| CODE | 60047 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2022/2023 |
| CREDITS |
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| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | L-LIN/12 |
| LANGUAGE | English |
| TEACHING LOCATION |
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| SEMESTER | Annual |
| SECTIONING | This unit is divided into 3 sections: |
| TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
"Course description The English course (72 hours over two terms) is made up of classes held by three lecturers. Those students who need to comply with the entry requirements (B1/PET English Certificate) can attend a 60-hour distance-learning course provided by CLAT (the university language centre) and supervised by a tutor. Click here www.economia.unige.it/doc/didattica/info_inglese.pdf for further information. All students are required to sign up for the course on the Aulaweb (http://economia.aulaweb.unige.it/) both to gain access to all materials and get updates from lecturers. The lecturers’ course is an upper-intermediate one and is offered to undergraduates who already have a good knowledge of English. Credits: 9 credits. Available as a 5/6-credit course for Erasmus students only and upon agreement."
Lessons will be held eclusively in person in the classroom. The goal of teaching is to strengthen reading and listening skills and reinforce the communicative skills acquired during previous study of the English language. Focus will be put on understanding current English social, economic and political issues, working on different text typologies, to enable students to engage with native and non-native speakers in an English-speaking environment. In order to do so students will work on a folder containing selected texts (articles, essays, excerpts from books and manuals - all materials are available online on the Aulaweb course page). Emphasis will also be placed on critical reading (a closer text analysis for unveiling meaning at a deeper or metaphorical level within a text) and critical thinking (the ability to compare and contrast information and ideas from different sources). Students will be divided into 3 groups based on students’ surname initials (A-D; E-O; P-Z).
All texts – i.e. newspaper and magazine articles, excerpts from books and manuals,
reccomended reports and essays - are ready for download on the Aulaweb resources (http://economia.aulaweb.unige.it/)
Grammars
Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use. Intermediate, Cambridge
University Press (latest edition);
Michael Swan, Practical English Usage, Oxford University Press, (latest edition); an English learners' dictionary, e.g. Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press;
For online pronunciation, see amongst others www.howjsay.com
Office hours: Office hours will be held in the classroom immediately after class or by appointment the "Docenti Lingue" office on the 2nd floor. or an appointment, please email susan.campbell@unige.it
ELGA NICOLINI (President)
SUSAN MARIE CAMPBELL
JUSTIN RAINEY
SUSAN MARIE CAMPBELL (President)
ELGA NICOLINI
JUSTIN RAINEY
Sem: I : 19th September - 16 December
Sem II :
First Day of Class: Wednesday, 5th October
Office Hours: immediately after class (in the classroom) or by appointment in the Docenti Lingue office (2nd floor). For an appointment email: susan.campbell@unige.it
All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.
Oral exam following a written part assessing the students' entry level (see below for further details)
Assessment criteria: listening comprehension (the student understands the questions asked by the lecturer) effective reporting of content, critical reading skills, extensive knowledge and use of ESP (English for Specific purposes) terms, adequate pronunciation
Course entry requirements:
Students who do not comply with the entry requirements (B1/PET English Certificate) can attend a 60-hour distance-learning course provided by CLAT (the university language centre) and supervised by a tutor. Click here http://www.economia.unige.it/doc/didattica/info_inglese.pdf for further information. Students who comply with the entry requirements (ESOL certificate or CLAT B1 online course and test) have to enrol online using their UNIGE credentials for the final oral exam. On passing the final exam, students are awarded 9 credits and a mark out of 30 (minimum pass mark 18/30). Erasmus exchange programme students can choose to take a 5/6-credit exam but need to contact and get approval from lecturers first.
