Summary
English Language 2 (Language, Morphosyntax and Lexicon) (Year 2, Curriculum:
Language Expert for Business)
GROUP A-K: PROF. FRANCESCA CARACCIOLO; GROUP L-Z: PROF. CATERINA PAVESI
English Language Classes (Year 2, First-level Degree)
DR. CATHERINE BELL; DR. MICHAEL BERGSTEIN; DR. PAOLA BIANCOLINI; DR. NARA
CARLINI; DR. THOMAS CARR; DR. MICHAEL CULLITY; DR. ALISON FOTTRRELL; DR.
STEPHEN LITI MUTUNGA; DR. DAVID LOWRY; DR. PAUL PROSTITIS; DR. STEFANIA
RIGLIONE; DR. JAMES ROCK; DR. NIGEL ROSS; DR. FRANCESCA SERACINI; DR. GIOVANNA
TAGLIALATELA; DR. STEPHEN THORNE; DR. MIMI WATTS; DR. TOBIAS WILLIS
English Language 2 (Language, Morphosyntax and Lexicon) (Year 2,
Curriculum: Language Expert for Business)
GROUP A-K: PROF. FRANCESCA CARACCIOLO; GROUP L-Z: PROF. CATERINA PAVESI
COURSE AIMS
The course will study the morphosyntactic, lexicological and lexicographic aspects
of contemporary English, with a focus on language varieties and contrastive
aspects in relation to international relations.
COURSE CONTENT
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Vocabulary as a system - paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations.
The concept of “word”.
Multi-word units, idioms and collocations.
Aspects of English syntax.
Semantic and pragmatic features of lexicogrammar.
The main types of dictionaries, their characteristics and functions.
Corpus Linguistics applied to the lexicogrammar of English and lexicography.
READING LIST
Compulsory manuals and dictionary:
V. PULCINI (ED), A Handbook of Present-day English, Carocci, Rome, 2009.
F. CARACCIOLO (ed.), English Lexicography (Volume II: Selected Readings), EDUCatt, Milan, 2010.
M. ULRYCH (ed.), Readings in English Lexicogrammar, EDUCatt, Milan, 2009.
The Collins Cobuild, Dictionary of English for Advanced Learners with CD-ROM.
Additional information on the reading list will be given during the course.
Suggestions for further readings
M. COWIE, English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners. A History, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
1999.
F. KATAMBA, English Words, Routledge, London, 2005, 2nd ed.
M. LEWIS-J. HILL, LTP Dictionary of Collocations, Language Teaching Publications, Hove, 1997.
Additional information on the reading list will be given during the course.
The reading list for non-attending students will be published on Blackboard.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures and practical language classes.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Written exam to qualify for the oral exam.
NOTES
The language of instruction is English.
The student must register with the Blackboard version of this course.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.
English Language Classes (Year 2, First-level Degree)
DR. CATHERINE BELL; DR. MICHAEL BERGSTEIN; DR. PAOLA BIANCOLINI; DR. NARA CARLINI;
DR. THOMAS CARR; DR. MICHAEL CULLITY; DR. ALISON FOTTRRELL; DR. STEPHEN LITI
MUTUNGA; DR. DAVID LOWRY; DR. PAUL PROSTITIS; DR. STEFANIA RIGLIONE; DR. JAMES
ROCK; DR. NIGEL ROSS; DR. FRANCESCA SERACINI; DR. GIOVANNA TAGLIALATELA; DR.
STEPHEN THORNE; DR. MIMI WATTS; DR. TOBIAS WILLIS
COURSE AIMS
The course sets out to:
– consolidate the student’s knowledge and use of English grammar;
– expand their use and mastery of English vocabulary and expressive techniques,
especially the use of periphrastic strategies and idiomatic expressions;
– enhance their ability to understand difficult texts and to identify the salient
points of a written text;
– provide the tools needed to write clear and well-structured summaries, with an
appropriate use of discursive structures, connectors and cohesion mechanisms;
– develop the student’s translation skills through the translation of authentic texts
from Italian to English;
– improve their oral comprehension and understanding of lengthy discourses.
COURSE CONTENT
The course will use carefully selected didactic materials with exercises on the
lexicon, word formation, phrasal verbs, use of verb tenses, comprehension of
written texts, and an English text writing assignment. The oral exam requires the
student to discuss a number of passages taken from the texts handed out during the
academic year.
READING LIST
Students are invited to obtain both a monolingual and a bilingual dictionary to refer to
throughout their entire study programme.
Recommended dictionaries:
Bilingual
Il Sansoni Italiano-Inglese, Sansoni, 2010, 5th ed.
Grande Dizionario Hoepli Inglese con CD-ROM, Hoepli, 2007.
Il Dizionario Inglese Italiano Ragazzini, Zanichelli, 2012.
Monolingual
Advanced Dictionary, Collins Cobuild, 2008, 6th ed.
Advanced Learners Dictionary, Cambridge, 2010, 3rd ed.
Advanced Learners Dictionary, Oxford, 2010, 8th ed.
English Dictionary for Advanced Learners, Macmillan, 2007, 2nd ed.
Compulsory texts:
P. DUMMETT-J. HUGHES-H. STEPHENSON, Life Advanced with DVD (Student book-Workbook), Heinle,
2013.
M. VINCE, Language Practice for Advanced, Macmillan, 4th edition with key.
Recommended materials:
H. DOWNES-J ROCK, New English Practice, Cedam, 2012 new ed. (for second-year students taking
the recovery course and for personal study).
MACMILLAN, Collocations Dictionary, Michael Rundell, London, 2010.
or
OXFORD, Oxford Collocations Dictonary, C. McIntosh, Oxford and New York, 2009.
Additional information on the reading list will be provided during the course.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Written and oral exams.
The written exam is in two parts: the first part has a duration of 30 minutes and consists
of a grammar and vocabulary test. No dictionaries are allowed for this part of the exam; the
second part of 1 hour 45 minutes duration consists of an Italian to English translation, a
written comprehension test, dictation and the summing-up of a text in English, in which the
student is allowed to refer to a monolingual dictionary (Italian or English).
The oral exam requires the student to discuss the material handed out in the academic
year and will test their one-to-one oral comprehension, production and interactive skills. The
student is expected to demonstrate phonetic-phonologic correctness, communicative
naturalness, grammatical accuracy, in-depth knowledge of the lexicon and the ability to
interact with others.
NOTES
Each student will attend the course specifically designed for their chosen field of study.
Second-year students who still need to pass the English Language 1 written and/or oral
exam must necessarily attend the semester recovery course scheduled for Semester One and
repeated in Semester Two.
Two-year Course students: these students will attend the four hours of the J1 first-year
course held by Dr. Alison Fottrell.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.