2020/2021

2020/2021

DM270

L-LIN/12 (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION)

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

COMMUNICATION, INNOVATION, MULTIMEDIA

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

(28/09/2020 - 11/12/2020)

9

54 lesson hours

English

WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST

MC INTIRE AMY MARIE - 9 ECTS

A solid knowledge of English language is recommended so as to optimise the classroom experience.

The objective of this course is to prepare students for effective and strategic Communications activities in an international context.

The course is divided into two modules:

Module I provides an introduction to the key principles of Communications, as well as an investigation into the linguistic, cultural and intercultural features of the English language.
Moreover, students will also attend Dr. Elphinstone's Language classes, in order to prepare for the online test. His classes are focused on reinforcing English Grammar (B2-C1).

Classroom activities will include the analysis of a variety of communication examples including advertisements, videos, speeches, presentations, and various forms of written text.

Module I-II (professor)

Goddard, Angela. The Language of Advertising. London: Routledge, 1998.
Goodman, Sharon. Redesigning English. London: Open University, 1996. (Chapters 2-5)
McCarthy, M & O'Dell, F. English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Redman, Stuart. English Vocabulary in Use (Pre-intermediate&Intermediate). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.


Recommended reading:

Piller, Ingrid. Intercultural Communication. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011.
McCabe, Anne. Linguistics and Language Studies. Sheffield: Equinox Publishing, 2017.

*Additional materials will be provided during the course and will be part of the exam program.


Module I-II (CEL)

Soars, L. and J., New Headway Intermediate. Fourth Edition, Oxford, Oxford University Press.

McCourt, J., English for Communication Science, Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina, Venezia, 2003

Students will be assessed through a 2-part oral examination. Students will present a Power Point Presentation based on a topic of their choosing (a deepening of a topic covered in class, or using the principles in class to analyse examples of Communications), as well as be tested on their understanding of the topics covered during the course.
In addition, students will be required to prepare and present a short dissertation based on one of the topics covered by Dr. Elphinstone. The final mark will be the average of the marks received in the written online test and in the oral examinations.