Course teached as: B013900 - LABORATORIO DI LINGUA INGLESE Second Cycle Degree in EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES Curriculum STUDI LETTERARI E CULTURALI INTERNAZIONALI
Teaching Language
The course is taught entirely in English
Course Content
This annual course consists of Lectures with both the 'titolari' (Richardson, Gilbert) and 'lettorato' courses, all designed to develop and extend students' knowledge of and practical abilities in oral, written and analytical skills within the framework of English for academic purposes.
Materials are prepared and/or written by the teachers specifically for each module. Details of additional published material necessary for the individual courses are availalbe on the Moodle page B013900 (B074) Laboratorio di Lingua Inglese 2017-2018.
Learning Objectives
The Lectures and the 'lettorato' courses consolidate and extend academically oriented language skills at the level of B2/C1 of the CEFR, in order to assist the students in becoming competent participatory members of the academic community. In addition, familiarity with the cultural context of Anglophone countries is fostered by the content of the courses in order to demonstrate the essential reciprocal link between language and culture.
Prerequisites
B2 level of the CEFR There is no admission test, but students not in possession of evidence of this level will have to take an internal B2 level test in order to complete the course.
Teaching Methods
The Lectures with the 'titolari' follow the conventional university lecture style while the 'lettorato' lessons are held in small groups and involve a more active participation on the part of students. There may be work in groups or pairs, discussion, presentations research projects.
Further information
Attendance at at least two thirds of the lessons is required according to the University regulations. While for students who register for the part-time course of study it is possible to have a non-attender programme for the Lectures with the 'titolari', attendance at the 'lettorato' remains compulsory.
The Lectures with the 'titolari (Richardson and Gilbert) are held according a special timetable published on the Laboratorio di Lingua Inlgese B013900 (B074) 2017-2018 Moodle page and on the School general timetable and consist of 2-hour lessons.
Each 'lettorato' course consists of 9 (2 hour) lessons per semester, according to a regular timetable published both on the Moodle page and on the School general timetable. The 'lettorato' therefor has a total of 4 hours per week for both semestrers.
Most of the teachers (titolari and lettorato teachers) make use of the Moodle platform in order to provide students with material, links, homework assgnments, information about exams, etc. The Laboratorio di Lingua Inglese B013900 (B074) Moodle page serves as an essential means of communication for all the courses-
Type of Assessment
For the Lectures with the titolari, a short individual research paper related to the content of the Lectures, to be written in English forms the Assessment. For the 'lettorato' courses, assessment depends on the individual 'lettorato', but will be continuous assessment or continuous assessment with end-of-course written or oral exam, in English. Details available on Moodle and in the Programma esteso section. The overall mark for the Laboratorio di Lingua Inglese is in the form a 'giudizio', based on the results of the 'lettorato' courses (given out of 30) and the paper written for the Lectures.
In order to achieve the 6 credits for the course, students are required to:
attend Lectures with Christine Richardson (1st Semester) and with John Gilbert (2nd Semester);
present (an acceptable) short research paper written in English for the Lectures followed with Christine Richardson and pass a short written examination (in English) on the subjects covered in the Lectures followed with John Gilbert;
attend and complete the work for, including the final assessment, four semesters of 'lettorato';
pass the internal B2 level language test, if not already in possession of certification of this level.
Course program
Language and Ideology (Christine Richardson) The Lectures, held in the 1st semester of the academic year, offer an investigation of the ways in which linguistic forms and choices in a variety of non-literary text types can communicate and perpetuate ideologies. Assessment is by means of attendance and a short final paper involving practical individual research on one of the aspects (individual choice) covered in the Lectures.
Language and Culture of the U.S.A. (John Gilbert)
The course, held in the 2nd semester of the academic year, will examine the historical development of English in the world, and in particular in North America, and then consider the major differences between British and North American standard English, and the principal varieties of English in North America today. At the end of the course students will be evaluated with a written examination on the basis of their knowledge of the subjects and material covered both in lessons and in the following required reading: S. Gramley and K. Pätzold: A Survey of Modern English. London: Routledge, 1992 pp. 1-7, 336-383.
Students are also required to attend four semesters of 'lettorato' courses. This is usually done by following two 'lettorati' in each semester of the academic year. The courses available in the 2017-2018 academic year are as follows:
Literary Translation into English (John Gilbert) is an annual course and attendance is required for two semesters. It focusses on an investigation of contrastive grammatical analysis, lexical choice, dictionary usage, questions of style, and the concepts of equivalence and cultural untranslatability. Assessment is by means of continuous assessment with weekly translations, tutorials and end-of-semester written tests.
Dramatic Adaptation (Elizabeth Sainsbury) is a course which can be followed for one semester (1st semester of academic year) or for two semesters. It requires individual research on a selection of texts, group discussion and analysis of the problems of an actual performance, re-writing and experimentation with different readings. Assessment is by means of attendance, continuous assessment through written work, preparation for final performance and final written test.
Cognitive Grammar - Conceptual Metaphor (Scott Staton) is a one-semester course held in the 1st semester of the academic year and introduces the meaning-based and usage-based approach of Cognitive Grammar, by examining the theoretical framework and exploring a central area of conceptualization. Assessment is by means of attendance and a final paper.
Cognitive Grammar - Prepositions (Scott Staton) is a one-semester course held in the 2nd semester which introduces the meaning-based and usage-based approach of Cognitive Grammar, by examining the theoretical framework and exploring a central area of conceptualization normally realized in the language in the word class of nouns. . Assessment is by means of attendance and a final paper.
Detailed course descriptions, timetables and materials are available on Moodle (Laboratorio di Lingua Inglese B013900 (B074) 2017-2018).