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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

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If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Lingue per la comunicazione turistica e commerciale - 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:
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
12
D
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Further foreign language skills
6
F
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Varieties of English 2: tourism and commerce  (2018/2019)

Teaching code

4S006140

Teacher

Anna Zanfei

Coordinator

Anna Zanfei

Credits

6

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH

Period

II semestre dal Feb 18, 2019 al Jun 1, 2019.

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

The course aims to deepen the understanding of the terminology of English for commerce and tourism through the analysis of texts related to business discourse and digital discourse for international audiences. At the end of the course students will demonstrate the ability to write in English about the topics and the exemplifications discussed during the course.
Prerequisite: Varieties of English I

Program

syllabus:
-English for Specific Purposes and the variety of English for commerce and Tourism
- e-commerce semantic relations
- corpus linguistics for the terminology of commerce and tourism
- international tourism and its promotion in social media and the English press
- the language of commerce in websites and in the English press (The Economist)
- Discourses and BE: Fair trade, Greenspeak, Netspeak and lovemarks.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
van Leeuwen, Theo Introducing social semiotics Routledge 2005
Watts, Richard J. Politeness Cambridge University Press 2003
Huang, Yan Pragmatics Oxford University Press 2007 978-0-19-924368-6
Paltridge, Brian, Sue Starfield. (eds.) The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes Blackwell 2013 9780470655320 Chapter 1, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 22, Chapter 27

Examination Methods

The final exam is an essay about the topics of the syllabus and the analysis of exemplifications discussed during the course

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