Writing and communication skills

The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the linguistic tools and communication strategies used in the English of political, legal and economic discourse at the international level. The course offers students a theoretical introduction to English for Academic Purposes, as well as the chance to practice their active skills (writing and speaking), applied to the fields of international politics, law and economics. The material used during the course includes authentic texts about international affairs.

The course is expected to develop: the familiarity with some concepts and theories that underlie English for Specific Purposes in general and English for Academic Purposes in particular; the overall ability to both write about and discuss the fundamental ideas of complex factual or abstract matters regarding the area of specialization (international politics, law and economics). In particular, the course aims to develop the students' ability to write a short text following the requirements of academic/formal English, and the ability to give a short presentation in English about a specialised topic, and answering questions afterw