English 1

The course is aimed at first-year BA students who have passed the entrance test. It consists of lectures (Corso Monografico) and practical language classes (Esercitazioni). Corso Monografico offers a broad, general overview of English linguistics, in particular it focuses upon phonetics/phonology, morphology and lexis, and syntax. Esercitazioni aim to develop students' receptive and productive skills in English, both oral and written, at B2 level.

Corso monografico: at the end of Corso Monografico, students will have acquired the ability to identify the sounds that make up English words, their internal structure, as well as the structure of sentences. In particular, with regard to phonology, they will be able to produce English sounds and explain how they are articulated, to read and produce phonemic transcriptions based on the IPA, to identify the processes that occur in connected speech, to distinguish between the RP and GA accents. They will also be able to identify the morphemes that make up words, both in terms of derivative and flexible morphology, and they will be able to draw a distinction between the various multi-word units (fixed formulas, collocations, idioms). At the sentence level, they will be able to identify the various types of phrases (nominal, verbal, prepositional, etc.), and detect the different types of clauses. Esercitazioni: students will consolidate the ability to understand and use English at an intermediate to advanced level in relation to the following activities: listening to and understanding extensive speeches on familiar, general and topical subjects; reading and understanding articles on topical issues and short contemporary narrative texts; interacting orally on everyday and general subjects and on texts (listened to or read) and films; writing short descriptive and expository texts.