ENGLISH LANGUAGE I (PASS/FAIL)
LINGUA INGLESE I (IDONEITÀ)
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2017/2018 | 6 |
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Vivienne Margaret Prescott |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to provide students with general competence in English language skills with specific competence regarding business English. Particular emphasis is given to text comprehension and communicative interaction with reference to the Common European Framework level B1.
Program
The course programme will cover the main aspects of the English language as a communicative tool to be used within the field of business English. The course includes all the main grammatical structures of English and lexis of business English. The programme is designed to study and practice all the language skills: reading and listening comprehension, and written and oral production.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and understanding: the student will learn the most important lexis and terminology in the field of business English and the most frequently used idiomatic expressions. The student will acquire skills regarding the written and spoken language, particularly in dealing with business topics. (Micro-language reading and listening comprehension skills). The reference criteria is linguistic level B1 of the Common European Framework.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Extra didactic attivities and seminars will be held in the linguistic laboratory of the School of Economics by Dott.ssa Catherine Farwell.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures
- Attendance
- Course books
- N. Whitby, Business Benchmark Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate Student's Book BEC Preliminary Edition, Cambridge: CUP, 2008
- N. Whitby, Business Benchmark Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate Personal Study Book BEC, Cambridge: CUP, 2008 (optional extra practice)
- R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Third Edition, Cambridge (to use as self-access study)
- J.Taylor - E. Zazzeroni, MAILING, An introduction to Internet business writing, Ed. Montefeltro, 2012 (to use as self access study)
- Assessment
The students must pass both a written and an oral exam. The written paper includes reading and listening comprehension and a writing exercise 100- 150 words (business letter, email etc.). Students must pass the written exam, (valid for one year), before doing the oral exam. It is possible for students to take both written and oral exams in one session.
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Course books
The same as for attending students
- Assessment
The same as for attending students
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Notes
BEC/International certification
Students with Cambridge Business English Certificate-Vantage B2 or equivalent officially recognised certification are kindly requested to contact the course teacher.
The course will be taught entirely in English.
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