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Laurea in Lingue e culture per il turismo e il commercio internazionale - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

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2° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026

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3° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027

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It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
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It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
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Final exam
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Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
3rd language B1
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Teaching code

4S002896

Coordinator

Sharon Hartle

Credits

9

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH

Period

II semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 17, 2025 al May 24, 2025.

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

This class aims at developing and consolidating students’ competence in the phonological and morphological aspects of contemporary English, also paying attention to their evolution over time. Students should also acquire a linguistic competence in English at a B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Knowledge of the English Language at a B2 level.
"Regulatory Handbook for Students in the Foreign Languages and Literatures Area," the validity of the B2 language certification obtained from October 1, 2024, is three years from the date of attainment.

Program

“Introduction to English phonetics, phonology and morphology”
1. PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
- written language and spoken language
- grapheme, phone, phoneme, allophone
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
- phonetic transcriptions
- speech organs
- vowel sounds and consonant sounds
- voiced sounds and voiceless sounds
- place of articulation
- manner of articulation
- syllable
- stress, rhythm, intonation
2. MORPHOLOGY
- words: grammatical classes
- content words and function words
- morphemes and allomorphs
- affixation
- inflection
- derivation
- compounding
The first part of the course will be taught by Prof.ssa Sharon Hartle, who will provide an overview of both both areas: phonetics and morphology. The second part, which will focus on exploring the course topics in detail, will be held by Prof. Gloria Mambelli.

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Didactic methods

Teaching Methodology
The course will consist of a blended learning approach which combines face to face classroom lectures with classroom discussion and the use of digital tools; the students are encouraged to participate actively in the discussions.
NB
The programme is the same for attending and non attending students. Those who are unable to attend are in any case warmly advised to do the work, which is available on the Moodle platform and to contact the lecturer during office hours (see the timetable available on the lecturer's departmental page).
Supplementary materials
Supplementary materials and activities will be provided on the Moodle platform for this specific course. Students are, in any case, advised to contact the lecturer by mail or during office hours if they need to make up missed lessons.

Learning assessment procedures

Pre-requisite: B2 language certificate (Council of Europe). This can be obtained from the Language Centre (CLA) or from a number of certified language institutes (see student guide).
Aims: the exam aims at evaluating:
- the knowledge and understanding of the topics in the syllabus
- the ability to make linguistic analyses
- the development of metalinguistic awareness

Contents: students will be examined on the range of topics listed in the syllabus
Assessment: a written exam consisting of open questions, multiple choice questions, phonetic transcriptions and exercises. The exam lasts 1 hour.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Evaluation: the final mark (out of 30)is a combination of the written exam (50%) and the mark of the B2 language certificate (50%)
Final note: the contents of the exam are the same for attending and non-attending students. All students will be tested for the same skills.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

One final mark out of thirty.

Exam language

inglese/English