LINGUA INGLESE ED ESERCITAZIONI DI LINGUA INGLESE (I ANNO)/1
Entry requirements
The required entry level for the First Year of Mediation is B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.
If their linguistic abilities are insufficient (i.e., below B1), students will follow guided independent learning sessions in the language laboratory until the required level is reached.
Teaching objectives and expected learning outcomes
The course aims to provide theoretical knowledge and applied skills appropriate to Upper-Intermediate level English (level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference). These skills will be taught in a wide- ranging context with particular attention to the acquisition of communication skills appropriate to professional life.
Course contents and programme
The course will be devoted to the analysis of the morphology, syntax, and vocabulary of Upper Intermediate English (level B2). Particular attention will be given to Business English and the development of oral and written production and comprehension skills. The course will examine the relationship between linguistic structures and the socio-cultural conventions of contemporary English and the specific vocabulary required for the role of linguistic-cultural mediator.
Practical lessons and guided independent study in the language laboratory are essential elements of the course. In accordance with the agreement between Insubria University and Cambridge ESOL (official certifying body and signatory of agreements with the Ministry for Instruction, University and Research) exam sessions will be organised within the University for students wishing to sit for Cambridge certificates.
Texts and teaching materials
Compulsory reading
P. Dummett, H. Stephenson and L. Lansford, Keynote Upper Intermediate Student’s Book with DVD-ROM, National Geographic Learning, 2016, ISBN 9781305399136
Optional reading list
Keynote Upper Intermediate Workbook + WB Audio CD, ISBN 9781305578333
Dictionaries
Cambridge Essential English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press
Longman Dizionario Compatto, Pearson Longman
Picchi – Hoepli dictionaries
Grammar
R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use Fourth edition with Answers, (Intermediate to Upper Intermediate), Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-18939-2.