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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
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Lingue e letterature per l'editoria e i media digitali - Enrollment from 2025/2026The 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.
1° Year
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
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1st foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign language
2nd foreign literature
1 module among the following
Philology related to 1st or 2nd language
Introduction to Germanic Philology
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st or 2nd foreign literature
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
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1st foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign language
2nd foreign literature
1 module among the following
Philology related to 1st or 2nd language
Introduction to Germanic Philology
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st or 2nd foreign literature
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
English Language 1 (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S002896
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Period
II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 13, 2023 al May 27, 2023.
Learning objectives
This course 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
B2 language certificate
Program
1. PHONETICS
- The International Phonetic Alphabet
- speech organs
- vowels and consonants
- voicing
- place of articulation
- manner of articulation
- nucleus placement
- intonation and prosody
2. MORPHOLOGY
- function and lexical words
- morphemes
- inflectional morphology
- derivational morphology
- conversion
- common affixes in English
- compounds, blends and acronyms
3. Origins and development of the English language: THE BASICS
Bibliography
Didactic methods
frontal lessons + exercises provided by the teacher on Moodle
Methods of teaching support:
Guidelines and teaching materials will be uploaded in the Moodle platform of the module. Students are also invited to contact the instructor via e-mail or during office hours.
Learning assessment procedures
Written test
Evaluation criteria
WRITTEN EXAM comprising 30 items covering phonetic and morphological aspects of the English language, as well as the basics of the origin and development of English.
Below are the main topics covered in the exam:
- phonetic transcription of a set of words/phrases;
- articulatory description (voicing, place of articulation, manner of articulation) of phonetic symbols;
- assimilation, t-voicing, dark l, clipped syllables, silent letters;
- stressed/unstressed syllables, content words, nucleus placement;
- British English vs American English spelling and pronunciation;
- inflectional morphology;
- derivational morphology;
- prefixes and suffixes;
- compounds, blends and acronyms;
- origins and development of English: the basics.
note for non-attendant students: non-attendant students are required to study in depth the texts indicated on the Moodle page.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final grade of the exam will be the average of the grade of the written exam and the grade obtained in the CLA computer test. The latter will be converted into /30 according to the CLA conversion table. Students who have obtained external language certificates should obtain and equivalence certificate from the CLA before the date of the exam.
Exam language
English