Learning outcomes

In lingua inglese lo studente si esercita nelle seguenti competenze: - consolidare la conoscenza grammaticale ad un livello B2/1(Common European Framework of Reference) - riconoscere e utilizzare la terminologia nell'ambito della prevenzione - consolidare la pronuncia dei termini specifici - consolidare i parametri numerici, alfabetici, acronimi - considerare la norma di igiene e sicurezza ambientale - comprensione/traduzione dei testi brevi del settore - riconoscere le comuni disfunzioni tramite i case study - lavorare a piccoli gruppi usando la tecnologia di ricerca (internet) - Roleplay: l'interazione tra gli operatori delle professioni tecniche della prevenzione

Program

The course programme relies on teacher-student and peer-to-peer interaction to stimulate the use of ESP (English for Special Purposes) related to Health and Safely in the Workplace. The teaching material for the frontal lectures is based on current studies and best practices in workplace and environmental health and safety, downloaded/updated from the internet to remain up-to-date on sector issues: these then become the benchmarks for students to further develop their language skills.

Lessons include the analysis and comprehension of specialised texts in order to recognise the grammatical, lexical and functional value of the linguistic components under investigation within a specific topic. Occasional Italian-English translation work is introduced to consolidate the latter processes. Topics include food safety, fire prevention, ISO Certification, Personal Protective Clothing, Risk Assessment.

Students take part in teamwork and present an assigned case study or best practice in PowerPoint. The group presentation focuses on a detailed discussion of a specific Health and Saftey issue, possible preventive measures to deal with the associated problems, and eventual interaction with the public and/or public administrative bodies.

Examination Methods

The exam is made up of two parts, oral and written.
The oral requires the PowerPoint presentation of a Health and Safety case study or best practice assigned by the lecturer. Although carried out in a group, made up of either two/three members, the oral mark and resulting final assessment will depend on the individual student's performance.
The written exam comprises a dictation/note-taking exercise, reading comprehension and a gap-fill type exercise with a grammatical or lexical value related to selected Health and Safety topics.
The final result (registered as pass/fail, 3 credits) is the average obtained from the abovementioned test components.