70769 - English Language (Advanced Course)

Course contents

Grammar content (all points specified for level B2+)

• Tenses: present/past/ future (active and passive form)

• Modal verbs

• Conditional tenses

• Ralative clauses

• Articles and quantifiers

• Phrasal verbs

• Reported speech

• Morphology: Idiomatic expressions ; Adverbs, adjectives and prepositions

Lexical contents: the text are about spesific fields of study such as: archaeology, art, preservation of cultural heritage, museograpghy, library science, legislation of Cultural Heritage. (Overall general linguistic ability – Level B2+ CEFR LEVELS )

Listening/Speaking: CAN follow or give a talk on a familiar B2 topic or keep up a conversation on a fairly wide range of topics.In particular Technical Vocabulary through specific reading given by the teachers (see bibliography)

Reading: CAN scan texts for relevant information, and understand detailed instructions or advice.

Writing: CAN take notes while someone is talking or write a letter including non- standard requests.

Readings/Bibliography

Kuehn, Hermann, Conservation and restoration of works of art and antiquities, Vol. 1

Swartzburg, Susan G., Swartzburg, Susan G., Preserving library materials. A manual

Amoroso, Giovanni G. (Giovanni Giuseppe); Fassina, Vasco, Stone decay and conservation: atmospheric pollution, cleaning, consolidation and protection

Harvey, John, Conservation of buildings

John Ashurst,Francis G. Dimes, Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone

Riegl, Alois , "The modern cult of monuments: its character and its origin"

Farneti, Manuela, Glossario tecnico-storico del mosaico. Con una breve storia del mosaico. Ediz. italiana e inglese

Painting Conservation Glossary of Terms, a cura di SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE

Ulteriori articoli, report o altro materiale utile verrà consegnato dal docente durante le lezioni.

Michael Vince, English Grammar In Context Advanced, Macmillan, 2014

Iandelli, Zizzo, Humphries, Smith, Smart Grammar, Eli 2016.

Thomson, Martinet, A Practical English Grammar (with keys) + Workbook 1 e 2, Oxford University Press.

Teaching methods

Blended Teaching : lectures and e-learning

Assessment methods

Level B2+ Written/Oral Text; knowledge of glossary

Teaching tools

Different texts, articles and excerpts from academic books will be given by the teacher; other learning material is available on the university e-learning platform

Office hours

See the website of Laura Rizzà