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Please follow the instructions below before sending any email asking me about the exam. Any email I receive about any of the information covered below will go unanswered. 1) On the date of the exam, please enter the exam room 15 minutes early for roll call. The exam room will be visible in the Economics building on the computer monitors. I do not know the room ahead of time. You will need to have proof that you have a B1 level of English. Proof of English language level can be any of the following: A Cambridge or other university-accepted certificate (no older than 3 years). Proof of passing a UNIGE B1 test no earlier than 3 years previous. If you B1 proof comes from the 'Assessment Test', I will see it in your 'carriera', so you don't need to bring anything. 2) 15 minutes before the exam, I will identify those students with SIGNED WORK PERMITS who will be examined FIRST. The others will receive a time in which they are to be examined. Since students may enroll for the exam and simply not show up I CANNOT PREDICT WHAT TIME (OR EVEN DAY) A STUDENT WILL BE EXAMINED before the roll call. No student lacking proof of passing a B1 test will be examined. No student whose name does not appear on the registration list will be examined. Any student who is assigned a time slot that clashes with another exam can be moved LATER than the original time slot but NOT BEFORE, to respect the order of enrollment, and to respect all the other students. 3) All students should use the course program (syllabus) from the year they took the course IF POSSIBLE. If, however, you took the course earlier, 2019-20, for example, the syllabus is no longer available so please use the latest syllabus. 4) In the unfortunate event a student fails the exam due to LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXT he/she is asked to speak about, he/she may retry the exam at the next appello within the same session. If, however, he/she fails the exam due to a LACK OF ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH at the B1 level, the "SALTO D'APPELLO" goes into effect. There are no exceptions for this. The reason is that it takes a lot more time and effort to improve one's English language skills than it does to remember details about the texts. |
| 25/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Please follow the instructions below before sending any email asking me about the exam. Any email I receive about any of the information covered below will go unanswered. 1) On the date of the exam, please enter the exam room 15 minutes early for roll call. The exam room will be visible in the Economics building on the computer monitors. I do not know the room ahead of time. You will need to have proof that you have a B1 level of English. Proof of English language level can be any of the following: A Cambridge or other university-accepted certificate (no older than 3 years). Proof of passing a UNIGE B1 test no earlier than 3 years previous. If you B1 proof comes from the 'Assessment Test', I will see it in your 'carriera', so you don't need to bring anything. 2) 15 minutes before the exam, I will identify those students with SIGNED WORK PERMITS who will be examined FIRST. The others will receive a time in which they are to be examined. Since students may enroll for the exam and simply not show up I CANNOT PREDICT WHAT TIME (OR EVEN DAY) A STUDENT WILL BE EXAMINED before the roll call. No student lacking proof of passing a B1 test will be examined. No student whose name does not appear on the registration list will be examined. Any student who is assigned a time slot that clashes with another exam can be moved LATER than the original time slot but NOT BEFORE, to respect the order of enrollment, and to respect all the other students. 3) All students should use the course program (syllabus) from the year they took the course IF POSSIBLE. If, however, you took the course earlier, 2019-20, for example, the syllabus is no longer available so please use the latest syllabus. 4) In the unfortunate event a student fails the exam due to LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXT he/she is asked to speak about, he/she may retry the exam at the next appello within the same session. If, however, he/she fails the exam due to a LACK OF ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH at the B1 level, the "SALTO D'APPELLO" goes into effect. There are no exceptions for this. The reason is that it takes a lot more time and effort to improve one's English language skills than it does to remember details about the texts. |
