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Grammatical structures with a view on contrastive aspects (Italian vs. English).

Lexical expansion (general vocabulary and specialised terminology).

Tense consolidation.

The expression of modality in English.

Writing paragraphs and longer texts: practising cohesion.

Describing events and circumstances: textual consistency.

Summarising, paraphrasing, and reformulating skills.

COMPULSORY TEXTS (all the students)

1. M. Vince, Language Practice New Edition C1 Student's Book Pack with Macmillan Practice Online and Answer Key. ISBN 9780230463813. (per il 2° e 3° anno)
2. Siew Hean Read, 2018, Writing Skills for International Students, Bloomsbury Academic-MacMillan. (per il 2° e 3° anno)
3. Stella Cragie, Ian Higgins, Sándor Hervey, Patrizia Gambarotta, 2016 (2nd), Thinking Italian Translation. A course in translation method: Italian to English, Routledge

Further materials on translation and essay writing will be provided to students during the year, and uploaded to the webpage DIR (Didattica in Rete).

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS (the same texts listed above for ‘all the students’)

ALL THE STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE COMPULSORY TEXTS (see above). Practical Classes will start in October 2026 and will end in June 2027.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRACTICAL CLASSES III YEAR Written exam (2 hrs)

Your practical classes final mark is the average of all your grades in the different sections of the written exam. 3rd-year students have to pass their translation activity and the essay writing (min. 18/30 for each of them). See below: assessment methods.

Oral interaction skills, language competence, and fluency (discourse structure, pronunciation, lexis, morphosyntax, and linguistic appropriateness) will be assessed by professor E. Lonati when students sit the English Linguistics B exam.

SYLLABUS VALID UNTIL: Winter Exam Session 2028 (January-February)

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities

Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

WRITTEN EXAM (2 hrs):

1. TRANSLATION (200-250 words, 45 minutes). This includes the translation of a medium-length text from Italian into English. Monolingual English-English dictionary allowed.
2. DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY WRITING (450-500 words, 75 minutes). Describe, expose, explain, exemplify in order to assess grammar, lexis, spelling, punctuation, textual cohesion and coherence, logical structure, and clarity/perspicuity. Monolingual English-English dictionary allowed.
   
   With reference to the 'Intended learning objectives' (see below), the following grades correspond to different skills:
   
   TRANSLATION + ESSAY WRITING:
   18-22/30: minimal knowledge of vocabulary and morpho-syntax, poor command of expression;
   23-25/30: a largely mechanical knowledge and use of the language;
   26-28/30: a substantially accurate written piece, with minor imperfections (content and language);
   29-30 lode: excellent rhetorical-linguistic skills, advanced use of the language.
   Honours will be awarded based on the accuracy, depth, and capacity for critical elaboration of the responses.
   
   

Oral interaction skills, language competence, and fluency (discourse structure, pronunciation, lexis, morphosyntax, and linguistic appropriateness) will be assessed by professor E. Lonati when students sit the English Linguistics B exam.

English Language Practical Classes 3 are based on the textbooks listed above, and on further materials uploaded to DIR (Didattica in Rete).

Grammatical structures with a view on contrastive aspects (Italian vs. English): simple and complex sentences, relative clauses (full and reduced) in structuring a written text.

Lexical expansion (general vocabulary and specialised terminology): combining noun words and adjectives to denote and connote.

Tense consolidation: combining verbs and adverbs.

The expression of modality in English: modal verbs and adverbs of manner.

Writing paragraphs and longer texts: practising cohesion beyond sentence level.

Describing events and circumstances: textual consistency.

Summarising, paraphrasing, and reformulating skills: language competence (grammar, lexis, and morpho-sytax).

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Students will be able to read and understand complex texts of contemporary English at an advanced level, both of general contents, and/or of academic/disciplinary contents.

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

They will also be able to translate texts and write essays of medium length and complexity on general/disciplinary topics, and to have a conversation in the same general/disciplinary fields. Linguistic knowledge and language understanding will be used at a practical level, and applied to the many disciplinary research and professional contexts.