ENGLISH LANGUAGE III

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Versione italiana
Academic year
2016/2017
Teacher
GABRIELLA CATALINI
Credits
9
Didactic period
Annualità Singola
SSD
L-LIN/12

Training objectives

Aims: all four skills (reading writing, speaking e listening) are important and needed to pass the final exam: Council of Europe level CAE - C1

Prerequisites

You must pass English Language 2 exam

Course programme

Language learning methods, use of authentic listening and reading material, exam techniques, regular progress tests, grammar practice, conversation classes, translation from It to Eng, writing reviews and letters. Reading, translation and commentary of Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury

Didactic methods

Lessons 3 times a week.(+1 skills class)
Language learning methods, use of authentic listening and reading material, exam techniques, regular progress tests, grammar practice, conversation classes, translation from It to Eng, narrative composition, writing reviews, essays and letters. Reading, translation and commentary of Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury in preparation of the final oral exam for Lingua students.

Learning assessment procedures

From October to May monthly progress tests (English File Advanced)
Exam periods: June, July, September 2016, January 2017.
Exam: Written Exam without use of a dictionary. Oral after passing the written and listening test. A mock exam will be available at least one month before the official exam.
Exam layout: Written Exam (3,30 hours)
Part 1: Reading comprehension multiple choice
Part 2: Reading comprehension gap fill
Part 3: Cloze Test,multiple choice
Part 4: word formation
Part 5: Gap Fill - missing word.
Part 6: Sentence transformation.
Part 7: Guided Writing - formal letter (200 words)
Part 8: Writing a review, (250 words)
Listening Exam (45 minutes)
Oral exam (15 minutes).

Reference texts

TESTO PER FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI: English File Adv 3rd Ed: ECH + SB&WB C/C + EBK ISBN 9780194502184
Set book: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
ISBN-13: 978-0006546061 (paperback). Digital version available also for e-readers