Lessons begin on Tuesday,9th October.
Magistrale 1 EAAS /SLLT Lettorato
a.a.
2018/19
PROGRAMME
This course aims to
extend students’ speaking and writing abilities. All students are expected to
participate actively. The course will cover a number of writing skills
including, summary writing and essay writing, incorporating elements of
academic writing. Public speaking skills include presentations and speech
making. Students are expected to reach a C1+ level in speaking and writing by
the end of the year
Students must complete an assignment in order to take end of
semester ‘esoneri’. Additionally, 75% of lessons must be attended. 6 & 12
credit students take the same exam.
Students are expected to do a considerable amount of work as preparation for lessons. Every two-hour
lesson requires at least two hours of preparation as private study. Students requesting to change alphabet division need to send an
explanatory e-mail to the teacher of their group copying it to the teacher of
the proposed group explaining the valid motive behind their request. This must
be done during the first two full weeks of lessons.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR
SELF-STUDY PURPOSES
Vince, M , Advanced Language Practice with Key. Macmillan
Education, 4th edition , 2014
Swan, M
Practical English Usage. OUP,
3rd edition, 2005.
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 9th
edition, OUP
Thorne, S, Mastering Advanced English
Language, Palgrave Macmillan
Further
information regarding course material will be given by lettori at the start of
the course.
GROUP DIVISIONS
Group A
Nicholas Toll surnames A-E
Monday 11-13
room 102 / Wednesday 15-17 room 109
Group B
Maria Hillan surnames F-O
Tuesday 13,00 - 15,00 Room 105, Semester 1,
Room 110 Semester 2 / Friday - 13,00
-15,00 Room 201
Group C
Margaret Horrigan surnames P-Z
Monday 11.00-13.00, Room 109
Wednesday 17.00-19.00, Room 106
Non-frequentante exam
Part 1 reading
comprehension with exercises including paraphrasing and summarising.
Part 2 a 400 word
formal essay incorporating elements of academic writing such as in-text and
reference citation based on the general theme of the text. A monolingual
dictionary may be used in this part of the exam.
Oral
The oral exam is done
in pairs. Students are given 10 minutes to read an unseen text before being
asked to summarise the salient points of their article. A freer discussion of
some of the points raised ensues during which both students are expected to
contribute equally. The final grade is a straight average of the marks given for the written
and oral sections.
CONTACT
INFO
Maria
Hillan maria.hillan@uniroma1.it
Nicholas Toll nicholas.toll@uniroma1.it
E-LEARNING
Maria Hillan: hillansapienzablogspot.com
Nicholas Toll: http://www.lettere.uniroma1.it/users/nicholas-toll
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