Mariangela Picciuolo

Extraordinary Exam Session for English 1 (12 CFU) for students with pending exams enrolled in the a.y. 2024/2025 and previous years - UPDATED as for Sept. 19th, 2025

An extraordinary exam session for English 1 (12 CFU) has been scheduled on October 3, 2025:

• 09:00 – Written exam on paper (30 multiple-choice questions, duration ~50 minutes).
  ⚠️ No electronic devices are allowed.

• 11:00 – Oral exam:

  • for students who pass the written test on the same day;

  • for students who only need to take the oral, having already passed the written test previously.

This session is open to students with pending exams enrolled in the a.y. 2024/2025 and previous years.

👉 Full details on syllabus, assessment methods and rubrics can be found here:
English 1 – syllabus (Prof. Monaco) https://www.unibo.it/it/studiare/insegnamenti-competenze-trasversali-moocs/insegnamenti/insegnamento/2024/367534

Oral exam:

• The oral exam consists of reading and translating passages from the exam texts, analysis, contextualisation, and discussion of the main themes in the two core texts, which must be read in full:

  • Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (1999)

  • The Speckled People by Hugo Hamilton (2003)

• Students may replace ONE of the two core texts with ONE of the alternative texts listed in the syllabus.

⚠️ Important: if you intend to replace one of the core texts, you must notify the lecturer by email at least 7 days before the oral exam date.

Notes, summaries, and annotations are allowed.

The written exam grade will be averaged with the oral exam grade.

Published on: September 19 2025