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ENGLISH LANGUAGE III - MOD. I

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Disciplinary Sector:

English Language and Translation

Is part of:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE III

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Students' oral and written skills should at least be at the B2 level of the CEFR

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE III - MOD. I

LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL COMMUNICATION

AF code:

40Y11577

Teaching period

Single Annual Cycle

Objectives

Depending on the specific curriculum, the course may have 6 or 12 credits. The 6-credit course is limited to the language module, while the 12-credit course is divided into two parts:
1. a linguistics module (30 hours of face-to-face lectures in the second term), in which students will be introduced to the study of newspaper language in the English-speaking world;
2. a language module (75 hours of face-to-face language lessons in the first and second term), in which students will develop their oral and written language skills in general English at the B2+ level of the CEFR.

Contents

Linguistic module: the course will cover the following concepts_News values, Design features, Categories of newspaper, Characteristics of newspaper language (esp. the tabloids), Wordplay in headlines, Authorship and attribution, Story design, Metaphor etc.
Language lessons will develop students' oral and written communicative skills and grammatical and lexical knowledge at the B2+ level of the CEFR. Topics, grammar and vocabulary dealt with in class are those specified in the textbook.

Recommended Bibliography

Linguistics:
Busà, Maria Grazia (2014) Introducing the Language of the News. A Students Guide. Abingdon, Routledge. (pp. 1-154).
Language lessons:
Libro di testo usato nelle esercitazioni linguistiche: O'Dell, Felicity and Annie Broadhead. "Cambridge English: Objective Advanced". Student's Book without answers. Fourth Ed. CUP.
O'Dell, Felicity and Annie Broadhead. "Cambridge English: Objective Advanced". Workbook with answers. Fourth Ed. CUP.
(tot. pp. 1-160)
The following is a grammar book that students may want to use to develop specific grammatical points:
Foley, M. and D. Hall (2003) Longman Advanced Learners Grammar. Harlow: Pearson.
A monolingual dictionary is recommended to improve students lexical knowledge.

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