The course proposes to provide students with lexical, syntactic, phonological and prosodic skills useful for, understanding, listening,  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.            Listening 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 on  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

The learning material  will be available, along with support material, on the Moodle › blended.uniurb.it

Suggested Text: Raymond Murphy, Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, 4 edition, 2012 (con CD)

An English Language dictionary is suggested as an aid for the translation part of the exam.

Assessment

Written exam (circa one hour  and a half) Two Parts: part 1. translation English to Italian, duration one hour. part 2. (c. half hour) Listening to a text on a theme of psychology followed by  comprehension questions of: multiple choice, true false or gap filling (one sitting per session) and Oral exam (two sittings per session/ one in the autumn session after having passed the written exam).

For the oral exam: the students must choose 5 texts from the course study material specific for this part of the exam. You will be expected to discuss the contents of several of the chosen texts.

Note: All information on the course programme and exam requirements can be found on the Blended learning platform. 

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

The learning material  will be available, along with support material, on the Moodle › blended.uniurb.it

Suggested Text: Raymond Murphy, Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, 4 edition, 2012 (con CD)

An English Language dictionary is suggested as an aid for the translation part of the exam.

Assessment

Written exam (circa one hour and a half ) Two Parts: part 1. translation English to Italian, duration one hour. part 2. (c. half hour) Listening to a text on a theme of psychology followed by  comprehension questions of: multiple choice, true false or gap filling (one sitting per session) and Oral exam (two sittings per session/ one in the autumn session after having passed the written exam).

For the oral exam: the students must choose 5 texts from the course study material specific for this part of the exam. You will be expected to discuss the contents of several of the chosen texts.

Note: All information on the course programme and exam requirements can be found on the Blended learning platform. 

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.