English 2

The course (lectures and practical language classes) is assessed through both written and oral tests.
50% of the overall exam mark (out of 30) is allocated to the lectures and 50% to the practical language classes.
Lectures
Students are required to take a written test and an oral test. The written test is made up of open questions, metalinguistic analysis tasks and Italian-English translations of sentences. Students who attend the course regularly may opt to take two mid-term tests instead of the final written test.
The oral test requires students to present a portfolio of ten 600-word English texts. The texts making up each student's portfolio may be drawn from newpaper articles, contemporary fiction, TV series or film scripts.
Students will need to be able to-
- read the texts aloud with correct pronunciation
- translate the texts into Italian
- identify in the texts examples of the lexicogrammatical features dealt with during the course and carry out English/Italian contrastive/comparative analyses.



Pratical language classes:
The written test lasts 170 minutes and is made up of three sections:
1. Listening comprehension
Students listen to a monologue or an interview twice and answer questions (gap fill or short answers required).
2. Written Cloze Test
Students read a newspaper article and fill in 30 gaps in the text.
3. Essay Writing
Students write a 350 word essay.
No dictionaries are allowed to be used when taking any section of the written test.
A mark out of 30 will be allocated to each of the three sections of the test. To pass the test, the average of the three marks has to be 18/30 or higher. For at least two parts of the test, students are required to obtain a mark of 18/30 or higher.
The writing section of the exam will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
text and paragraph structure, cohesion, morphology and syntax, lexis, use of appropriate register.

The oral test requires students to deliver a presentation and to engage in an interview. The 8-10 minute presentation will focus on a topic chosen by the student (out of the issues dealt with during the practical language classes). A short interview with an examiner will follow the student presentation. Students' oral performance will be assessed in terms of lexicogrammatical and phonetic/phonological accuracy, oral fluency and ability to present and argue specific opinions and points of view.
Student who attend the practical language classes regularly may opt to take two oral and written mid-term assessment tests instead of the final oral and written tests.

International or Erasmus incoming students are required to contact the course lecturers as soon as possible. Alternative assessment methods for SEN and disabled students will have to be arranged with the course lecturers and the University Disability Office.

The course (lectures and practical language classes) is assessed through both written and oral tests.
50% of the overall exam mark (out of 30) is allocated to the lectures and 50% to the practical language classes.
Lectures:
Students are required to take a written test and an oral test. The written test is made up of open questions, metalinguistic analysis tasks and Italian-English translations of sentences. Students who attend the course regularly may opt to take two mid-term tests instead of the final written test.
The oral test requires students to present a portfolio of ten 600-word English texts. The texts making up each student's portfolio may be drawn from newpaper articles, contemporary fiction, TV series or film scripts.
Students will need to be able to-
- read the texts aloud with correct pronunciation
- translate the texts into Italian
- identify in the texts examples of the lexicogrammatical features dealt with during the course and carry out English/Italian contrastive/comparative analyses.



Pratical language classes:
The written test lasts 170 minutes and is made up of three sections:
1. Listening comprehension
Students listen to a monologue or an interview twice and answer questions (gap fill or short answers required).
2. Written Cloze Test
Students read a newspaper article and fill in 30 gaps in the text.
3. Essay Writing
Students write a 350 word essay.
No dictionaries are allowed to be used when taking any section of the written test.
A mark out of 30 will be allocated to each of the three sections of the test. To pass the test, the average of the three marks has to be 18/30 or higher. For at least two parts of the test, students are required to obtain a mark of 18/30 or higher.
The writing section of the exam will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
text and paragraph structure, cohesion, morphology and syntax, lexis, use of appropriate register.

The oral test requires students to deliver a presentation and to engage in an interview. The 8-10 minute presentation will focus on a topic chosen by the student (out of the issues dealt with during the practical language classes). A short interview with an examiner will follow the student presentation. Students' oral performance will be assessed in terms of lexicogrammatical and phonetic/phonological accuracy, oral fluency and ability to present and argue specific opinions and points of view.
Student who attend the practical language classes regularly may opt to take two oral and written mid-term assessment tests instead of the final oral and written tests.

International or Erasmus incoming students are required to contact the course lecturers as soon as possible. Alternative assessment methods for SEN and disabled students will have to be arranged with the course lecturers and the University Disability Office.