The written exam includes listening and writing skills: listening comprehension (audio-video files) and note taking; writing expository texts (medium length).
For both listening and writing skills, the topics are the ones discussed and examined during the practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche).
All materials for the written exam can be found on Ariel website (see above).
The exam is subdivided into three sections:
A. Listening (30 minutes): 10-minute video file (interview, oral presentation or discussion) note taking and open questions (20 minutes to answer);
B. Summary writing (60 minutes): from an original text of about 1500 words, a summary of about 150-200 words is required;
C. Essay writing (90 minutes): writing of an expository text of about 500-550 words (two titles are provided)
For the essay writing, the monolingual dictionary is recommended.
ORAL EXAM
The oral exam is subdivided into two parts:
1. Oral skills (Accertamento linguistico): oral presentation on a specific topic, based on materials provided during the practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche).
2. Course oral exam (corso ufficiale): discussion on metalinguistic, metatextual, and metadiscourse notions and concepts, related to the English Language 3 didactic units.
The oral skills and the course oral exam must be taken the same day (appello)
For attending students, end-of-course mid-term assessment can be relevant for the exam final mark (until Februry 2021). Mid-term assessment may include:
- Written test on the course materials/contents
- Oral skills (accertamento linguistico, May)
WRITTEN EXAM ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (May, September, January)
The written exam consists of three sections:
Listening (video), Summary Writing and Essay Writing:
1. the 3 sections are each to be marked out of 30;
2. students are required to pass at least 2 out of the 3 sections and one of those 2 has to be composition (i.e. no less than 18/30 for this section);
3. as regards Listening (video) and Summary Writing, it is important to reach at least 15/30 (50%) in one of them (if, and only if, the essay is 18/30) for one's mark to count towards an averaged total (no less than 18/30).
Written exam assessment criteria focus on: 1. Lexical accuracy; 2. Lexical variety and lexical propriety; 3. Morpho-syntax, rhetorical strategies, style, textual cohesion and coherence; 4. discourse issues.
FINAL MARK:
1. 50% deriving from the main course oral exam (corso ufficiale/monografico units A-B-C oral discussion + individual reading); for those students who passed the in itinere assessment (units A-B-C) the oral exam will only consists of the individual reading presentation + written report (see syllabus).
2. 50% deriving from the averaged total of the oral skills mark (accertamento orale + written exam mark).
Oral exam assessment criteria: 1. appropriate presentation and discussion of topics, notions, and concepts; 2. discourse organisation; 3. lexical richness and accuracy; 4. lexical propriety; 5. lexical variety; 6. detailed text analysis; 7. discourse skills.
The final mark is the mathematical average of the two averaged totals in 1. and 2. above, both of them marked out of 30.
International students or Erasmus students are kindly suggested to contact their teacher: [email protected]
Students who have special needs (DSA), please contact the 'Segreterie studenti'.
WRITTEN EXAM
Written exam sessions: May, September, January.
The written exam includes listening and writing skills: listening comprehension (audio-video files) and note taking; writing expository texts (medium length).
For both listening and writing skills, the topics are the ones discussed and examined during the practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche).
All materials for the written exam can be found on Ariel website (see above).
The exam is subdivided into three sections:
A. Listening (30 minutes): 10-minute video file (interview, oral presentation or discussion) note taking and open questions (20 minutes to answer);
B. Summary writing (60 minutes): from an original text of about 1500 words, a summary of about 150-200 words is required;
C. Essay writing (90 minutes): writing of an expository text of about 500-550 words (two titles are provided)
For the essay writing, the monolingual dictionary is recommended.
ORAL EXAM
The oral exam is subdivided into two parts:
1. Oral skills (Accertamento linguistico): oral presentation on a specific topic, based on materials provided during the practical language classes (esercitazioni linguistiche).
2. Course oral exam (corso ufficiale): discussion on metalinguistic, metatextual, and metadiscourse notions and concepts, related to the English Language 3 didactic units.
The oral skills and the course oral exam must be taken the same day (appello)
For attending students, end-of-course mid-term assessment can be relevant for the exam final mark (until Februry 2021). Mid-term assessment may include:
- Written test on the course materials/contents
- Oral skills (accertamento linguistico, May)
WRITTEN EXAM ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (May, September, January)
The written exam consists of three sections:
Listening (video), Summary Writing and Essay Writing:
1. the 3 sections are each to be marked out of 30;
2. students are required to pass at least 2 out of the 3 sections and one of those 2 has to be composition (i.e. no less than 18/30 for this section);
3. as regards Listening (video) and Summary Writing, it is important to reach at least 15/30 (50%) in one of them (if, and only if, the essay is 18/30) for one's mark to count towards an averaged total (no less than 18/30).
Written exam assessment criteria focus on: 1. Lexical accuracy; 2. Lexical variety and lexical propriety; 3. Morpho-syntax, rhetorical strategies, style, textual cohesion and coherence; 4. discourse issues.
FINAL MARK:
1. 50% deriving from the main course oral exam (corso ufficiale/monografico units A-B-C oral discussion + individual reading); for those students who passed the in itinere assessment (units A-B-C) the oral exam will only consists of the individual reading presentation + written report (see syllabus).
2. 50% deriving from the averaged total of the oral skills mark (accertamento orale + written exam mark).
Oral exam assessment criteria: 1. appropriate presentation and discussion of topics, notions, and concepts; 2. discourse organisation; 3. lexical richness and accuracy; 4. lexical propriety; 5. lexical variety; 6. detailed text analysis; 7. discourse skills.
The final mark is the mathematical average of the two averaged totals in 1. and 2. above, both of them marked out of 30.
International students or Erasmus students are kindly suggested to contact their teacher: [email protected]
Students who have special needs (DSA), please contact the 'Segreterie studenti'.
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professors:
Velardi Silvia, Vicentini Alessandra
Shifts:
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Professors:
Velardi Silvia, Vicentini AlessandraProfessor(s)