APPLIED SCIENTIFIC INGLISH

Course Sheet

Course code:

000204L

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2021/2022

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in SOCIAL RESEARCH, SECURITY POLICY AND CRIMINAL STUDIES

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

BALLANTYNE John

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

level A1 plus of English level is required

Objectives

The course aims to develop language competence to comprehend and produce text in English for Sociology according to the syllabus of the degree course in Social Research, Security Policies and Criminality
Therefore, the curriculum, based on the parameter of Common European Framework for Foreign Languages (Strasbourg 1998) will give the student the possibility to learn:
 Communicative competence - level B2 * –
 Micro-language of Sociology
 Economic and cultural aspects of the Angle - Saxon world through realia (authentic material) of the economic field necessary to practice:
 The four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing)

Contents

The present degree course in Social Research, Security Policies and Criminality prescribes 3 ETC and is organized into both frontal lecturers and practice.
B1 of the Common European Framework (CEFR) is the starting level required, being B1 plus /B2 the final level to gain.
Therefore the program is based on the review of. English language functions, grammar structures as well as to the introduction of the main lexical and structural elements of the English language for Sociology-
As a matter of fact, finally the students will an oral exam to check their fluency and accuracy in speaking English for Sociology

Extended Syllabus

The course aims to provide participants with the basic knowledge necessary for the analysis of a realia in English for Sociology
The whole English language structures and functions will be reviewed. Therefore all the 38 units of the grammar course book - S. Perez, M. Solly, Communicative Grammar and Practice, Il Capitello,- will be explained and practiced.

In order to code a text the learner have to decode many of them, so the course will give the students all the necessary tools to do that, such as how to have a factual text analysis on report with economic topics
To satisfy that aim the students are given the following materials:
file 1 Destinations: Writing for academic Success – from page 2 to page 34 from page 212 to page 219

As regards English for special purposes, students are required to learn business English through specific and authentic readings of the subject with activities on prefixes and suffixes, phrasal verbs, compound nouns, acronyms, as well as through grammar, spelling and pronunciation differences between British English and American English.
Particular attention will be given to the use of the passive form, the abolition of the relative clause in favour of the sentence construction on the left of the key word, typical of technical and scientific English.

The source of the sociological texts are realia. The same passages, with proper activities are introduced through the following course book : Doretta Ardu ,‎ Raffaella Beolè, Life reflections. English for human science, edizione Edisco
A number of texts based on sociological contents – choose during the course – will be given through slides and photocopies..

In sum the programme will be based on:
Fasten Reading comprehension, Factual text analysis and translation
Discussion On realia of sociological content
For attender students only:
Doretta Ardu ,‎ Raffaella Beolè, Life reflections. English for human science, edizione Edisco all the passages included in the following modules
MODULE 1 unit 1 – all the passages and unit 2 – all the passages ; MODULE 4 unit 1 – all the passages - and Unit 2– all the passages.
Further materials will be included in
File 1: Destinations: Writing for Academic Success
Topics on English as a global/common language will also be dealt at the course through the essay of Professor Crystal :in
file 4 D Crystal, English as a Global Language – 1st and 2nd prefaces + 1st chapter

Not attender students, choose between
Crockett J. E., English for students of Sociology, Liguori, Napoli da pag.1 a pag 36; da pag 39 a pag
or
Doretta Ardu ,‎ Raffaella Beolè, Life reflections. English for human science, edizione all the passages included in MODULE 1 unit 1 – all the passages and unit 2 – all the passages; MODULE 4 unit 1 – all the passages and Unit 2– all the passages
Course structure
The course will be organized into face to face lecturers and practice
The course programme will be divided into two modules as follows:
MODULE 1 – 1 ECT (European University Credit) deals with:
 Language structure
 Language functions
 Vocabulary
MODULE 2 - 2 ECT – deals with :
 Decode/comprehend realia of Sociology
 Practice a Factual Text Analysis
 Write a summary and/or a short report
Presentation using micro language of Sociology

Recommended Bibliography

For attender students only:
Doretta Ardu ,‎ Raffaella Beolè, Life reflections. English for human science, edizione Edisco
Further materials will be found in:
MODULE 1 unit 1 – all the passages -and unit 2 – all the passages MODULE 4 unit 1 – all the passages - and Unit 2 all the passages.
File 1: Destinations: Writing for Academic Success
For no attender students:
Crockett J. E., English for students of Sociology, Liguori, Napoli da pag.1 a pag 36; da pag 39 a pag 75
Or:
Doretta Ardu ,‎ Raffaella Beolè, Life reflections. English for human science, edizione Edisco
MODULE 1 unit 1 – all the passages -and unit 2 – all the passages ; MODULE 4 unit 1 – all the passages - and Unit 2 all the passages ;
For grammar review :
S. Perez, M. Solly, Communicative Grammar and Practice, Il Capitello.

Teaching Methods

The course will be organized into face to face lecturers and practice
The course programme will be divided into two modules as follows:

MODULE 1 – 1 ECT (European University Credit) deals with:
 Language structure
 Language functions
 Vocabulary

MODULE 2 - 2 ECT – deals with :
 Decode/comprehend realia of Sociology
 Practice a Factual Text Analysis
 Write a summary and/or a short report
Presentation using micro language of Sociology

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The evaluation is based on:
 An oral exam to check:
The student ability to speak in fluent and accurate English about all the topics about Sociology dealt during the course
Ongoing evaluations for attender students only will be given during or at the end of the course

Contacts/More Information

Attendance is highly recommanded

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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