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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Students should possess A2 (“Waystage”) competences in English
Objectives
Contents The BA English Language Lab follows a communicative approach in order to help students consolidate and improve their language skills. Classes consists of interactive reading, listening, and speaking activities. Classes will also focus on pronunciation, vocabulary development, and the consolidation of language functions consistently with the B1 level (“Threshold”) 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, pronunciation) of spoken English and the main conventions of written English. The reading, listening, and speaking activities aim to train the students’ language skills in English consistently the B1 descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Recommended Bibliography Sheila Dignen and Lindsay Warwick, Formula for Exam Success B1 Preliminary, Coursebook with Key, Harlow, Pearson, 2021, ISBN 978-1-292-39133-5
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
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The exam includes a Reading comprehension activity and a Use of English activity based on the Cambridge Preliminary (B1) multiple-choice tasks, and speaking activities connected with the language tasks (e.g., introducing oneself, giving one’s opinion) and the topics discussed in class (grammar, vocabulary). Students who demonstrate possessing the required language skills will receive a ‘pass mark’
All exam sessions are available to both attending and non-attending students
Contacts/More Information Students may take both the LABORATORIO DI LINGUA INGLESE and the IDONEITÀ DI LINGUA INGLESE as part of their undergraduate programme. Students are invited to check the syllabus of both exams as they have different aims and programmes
Course website on FAD: https://fad.unich.it/user/index.php?id=1283