| 08/02/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Please follow the instructions below before sending any email asking me about the exam. Any email I receive about any of the information covered below will go unanswered. 1) On the date of the exam, please enter the exam room 15 minutes early for roll call. The exam room will be visible in the Economics building on the computer monitors. I do not know the room ahead of time. You will need to have proof that you have a B1 level of English. Proof of English language level can be any of the following: A Cambridge or other university-accepted certificate (no older than 3 years). Proof of passing a UNIGE B1 test no earlier than 3 years previous. If you B1 proof comes from the 'Assessment Test', I will see it in your 'carriera', so you don't need to bring anything. 2) 15 minutes before the exam, I will identify those students with SIGNED WORK PERMITS who will be examined FIRST. The others will receive a time in which they are to be examined. Since students may enroll for the exam and simply not show up I CANNOT PREDICT WHAT TIME (OR EVEN DAY) A STUDENT WILL BE EXAMINED before the roll call. No student lacking proof of passing a B1 test will be examined. No student whose name does not appear on the registration list will be examined. Any student who is assigned a time slot that clashes with another exam can be moved LATER than the original time slot but NOT BEFORE, to respect the order of enrollment, and to respect all the other students. 3) All students should use the course program (syllabus) from the year they took the course IF POSSIBLE. If, however, you took the course earlier, 2019-20, for example, the syllabus is no longer available so please use the latest syllabus. 4) In the unfortunate event a student fails the exam due to LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXT he/she is asked to speak about, he/she may retry the exam at the next appello within the same session. If, however, he/she fails the exam due to a LACK OF ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH at the B1 level, the "SALTO D'APPELLO" goes into effect. There are no exceptions for this. The reason is that it takes a lot more time and effort to improve one's English language skills than it does to remember details about the texts. |
| 05/06/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Please follow the instructions below before sending any email asking me about the exam. Any email I receive about any of the information covered below will go unanswered. 1) On the date of the exam, please enter the exam room 15 minutes early for roll call. The exam room will be visible in the Economics building on the computer monitors. I do not know the room ahead of time. You will need to have proof that you have a B1 level of English. Proof of English language level can be any of the following: A Cambridge or other university-accepted certificate (no older than 3 years). Proof of passing a UNIGE B1 test no earlier than 3 years previous. If you B1 proof comes from the 'Assessment Test', I will see it in your 'carriera', so you don't need to bring anything. 2) 15 minutes before the exam, I will identify those students with SIGNED WORK PERMITS who will be examined FIRST. The others will receive a time in which they are to be examined. Since students may enroll for the exam and simply not show up I CANNOT PREDICT WHAT TIME (OR EVEN DAY) A STUDENT WILL BE EXAMINED before the roll call. No student lacking proof of passing a B1 test will be examined. No student whose name does not appear on the registration list will be examined. Any student who is assigned a time slot that clashes with another exam can be moved LATER than the original time slot but NOT BEFORE, to respect the order of enrollment, and to respect all the other students. 3) All students should use the course program (syllabus) from the year they took the course IF POSSIBLE. If, however, you took the course earlier, 2019-20, for example, the syllabus is no longer available so please use the latest syllabus. 4) In the unfortunate event a student fails the exam due to LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXT he/she is asked to speak about, he/she may retry the exam at the next appello within the same session. If, however, he/she fails the exam due to a LACK OF ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH at the B1 level, the "SALTO D'APPELLO" goes into effect. There are no exceptions for this. The reason is that it takes a lot more time and effort to improve one's English language skills than it does to remember details about the texts. |
| 19/06/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Please follow the instructions below before sending any email asking me about the exam. Any email I receive about any of the information covered below will go unanswered. 1) On the date of the exam, please enter the exam room 15 minutes early for roll call. The exam room will be visible in the Economics building on the computer monitors. I do not know the room ahead of time. You will need to have proof that you have a B1 level of English. Proof of English language level can be any of the following: A Cambridge or other university-accepted certificate (no older than 3 years). Proof of passing a UNIGE B1 test no earlier than 3 years previous. If you B1 proof comes from the 'Assessment Test', I will see it in your 'carriera', so you don't need to bring anything. 2) 15 minutes before the exam, I will identify those students with SIGNED WORK PERMITS who will be examined FIRST. The others will receive a time in which they are to be examined. Since students may enroll for the exam and simply not show up I CANNOT PREDICT WHAT TIME (OR EVEN DAY) A STUDENT WILL BE EXAMINED before the roll call. No student lacking proof of passing a B1 test will be examined. No student whose name does not appear on the registration list will be examined. Any student who is assigned a time slot that clashes with another exam can be moved LATER than the original time slot but NOT BEFORE, to respect the order of enrollment, and to respect all the other students. 3) All students should use the course program (syllabus) from the year they took the course IF POSSIBLE. If, however, you took the course earlier, 2019-20, for example, the syllabus is no longer available so please use the latest syllabus. 4) In the unfortunate event a student fails the exam due to LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXT he/she is asked to speak about, he/she may retry the exam at the next appello within the same session. If, however, he/she fails the exam due to a LACK OF ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH at the B1 level, the "SALTO D'APPELLO" goes into effect. There are no exceptions for this. The reason is that it takes a lot more time and effort to improve one's English language skills than it does to remember details about the texts. |
