ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Expected learning outcomes are the following: students will develop lexical, morphological and syntactic language skills aimed to understand and interpret scientific texts and articles in their specific subject area.
 

The course takes up 28 teaching hours based on practice and interaction. The language will be studied in authentic contexts, in order to make the learners familiarize with the vocabulary in their specific field. Individual and group activities will be designed to improve the students' abilities and to learn the language in a meaningful context.
NB. Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.
 

A2-B1 level  (Intermediate English) is recommended.

Course Structure
The course is divided into 28 hours of lectures, including practical exercises and interaction.The course aims to achieve the linguistic and communicative skills corresponding to the B1.1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, with reference to intermediate listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. 

Students are expected to acquire linguistic knowledge aiming at improving their use of grammatical and syntactic-textual content in different contexts. The synthetic objectives of the course are: 1. Acquisition of knowledge and understanding; 2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding; 3.Communication skills. 

Textbook Information

Books in use:

1)      Any grammar book referring to B1-B1+ of the Common European Framework of reference for languages. 
2) Specific chapters from  Scientific books:

The final exam will include a written and an oral part (in English).