The course aims to provide the fundamentals in the use of Information Technology and English for Sports Science.
The course prepares the students to reach an effective level of knowledge and understanding of English for Sports Science as well as developing their IT skills to meet the challenges of a modern professional world.
English Language
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
IT Skills
Being a master's course, the student must have acquired, during the three-year course, a B1 level of English according to the parameters of the Common European Framework of Reference.
To make conscious use of spreadsheets, the student must have basic mathematical skills and reasoning and analysis abilities, typically covered in undergraduate maths courses.
Lessons will be held in face-to-face classes for a total of 20 hours over 10 weeks.Lesson attendance is compulsory as per the Education Regulations. The lessons will be given entirely in English with the aim of developing reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. They envisage practical exercises, communicative activities and problem-solving through collaborative learning: pairwork, groupwork. Lessons are enhanced by the use of multimedia and online resources. The teaching material is available on Microsoft Teams and/or aulaweb. The students are advised to bring a laptop or tablet to the lessons.
Lessons and guided workshops will be held in face-to-face classes for a total of 20 hours over 10 weeks. The teaching material will be available on the Aulaweb module, and will include links to videos and online resources. Students are required to have a laptop, and will receive assistance installing LibreOffice with English user interface.
Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, should contact the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liaise and arrange the specific teaching methods so that the learning aims and outcomes may be met.
The course includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics:
The course includes introductory lessons followed by guided workshops on how to find information on the web and process and display data using Calc. In detail, the topics covered will be:
The teaching material (specific texts on grammar, vocabulary and various links) will be made available on aulaweb and/or Microsoft Teams.
The teaching material (including any video recordings) will be made available on aulaweb. It is also possible to consult and download the LibreOffice documentation in English https://documentation.libreoffice.org/en/english-documentation.
Ricevimento: To make an appointment, please write to james.reynolds@lingue.unige.it
Ricevimento: See the aulaweb module and as second alternative the web page https://person.dibris.unige.it/moggi-eugenio/
MARCELLA CILLA (President)
JAMES LOGAN REYNOLDS (President)
EUGENIO MOGGI (President Substitute)
The course will take place in the 1st semester. The class timetable will be available at the following link: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/
ENGLISH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR SPORTS
The exam consists of two independent tests: an oral test in English and a laboratory test with LibreOffice. A final pass is obtained by passing both tests.
For students with disabilities or with DSA, the exam procedures comply with the University regulations for carrying out exams (https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa).
The oral exam will evaluate the ability to undertsand familiar topics related to sport, express the acquired knowledge in a clear and concise manner, describe their sport and relate their experience and ambitions using the specialized lexis correctly.
The test assesses the ability to adequately use the Calc spreadsheet.
