Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic discipline
L-LIN/12 (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Course
WORLD POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
2nd semester (28/02/2022 - 31/05/2022)
Lesson hours
20 lesson hours
Prerequisites
While there are no mandatory prerequisites, a B2 level (CEFR) competence in English would maximize the learning experience.
Learning outcomes
The course aims at providing students with the methodological knowledge that is necessary to write academic texts in English.
At the end of the course, students will be able to: comprehend C1-level oral and written academic English texts; analyze and produce expository and argumentative texts by using pragmalinguistic functions appropriately.
Course contents
The focus of the course is on the fundamental principles of essay writing as follows: 1) Introduction to writing expository and argumentative academic texts in English.
2) Basic text units (phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs); connecting text units
correctly and effectively: Punctuation (part I).
3) Connecting text units correctly and effectively: Punctuation (part II), linking words.
4) Lexis and spelling conventions; how to use a dictionary effectively.
5) Academic genres: Reports, essays, research papers and dissertations.
6) The writing process: Planning and research. Writing an outline in English.
7) Classroom practice: Turning an outline into a cohesive and coherent essay.
8) Classroom practice: Problem solving in writing.
9) The writing process: Drafting, revising and proofreading.
10) Classroom practice: Finalising the essay.
Teaching methods
The course is taught through frontal lectures, in which the active participation of the students is strongly encouraged. PowerPoint presentations will be used to both introduce and provide examples of the theories taught during the course.
Reccomended or required readings
1) Course materials are available online on the KIRO page of the course.
2) Grammar revision: Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, (with Answers). A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students, Cambridge University Press. For more advanced students: Martin Hewings, Advanced Grammar in Use, Edition with Answers, Cambridge University Press.
3) Seely, John, The Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking, Oxford University Press, latest edition (pp. 55‐83 and 159‐291) (two copies are available at the library of the Department of Political and Social Sciences).
4) Suggested dictionaries:
‐Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Oxford University Press;
‐Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary, Collins;
‐Longman English Language Dictionary.
Assessment methods
The exam consists in a written test during which students will write an essay (2 hours; only monolingual dictionaries will be allowed). The essay title will be provided by the lecturer. For examples of possible essay titles, please check out TOEFL preparation materials by googling "Sample TOEFL academic essay titles."
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