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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Estimated entry level of English: B1
Objectives Contents The MA English Language Workshop follows a communicative approach to train the students’ English language skills. To this end, the Workshop consists of interactive reading, listening, speaking, and writing activities. Classes will also focus on pronunciation, on vocabulary development, and on the consolidation of language structures and functions consistently with the B2 level (“Vantage”) descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Extended Syllabus The syllabus includes activities aimed at revising/consolidating the main language structures (grammar, vocabulary, syntax, with a focus on pronunciation) of spoken English and the conventions of written English. The reading, listening, speaking and writing activities aim to broaden the students’ vocabulary according to the B2 level of the European framework of reference for languages.
Course Structure:
Recommended Bibliography ATTENDING STUDENTS (B1):
For the SPEAKING section - MA STUDENTS in PMW:
NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS (already B2):
Teaching Methods Interactive, communicative, task-centred lessons integrated by instructor-led activities when needed. Classes will be taught using traditional and multimedia (AV) materials, as well as authentic texts. Interactive and constant participation is fundamental. To this end, students are required to come to class with their coursebook and learning material.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The final exam consists of a written and an oral test assessed with a pass mark (pass / fail). The written test consists of a Listening comprehension activity and a Reading comprehension activity based on the Cambridge First (B2) multiple-choices tasks. The oral exam consists of speaking activities connected with the language tasks and topics discussed in class. All exam sessions are available to both attending and non-attending students.
Contacts/More Information During the first class of the MA English Language Workshop students will take a test to assess their entry level of English. All students whose graduate programme includes credits in English (“Laboratorio di Lingua inglese II”) are expected to take the entrance test. Students who already possess B2 competences (or higher) in English may opt for self-study activities (without attending classes) under Dr. Canani’s supervision. Constant attendance and class interaction are strongly recommended for students who possess B1 (or lower) competences in English.
MA STUDENTS IN PMW will only attend the first 18 hours of the course; for the speaking exam, they will prepare 4 reading texts (one per unit) from G. Ludbrook's book.
