B2474 - LINGUA CON ESERCITAZIONI PRATICHE SCRITTE E ORALI (SECONDA LINGUA INGLESE) II

Learning outcomes

- Understanding the communicative purpose and the discourse relations of different types of texts, analysing the internal features and the external structure. 

- Developing writing strategies to produce essays, formal letters/emails, reports and reviews. 

Course contents

PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT TYPES OF WRITING

• Genres and text types
• Communicative purpose
• Content knowledge and context knowlegde
• Coherence and cohesion
• Context and co-text
• Theme and rheme
• Text analysis based on discourse relations: e.g. problem-solution; claim-counterclaim; cause-effect; sequence.

PART TWO: WRITING STRATEGIES FOR C1 ADVANCED TASKS

• Essay
• Formal letter/email (e.g. letter of complaint, application letter etc.)
• Review
• Report

Readings/Bibliography

Selected parts of:

C. Latham -Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Kate Chomacki. English File GOLD 4th Ed with Digital Pack (Hub Pack) Adv+ (C1+), Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780194436076

Luis Porras Wadley. Writing for C1- the Ultimate CAE writing Guide for C1 Cambridge. KSE Academy. ISBN 9798849013053

- Additional material online

Assessment methods

Production of written text taken from one on the text types included in the course programme. 

Your writing is assessed in terms of Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language. 

Marks: 

30-30L Excellent level. All content is relevant to the task. The candidate uses the conventions of the communicative task to communicate complex ideas in an effective way. The text is well organised, coherent, includes a variety of cohesive devices and organisational patterns with flexibility. The candidate uses a range of vocabulary, including less common lexis, effectively and precisely.  Errors, if present, are related to less common words and structures, or occur as slips.

27-29: Above average level. The content is relevant with only minor irrelevances and/or ommisions. The text is mostly coherent and cohesive. The candidate makes only minor errors, and shows a solid command of the required skills and competences.

24–26: Generally sound level. The candidate displays a number of shortcomings, indicating a reasonable command of the required skills and competences.

21-23: Adequate level. The candidate displays significant shortcomings and only an adequate command of the required skills and competences.

18–20: Minim. level. The candidate only meets the minimum level required and shows a minimal command of the required skills and competences.

< 18 Fail: The content is totally irrelevant. The candidate does not meet the required standard and shows a wholly inadequate command of the required skills and competences.

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