- Docente: Lucio De Capitani
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-LIN/12
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Anthropology, Religions, Oriental Civilizations (cod. 8493)
Learning outcomes
Students should achieve an intermediate/upper-intermediate level of English.
Course contents
The course focuses on the skills required for B1-C1 levels, with further work on speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, in addition to enhancing the students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary (both general and specific to their studies). Students will mostly work on various authentic multimodal materials (newspaper articles, essays, movies and videos, extracts from novels and plays) provided in class.
Students are encouraged to attend the extra language classes by Prof. Henry Monaco to prepare for the exam. Please consult the following page: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/henry.monaco/news/606a8588
Readings/Bibliography
Grammar: R. Carter, M. McCarthy, English Grammar Today. An A-Z of Spoken and Written Grammar, Cambridge University Press, 2011. This text is recommended but it is not mandatory. Students are instead asked to buy the WORKBOOK for use during the lessons and as a tool that may be used to study for the written examination.
Any other materials used for the course will be provided during lessons.
Teaching methods
Discussion and reading in the classroom. Videos and films will be watched and then discussed. Reading, grammar and vocabulary exercises will be carried out and corrected in the classroom.
Assessment methods
Students will undergo both a written and an oral test at the end of the course. The written test (90 minutes) will consist of a word formation exercise (10 questions), a multiple choice cloze (5 questions), a reading comprehension (multiple choice, 5 questions; true/false, 5 questions) and a short essay writing exercise. The oral exam involves a 10/15 minutes conversation on a topic previously discussed in class. A list of suggested materials for the oral exam (articles and videos)will be provided for non-attending students on the professor’s website (see “teaching > teaching materials”) by the end of the course. Oral exams are held in a number of possible dates afteer the written exam; students will be informed of the possible dates on the day of written exam, but the dates are also announced in advance on the "news" section of the professor's webpage.
Teaching tools
Teaching tools include the grammar book (see texts section), powerpoint presentations, videos, films, newspaper and magazine articles, essays, novels, short stories.
Office hours
See the website of Lucio De Capitani