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 (8 hours)

v.            Dictation and discussions on psychology - 8 lessons (8 hours)

There are no bridging courses.

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

-  The basic language skills and knowledge.

-  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  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

Teaching

Lectures and interactive lessons. 

Attendance

Attendence 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 English to Italian, duration - one hour (one sitting per session) and Oral exam (two sittings per session).

For the oral exam: the students must choose 15 texts to study from the course book, A New Companion to English Grammar, QuattroVenti,

Urbino, 2006 (con CD), and be able to read and hold a discussion on the contents of the texts chosen. 

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

There are no differences compared to what is expected for attending students.

Attendance

Attendence 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 English to Italian, duration - one hour (one sitting per session) and Oral exam (two sittings per session).

For the oral exam: the students must choose 15 texts to study from the course book, A New Companion to English Grammar, QuattroVenti,

Urbino, 2006 (con CD), and be able to read and hold a discussion on the contents of the texts chosen. 

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.