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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Type of Course:
Language/Final Examination
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Objectives
Contents Lectures consist of macro-modules, aimed at the enhancement of all language skills, such as reading, text comprehension, listening, writing and speaking.
Starting from the basic phonetic and grammatical structures of the English language, the programme is cuncurrently developed by topics and linguistic structures, in order to enable students to acquire the most complete set of specialised skills.
Extended Syllabus The course consists of macro-modules, each aimed at developing a specific language skill (writing, speaking, listening, text comprehension, translation from English). Alongside the acquisition of notions pertaining to grammar, topics belonging to different subjects are also considered (art, architecture, prominent figures and relevant architectural works, issues about environmental sustainability connected to architectural perspectives).
Recommended Bibliography - Ch. Cawthra, English for Architecture, Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina, 2004 (Units: 1,3,10,12, Appendix 1 Glossary);
- L. Clegg, G. Orlandi, Art Today - English for Visual and Multimedia Arts, Roma, Clitt, 2018 (chpts 1, 3,4, 6,7, 8, 9)
Recommended grammar books and dictionaries:
- V. Giacalone, A. Baldi Ciarletta, Grammatica Inglese, Bologna, Zanichelli, 1992;
- Oxford Grammar 360°, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2019;
- Oxford Dictionary of English;
- The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture
Further material will be provided during the course.
Teaching Methods Taught class and practice. Cooperative learning, debate, flipped classroom.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Oral exam on the course contents.
Final assessment on educational skills achieved.
Contacts/More Information Non-attending students are invited to contact the teacher before their scheduled exam.