The course is aimed at consolidating and strengthening students’ English skills at a pre-intermediate level (equivalent to B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Acquisition of the basics of the language in order to communicate in everyday situations and understand the general meaning of written and oral messages.
Lectures with interactive activities.
The course consists of 36 hours of lectures. Classes are conducted interactively by means of activities in the course text (see below) and other sources. Given the likely number and disparity of level of the students, the lessons should be complemented individual study outside the classroom. In this regard, students are strongly encouraged to further their language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) by attending the Department’s language laboratories and taking advantage of the wide range of resources available on the Internet.
For example go to the course text website http://www.oup.com/elt/headway text and see also:
http://www.oup.com/elt/englishfile; http://www.oup.com/elt/result; http://www.englishclub.com/grammar
Headway - Pre-Intermediate, Oxford University Press: Student’s book (ISBN 9780194769662) and Workbook (ISBN 9780194769648). Students need to purchase both books (available online – e.g. Amazon.it or at the faculty bookshop) before the course and bring them to the first lesson (one copy per person).
JUSTIN ROSENBERG (President)
ELIZABETH HELEN COTTON
Monday 26 September 2 - 4 pm (no lesson that morning due to orientation day)
N.B. Remember to bring both textbooks (one copy of each per person)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Written test, supplemented by an oral examination if necessary.
The exam consists of a written test with multiple choice questions. If you fail this test, you will need to sit an oral examination. Further details will be provided during the course.
Most of the course is taught in English. All students, especially false beginners, are strongly advised to attend the language laboratories run by Prof. Rosenberg and Prof. Cotton. Students are also invited to revise the basics of English grammar since these points will not be dealt with in any depth during lessons (see for example Raymond Murphy, “Essential Grammar in Use”, Cambridge University Press).
