CODE 65240 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/12 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni: A B PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Modern languages and cultures 8740 (coorte 2020/2021) ENGLISH LANGUAGE I 55870 B ENGLISH LANGUAGE I 55870 A TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The purpose of this course is to provide students with the linguistic skills necessary to express themselves in the world of Tourism and Business. The instructor will give the theoretical backround the students need to grasp the underpinnings of the work. This will be linked to a series of practical exercises to hone these skills. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of the course, students will: have a command of the specific ways in which the Laguage of Tourisn and the Language of Business differ from standard English be able to interpret and create texts using the Language of Tourism and the Language of Business PREREQUISITES Students who take this course must have already passed the exam for the Lingua Inglese II course. TEACHING METHODS This course offers students the opportunity to do somein-depth study of the special qualities of the English language in the fields of Tourism and Business. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course requires students to carry out an in-depth study of the specificities of the Language of Tourism and the Language of Business in English TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD SUSAN MARIE CAMPBELL Ricevimento: 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 Exam Board SUSAN MARIE CAMPBELL (President) CRISTIANO BROCCIAS LESSONS LESSONS START February 15th, 13.00 aula 17 Class schedule L'orario di tutti gli insegnamenti è consultabile all'indirizzo EasyAcademy. EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The final exam will consist of two parts: Tourism and Business. The part on tourism will be to write a brochure for a vacation that I choose or to write a response to a tourist's complaint. The part on Business will be to write an e-mail (according to the situation I give) in the relatively formal or relatively informal register. ASSESSMENT METHODS Students will be evaluated on two criteria: 1) their ability to write using the strategies for the Language of Tourism and the Language of Business discussed in class, contained in the textbook and outlined on Aulaweb 2) Their ability to express themselves at an advanced level of English. The final mark will be based (50%/50%) on the two writing tasks of the exam: one on Tourism and one on Business. Exam schedule Data Ora Luogo Degree type Note 27/01/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 10/02/2023 14:00 GENOVA Scritto All students must come with proof of having passed Lingua Inglese II in order to take the exam. 12/05/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto appello straordinario riservato a studenti che si laureano a luglio 08/06/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto Students who attend the exam must bring proof of having passed Lingua Inglese II 22/06/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto Students who attend the exam must bring proof of having passed Lingua Inglese II 13/09/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto Students attending this exam must show proof, at the exam sitting, of having passed Lingua Ingese II 29/09/2023 09:00 GENOVA Scritto Students attending this exam must show proof, at the exam sitting, of having passed Lingua Ingese II
