Achievement of b2 level in all skills. Development of:
A) knowledge and understanding of the main features of the foreign language;
B) comprehension of written texts on the basis of acquired knowledge.
C) ability to use translation tools;
D) improvement of autonomous learning skills.
A) knowledge and understanding of the main features of the foreign language;
B) comprehension of written texts on the basis of acquired knowledge.
C) ability to use translation tools;
D) improvement of autonomous learning skills.
Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT CLASSES: READING, WRITING, LISTENING AND SPEAKING ACTIVITIES AT B2 LEVEL
SEE SECTION ON BOOKS AND FURTHER READING
- R. CARTER ET AL. WORKING WITH TEXTS, ROUTLEDGE. UNIT ‘TEXT AND CONTEXT’ AND UNIT WORDS AND THINGS (selected pages to be announced at the beginning of the course)
- ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MONOLINGUAL DICTIONARIES (LATEST EDITION) (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):
- CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
- COLLINS COBUILD ADVANCED LEARNER’S ENGLISH DICTIONARY
- LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH
- MACMILLAN ENGLISH DICTIONARY FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS
- OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
LANGUAGE CLASSES
- "B2 ENGLISH FILE DIGITAL UPPER INTERMEDIATE" LATEST EDITION (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS)
Programme
LECTURES: WRITTEN TEXT ANALYSIS. DEFINITION OF WORD AND OF MEANING. DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION. COHESION, COHERENCE, CO-TEST, CONTEXT, TEXT-TYPES, ADVERTISEMENTS, ROLE OF ADDRESSEES. MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WRITTEN AND SPOKEN TEXTSLANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT CLASSES: READING, WRITING, LISTENING AND SPEAKING ACTIVITIES AT B2 LEVEL
SEE SECTION ON BOOKS AND FURTHER READING
Core Documentation
MODULE- R. CARTER ET AL. WORKING WITH TEXTS, ROUTLEDGE. UNIT ‘TEXT AND CONTEXT’ AND UNIT WORDS AND THINGS (selected pages to be announced at the beginning of the course)
- ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MONOLINGUAL DICTIONARIES (LATEST EDITION) (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):
- CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
- COLLINS COBUILD ADVANCED LEARNER’S ENGLISH DICTIONARY
- LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH
- MACMILLAN ENGLISH DICTIONARY FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS
- OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
LANGUAGE CLASSES
- "B2 ENGLISH FILE DIGITAL UPPER INTERMEDIATE" LATEST EDITION (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS)
Reference Bibliography
FURTHER ADVICE WILL BE GIVEN DURING CLASSESType of delivery of the course
LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES DURING BOTH THE FIRST AND THE SECOND SEMESTER LECTURES DURING BOTH THE FIRST AND THE SECOND SEMESTER in-course or end of term test STUDENTS MUST SIGN UP ONLINE (GOMP) FOR ALL EXAMS, INCLUDING LANGUAGE TESTS AND “PROVE INTERMEDIE”, AMONG WHICH THE “SPEAKING COMPONENT ” (IN MAY AND JANUARY). STUDENTS CAN FIRST TAKE THEIR LANGUAGE TESTS AND EXAMS IN THE SUMMER SESSION. LANGUAGE TEST RESULTS REMAIN VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AUTUMN AND WINTER SESSIONS.Attendance
STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO ATTEND CLASSES. THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND THEM ARE REQUESTED TO MEET THE COURSE TEACHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.Type of evaluation
WRITTEN LANGUAGE TESTS CONCERN READING AND WRITING SKILLS; ORAL LANGUAGE TESTS CONCERN LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS. LISTENING TESTS ARE ADMINISTERED IN THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY. END-OF-YEAR ORAL EXAM teacher profile teaching materials
WRITTEN TEXT ANALYSIS. DEFINITION OF WORD AND OF MEANING. DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION. COHESION, COHERENCE, CO-TEST, CONTEXT, TEXT-TYPES, ADVERTISEMENTS, ROLE OF ADDRESSEES.
LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT CLASSES: READING, WRITING, LISTENING AND SPEAKING ACTIVITIES AT B2 LEVEL
Teaching/learning activities include: lectures; language improvement classes; use of language laboratory
STUDENTS MUST PASS THEIR 1ST YR 1ST LANGUAGE EXAM BEFORE DOING THE SECOND YEAR EXAM. STUDENTS MUST PASS THEIR B2 LANGUAGE TESTS BEFORE DOING THIS EXAM. STUDENTS WILL BE AWARDED 12 ECTS ONLY ON COMPLETING ALL ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO ATTEND CLASSES. I THEY CAN’T, THEY ARE REQUESTED TO MEET THE COURSE TEACHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
- ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MONOLINGUAL DICTIONARIES (LATEST EDITION) (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):
- CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
- COLLINS COBUILD ADVANCED LEARNER’S ENGLISH DICTIONARY
- LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH
- MACMILLAN ENGLISH DICTIONARY FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS
- OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
- B2 LEVEL ACTIVITIES: "B2 ENGLISH FILE DIGITAL UPPER INTERMEDIATE" LATEST EDITION (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS)
Programme
MODULE:WRITTEN TEXT ANALYSIS. DEFINITION OF WORD AND OF MEANING. DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION. COHESION, COHERENCE, CO-TEST, CONTEXT, TEXT-TYPES, ADVERTISEMENTS, ROLE OF ADDRESSEES.
LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT CLASSES: READING, WRITING, LISTENING AND SPEAKING ACTIVITIES AT B2 LEVEL
Teaching/learning activities include: lectures; language improvement classes; use of language laboratory
STUDENTS MUST PASS THEIR 1ST YR 1ST LANGUAGE EXAM BEFORE DOING THE SECOND YEAR EXAM. STUDENTS MUST PASS THEIR B2 LANGUAGE TESTS BEFORE DOING THIS EXAM. STUDENTS WILL BE AWARDED 12 ECTS ONLY ON COMPLETING ALL ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO ATTEND CLASSES. I THEY CAN’T, THEY ARE REQUESTED TO MEET THE COURSE TEACHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
Core Documentation
- R. CARTER ET AL. "WORKING WITH TEXTS", ROUTLEDGE. UNIT ‘TEXT AND CONTEXT’ AND UNIT 'WORDS AND THINGS'- ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MONOLINGUAL DICTIONARIES (LATEST EDITION) (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):
- CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
- COLLINS COBUILD ADVANCED LEARNER’S ENGLISH DICTIONARY
- LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH
- MACMILLAN ENGLISH DICTIONARY FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS
- OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
- B2 LEVEL ACTIVITIES: "B2 ENGLISH FILE DIGITAL UPPER INTERMEDIATE" LATEST EDITION (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS)
Type of evaluation
LANGUAGE: Language level assessment test (spoken/written), listening in the language laboratory MODULE: mid-term test (written); module-end exam (oral) You will not be allowed to sit the exams (both language and module tests) if you have not officially registered for each test on the GOMP platform.