The course proposes to provide students with lexical, syntactic, phonological and prosodic skills useful for dictations, understanding, translating, reading and discussing an authentic text on psychology in English.

i.  Morphology and syntax of a sentence - 4 lessons (4 hours)

ii.  Lexicon specific for psychology - 4 lessons (4 hours)

iii.  Text analysis - 8 lessons (8 hours)

iv.            Translation - 8 lessons (16 hours)

v.  Discussions on psychology - 8 lessons (16 hours) 

    In relation to the English language the student must prove to have acquired:

-  The basic language skills and knowledge.

-       An understanding of the fundamental concepts in the field of psychology.

-  To be able to use the knowledge and concepts in order to reason and hold discussions about psychology.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

· Practice and exercises will be held by Professor Patricia Barzotti

· Remedial courses (optional) for basic grammar will be given by Professor Patricia Barzotti

Note: Additional material, program and exam information will be available under the professors name on the Blended learning/Moodle platform.  

Teaching

Lectures and interactive lessons

Attendance

Attendance is not obligatory.

Course books

Catani E., (a cura di), A New Companion to English Grammar, QuattroVenti, Urbino, 2006 (con CD).

Catani E., A Translation Companion to Education and Psychology, QuattroVenti, Urbino,1999 (con CD)

Recommended text:

Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2012 (con CD)

Assessment

Written exam: Translation (one hour) and dictation (one sitting per session) and Oral exam (two sittings per session).

For the oral exam the student must choose 15 readings from the text, A New Companion to English Grammar, QuattroVenti, Urbino, 2006 (with CD).

The student will be expected to:

i)   read the text chosen with proper pronunciation.

ii)   discuss the arguments of the chosen texts.

iii) answer questions about the grammatical content of the chosen texts.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

The exam requirements and study material are the same for non-attending students.

Attendance

Attendance is not obligatory.

Course books

Catani E., (a cura di), A New Companion to English Grammar, QuattroVenti, Urbino, 2006 (con CD).

Catani E., A Translation Companion to Education and Psychology, QuattroVenti, Urbino,1999 (con CD)

Recommended text:

Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2012 (con CD)

Assessment

Written exam: Translation and dictation (one sitting per session) and Oral exam (two sittings per session).

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Practice and exercises will be held by Professor Patricia Barzotti

 Remedial courses (optional) for basic grammar will be given by Professor Patricia Barzotti

Note: Additional material, program and exam information will be available under the professors name on the Blended learning/Moodle platform.