TECHNICAL ENGLISH

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020/2021

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Disciplinary Sector:

English Language and Translation

Language:

English

Credits:

Programme Year:

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Minimum hours of attendance:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Have passed an B1 level exam

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TECHNICAL ENGLISH

ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCES

AF code:

A000991

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Grammatical test with multiple choice, active forms to transform into passive, plus reading comprehension of a text level B1+/B2 of specific agrarian or scientific English.Final exam lasts one hour.
Elaboration of new exam due to COVID 19 emergency

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

Provide the student with the grammatical and lexical knowledge in order to understand texts written in General English and some business texts at the B1+/B2 European level

Contents

Grammar: Present simple, Present continous, state and action verbs, Past simple , Past continous, Articles, Relative pronouns, Present Perfect, with For/since, Comparatives and superlatives, Expressions of quantity, Will, Might and may, First conditional, Must and have to, Verb patterns, Future intentions, used to , Passive form of all verb tenses, Present Perfect continous, Second conditional, zero and third conditional. Past perfect and question tags and too/enough particles. Reading comprehension of Agrarian English texts and the specific vocabulary taken from Intermediate level

Recommended Bibliography

Speak Out Intermediate level + 2nd edition , Pearson Editor
Collection of readings on agriculture .
Specific Language text; English for Agribusiness and Agriculture
Garnet Education editor.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Front lessons. Guided exercises and facsimile of the final exam.When language lab. available, various exercises via computer. Listening activities of Use of English and DVD sketches in English
Due to COVID 19 emergency the lesson have been moved to elarning on the eagri moodle site.

Contacts/More Information

1) Readiness to offer individual assistance also in English language to incoming students
2) Availability of supporting material and bibliographic references also in english language.
3) Readiness to accept examination of incoming students also in a foreign language (English)
Contact email pporcheddu@uniss.it

Other courses

Course year: 1

AGRICULTURAL PHYTOPATHOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY
6 credits
PLANT PATHOLOGY
6 credits
AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRIES
7 credits - Caratterizzante
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
ENERGY APPLIED TO RURAL SYSTEMS
6 credits - Caratterizzante
HERBACEOUS CROPS II
7 credits - Caratterizzante
MEDITERRANEAN TREE CROPS
6 credits - Caratterizzante
SOIL SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES OF LAND EVALUATION
7 credits - Caratterizzante
AGRONOMIC PRACTICES IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
4 credits - A scelta dello studente
BIODIVERSITY STUDIES BY APPLICATIONS OF GENOME ANALYSES
4 credits - A scelta dello studente
FLORICULTURE
3 credits - A scelta dello studente
HYDROGEOLOGY
4 credits - A scelta dello studente
OFFICINAL PLANTS: CULTIVATION AND FIRST PROCESSING
7 credits - A scelta dello studente
WEED MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE AGRO-ECOSYSTEM
3 credits - A scelta dello studente
OTHER ACTIVITIES
3 credits - Altro
TECHNICAL ENGLISH
5 credits - Altro

Course year: 2

STUDENT OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
14 credits - A scelta dello studente
FINAL TEST
25 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale

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