20704021 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The course is aimed at providing students with an introduction to the linguistic and grammatical aspects of the English language, particularly its morphological, syntactic, semantic and lexical properties. At the end of the course, students will be able to recognise and use correctly the skills and language structures corresponding to the intermediate/upper-intermediate level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course will focus on theorical and practical morphology, phonetics, syntaxis and semantics of the English language. Verb Tenses and Forms, Modal Verbs, Conditionals and Relatives; Reading, Speaking, Listening, Writing, Vocabulary proficiency; excercises and interactive activities, Language Analysis, Texts and realia analysis. At the end of the course the student will be able to correctly identify and use the main linguistic and grammatical features of the English language on an intermediate / upper-intermediate level.

Core Documentation


C. Oxenden, C. Latham-Koenig, English File Intermediate Student’s Book, Fourth Edition, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
C. Clarke et al., Views in the News: a Textbook, LED Edizioni Universitarie.
Optional: R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use , Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Additional texts provided by the teacher during classes.



Reference Bibliography

C. Oxenden, C. Latham-Koenig, English File Intermediate Student’s Book, Fourth Edition, Oxford, Oxford University Press. C. Clarke et al., Views in the News: a Textbook, LED Edizioni Universitarie. R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use , Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

Type of delivery of the course

Classroom-taught lesson with interactive activities.

Attendance

Attendance: optional but recommended.

Type of evaluation

Type of Assessment: Written examination on the topics addressed during classes.