| 03/07/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Please follow the instructions below before sending any email asking me about the exam. Any email I receive about any of the information covered below will go unanswered. 1) On the date of the exam, please enter the exam room 15 minutes early for roll call. The exam room will be visible in the Economics building on the computer monitors. I do not know the room ahead of time. You will need to have proof that you have a B1 level of English. Proof of English language level can be any of the following: A Cambridge or other university-accepted certificate (no older than 3 years). Proof of passing a UNIGE B1 test no earlier than 3 years previous. If you B1 proof comes from the 'Assessment Test', I will see it in your 'carriera', so you don't need to bring anything. 2) 15 minutes before the exam, I will identify those students with SIGNED WORK PERMITS who will be examined FIRST. The others will receive a time in which they are to be examined. Since students may enroll for the exam and simply not show up I CANNOT PREDICT WHAT TIME (OR EVEN DAY) A STUDENT WILL BE EXAMINED before the roll call. No student lacking proof of passing a B1 test will be examined. No student whose name does not appear on the registration list will be examined. Any student who is assigned a time slot that clashes with another exam can be moved LATER than the original time slot but NOT BEFORE, to respect the order of enrollment, and to respect all the other students. 3) All students should use the course program (syllabus) from the year they took the course IF POSSIBLE. If, however, you took the course earlier, 2019-20, for example, the syllabus is no longer available so please use the latest syllabus. 4) In the unfortunate event a student fails the exam due to LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXT he/she is asked to speak about, he/she may retry the exam at the next appello within the same session. If, however, he/she fails the exam due to a LACK OF ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH at the B1 level, the "SALTO D'APPELLO" goes into effect. There are no exceptions for this. The reason is that it takes a lot more time and effort to improve one's English language skills than it does to remember details about the texts. |
| 15/09/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Please follow the instructions below before sending any email asking me about the exam. Any email I receive about any of the information covered below will go unanswered. 1) On the date of the exam, please enter the exam room 15 minutes early for roll call. The exam room will be visible in the Economics building on the computer monitors. I do not know the room ahead of time. You will need to have proof that you have a B1 level of English. Proof of English language level can be any of the following: A Cambridge or other university-accepted certificate (no older than 3 years). Proof of passing a UNIGE B1 test no earlier than 3 years previous. If you B1 proof comes from the 'Assessment Test', I will see it in your 'carriera', so you don't need to bring anything. 2) 15 minutes before the exam, I will identify those students with SIGNED WORK PERMITS who will be examined FIRST. The others will receive a time in which they are to be examined. Since students may enroll for the exam and simply not show up I CANNOT PREDICT WHAT TIME (OR EVEN DAY) A STUDENT WILL BE EXAMINED before the roll call. No student lacking proof of passing a B1 test will be examined. No student whose name does not appear on the registration list will be examined. Any student who is assigned a time slot that clashes with another exam can be moved LATER than the original time slot but NOT BEFORE, to respect the order of enrollment, and to respect all the other students. 3) All students should use the course program (syllabus) from the year they took the course IF POSSIBLE. If, however, you took the course earlier, 2019-20, for example, the syllabus is no longer available so please use the latest syllabus. 4) In the unfortunate event a student fails the exam due to LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXT he/she is asked to speak about, he/she may retry the exam at the next appello within the same session. If, however, he/she fails the exam due to a LACK OF ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH at the B1 level, the "SALTO D'APPELLO" goes into effect. There are no exceptions for this. The reason is that it takes a lot more time and effort to improve one's English language skills than it does to remember details about the texts. |
Attendance Strongly recommended.