ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LINGUA INGLESE
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| 2022/2023 | 8 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Marie Ines Calajoe | Friday 11.30 - 12.30 - for both in person and online meetings only by appointment in Volponi, Via Saffi 15 |
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Course entirely taught in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in a foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
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.
Program
Weekly lesson program:
Monday 9.00 – 11.00 – Theory and practice of orality – Listening and speaking (with the collaboration of Professor Patricia Barzotti).
Wednesday 16.00 – 18.00 – Translation practice and theory
Friday 9.00 – 11.00 – Theory and practice of text comprehension with grammar study.
Lessons hours will divided as follows:
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)
Bridging Courses
There are no bridging courses.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
In relation to the English language the student must prove to have acquired:
Knowledge and understanding: The objectives of the course is to acquire the necessary lexical and morphosyntactic skills necessary for the comprehension and interpretation of authentic texts of psychology.
Applying knowledge and understanding: These texts will be analyzed from both a linguistic and cultural perspective in order to allow the student to familiarize themselves with the various topics and concepts from the field of psychology.
Making Judgments: Students will be encouraged to express themselves and discuss their thoughts on the topics introduced.
Communication skills: Students must have the ability to efficiently express and communicate their knowledge of the basic concepts of psychology in English.
Learning Skills - The students are expected to be able to use the knowledge and concepts learned in order to reason and hold discussions on psychology.
Teaching Material
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
Supporting Activities
· Practice and exercises will be held by Professor Patricia Barzotti
· Remedial courses (optional) for basic grammar will be given by Professor Patricia Barzotti
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures and interactive lessons.
- Innovative teaching methods
Debates and discussions on the topics presented during the lectures.
- Attendance
Attendence is not obligatory.
- Course books
The learning material will be available, along with support material, on the Moodle › blended.uniurb.it
- 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 (only for students who have passed the written): the students must choose 4 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.
The Assessment Criteria for grades are on a scale of 30 (the final grade is an average of the written and oral exams)
- less than 18: the level of competence is not sufficient. No score is given for the results of knowledge understanding.
- 18 – 20: the level of competence is sufficient. The student has achieved the minimum results required for knowledge and understanding.
- 21- 23: the level of competence is fully sufficient. The student has achieved the required results for knowledge and understanding and applying knowledge and understanding.
- 24 – 26: the level of competence is good: the student has achieved the required results for knowledge and understanding, applying knowledge and understanding and making judgments.
- 27 -29: the level of competence is very good level. The student has achieved the required results for knowledge and understanding and applying knowledge and understanding, making judgments and Learning Skills .
- 30 – 30 cum laude: the level of competence is excellent. The student has fully achieved the required results for knowledge and understanding and applying knowledge and understanding, making judgments and learning skills .
- 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.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- 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
- 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 4 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.
The Assessment Criteria for grades are on a scale of 30 (the final grade is an average of the written and oral exams)
- less than 18: the level of competence is not sufficient. No score is given for the results of knowledge understanding.
- 18 – 20: the level of competence is sufficient. The student has achieved the minimum results required for knowledge and understanding.
- 21- 23: the level of competence is fully sufficient. The student has achieved the required results for knowledge and understanding and applying knowledge and understanding.
- 24 – 26: the level of competence is good: the student has achieved the required results for knowledge and understanding, applying knowledge and understanding and making judgments.
- 27 -29: the level of competence is very good level. The student has achieved the required results for knowledge and understanding and applying knowledge and understanding, making judgments and Learning Skills .
- 30 – 30 cum laude: the level of competence is excellent. The student has fully achieved the required results for knowledge and understanding and applying knowledge and understanding, making judgments and learning skills .
- 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.
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