Sommario
Lingua inglese II (Lingua, morfosintassi e lessico) (curriculum in Esperto linguistico
d’impresa) .............................................................................................................................. 1
Gr. A-K: Prof. Caterina Pavesi; Gr:L-z: Prof. Silvia Pireddu ..................................................
Esercitazioni di lingua inglese (2° triennalisti)....................................................................... 2
Dott. Catherine Bell; Dott. Michael Bergstein; Dott. Paola Biancolini; Dott. Nara Carlini;
Dott. Jane Christopher; Dott. Michael Cullity; Dott. Alison Fottrell; Dott. Stephen Liti
Mutunga; Dott. David Lowry; Dott. Stefania Riglione; Dott. James Rock; Dott. Nigel Ross;
Dott. Giovanna Taglialatela; Dott. Lynsay Williams; Dott. Mimi Watts; Dott. Tobias Willis .
Lingua inglese II (Lingua, morfosintassi e lessico) (curriculum in Esperto
linguistico d’impresa)
GR. A-K: PROF. CATERINA PAVESI; GR:L-Z: PROF. SILVIA PIREDDU
COURSE AIMS
Following on from the first year course which examines the level of phonetics and
phonology in language, this course in English linguistics examines other core
levels of contemporary English, such as morphology, syntax, and lexical
semantics. It also introduces students to studying lexis, lexicography and the ways
in which lists of words and dictionaries are compiled and used.
COURSE CONTENT
The programme includes a selection of the following topics:
1. The concept of a ‘word’, morphology, word-formation strategies.
2. The lexicogrammar: multi-word units, colligations, collocations and idioms,
semantic preference, semantic prosody, sense relations.
3. Aspects of English syntax, the clause, sentence and features of text.
4. Core vocabulary, how to learn vocabulary, and vocabulary lists (such as the
Academic word list and the General Service List).
5. Different types of dictionaries (e.g. monolingual, bilingual, online dictionaries,
thesauruses), their characteristics and how to use them.
6. Corpus Linguistics applied to the lexicogrammar of English and lexicography.
READING LIST
Compulsory
V. PULCINI (ed.), A Handbook of Present-day English, Carocci, Roma, 2009.
Further selected reading will be recommended during the course.
Students should possess one of the following monolingual dictionaries:
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.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, 2010, 4th ed.
TEACHING METHOD
Lessons in the classroom, practical sessions, group work and self-study.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Students may choose between a) taking a partial written test in itinere (valid for one
academic year) and finishing with an oral linguistics exam, once they have passed the
written and oral language exams, or b) taking only a final oral exam, once they have passed
the written and oral language exams.
At the oral exam, students are required to show:
1) knowledge of the course topics;
2) ability to use the appropriate terminology;
3) ability to make links within the course program and discuss the course contents from a
critical perspective.
The final mark reflects the student’s:
a. performance in the written and oral language exams (prove intermedie);
b. score on the written assignment;
c. performance in the oral linguistics exam.
NOTES
The course is taught in English and students must enrol via Blackboard.
The final mark for English Language 2 (Language, morphosyntax and lexis) (12 CFU)
represents both the language exams (i.e. the written and oral prove intermedie) and the
linguistics exam for this course. With the exception of incoming Erasmus students from
other universities, students must pass the language exams before they take the linguistics
exam. For Erasmus students, the Morphosyntax and lexis course (30 hours) is worth 5 CFU.
Place and time of consultation hours
During the semester office hours take place on a weekly basis, according to the notices
in the Dept of Scienze linguistiche e letterature straniere (Via Necchi 9, III and IV floor).
Timetable variations will be communicated through the professors’ university webpages.
Esercitazioni di lingua inglese (2° triennalisti)
DOTT. CATHERINE BELL; DOTT. MICHAEL BERGSTEIN; DOTT. PAOLA BIANCOLINI; DOTT.
NARA CARLINI; DOTT. JANE CHRISTOPHER; DOTT. MICHAEL CULLITY; DOTT. ALISON
FOTTRELL; DOTT. STEPHEN LITI MUTUNGA; DOTT. DAVID LOWRY; DOTT. STEFANIA
RIGLIONE; DOTT. JAMES ROCK; DOTT. NIGEL ROSS; DOTT. GIOVANNA TAGLIALATELA; DOTT.
LYNSAY WILLIAMS; DOTT. MIMI WATTS; DOTT. TOBIAS WILLIS
COURSE AIMS
The second year concentrates on consolidating grammatical knowledge and
broadening students’ vocabulary, as well as developing writing skills,
concentrating particularly on producing a good summary. Translation skills and
speaking skills are also developed.
COURSE CONTENT
The language lessons, divided into three sets of 2 hours, concentrate on:
– consolidating grammatical knowledge;
– broadening students’ vocabulary, focusing on collocations and phrasal verbs;
– improving the students’ ability to read complex authentic written texts and
identify the key points;
– providing the tools for writing clear, well structured summaries, with adequate
attention to connectors and cohesive features;
– developing translation skills from English to Italian, for contrastive lexicogrammatical purposes;
– improving speaking and listening skills.
READING LIST
Students are advised to buy both a monolingual and a bilingual dictionary which will last
throughout their student career.
Recommended bilingual dictionaries:
Il Sansoni Italiano-Inglese, Sansoni, 2010, 5th ed.
Grande Dizionario Hoepli Inglese con CD-ROM, Hoepli, 2007.
Il Dizionario Inglese Italiano Ragazzini, Zanichelli, 2012.
Oxford Paravia. Il dizionario inglese-italiano, italiano-inglese, 2006, 2nd ed.
Recommended monolingual dictionaries:
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.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, 2010, 4th ed.
Compulsory texts for all classes
P. DUMMETT-J. HUGHES-H. STEPHENSON, Life Advanced with DVD (Student Book e Workbook),
Heinle, 2013.
M. VINCE, Language Practice for Advanced, Macmillan, 5th edition with key.
A. TOKATYAN (ed), Reading between the Lines, EDUCatt, 2015.
Texts for the remedial course (corso di recupero) or for individual study:
H. DOWNES-J. ROCK, New English Practice, Cedam, 2012, new ed.
Useful additions
One of the following:
M. RUNDELL, Collocations Dictionary, London, Macmillan, 2010.
C. MCINTOSH, Oxford Collocations Dictonary, Oxford and New York, OUP, 2009.
M. LEWIS-J. HILL, LTP Dictionary of Collocations, Language Teaching Publications, Hove, 1997.
Further practice material will be indicated during the course.
TEACHING METHOD
Lessons in the classroom, self-study, using selected materials on the Blackboard
platform and in the multimedia labs.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
The language exams are called prove intermedie (intermediate tests) to indicate that they
are a step towards the end of year exam in either English Linguistics or English Literature,
according to the student’s curriculum. Thus the grades in the written and oral language
exams contribute to the final single mark awarded for the whole first year programme.
The written language exam is in two parts. Part 1 tests grammatical and vocabulary
knowledge in context, including exercises of various types, while Part 2 tests reading and
writing skills, including comprehension questions and a summary, and translation skills
from Italian into English. The last part of the exam tests listening comprehension and
spelling through a dictation. For Part 2 only, monolingual dictionaries (English or Italian)
may be used.
At the oral exam, students must be able to discuss the contents of Reading between the lines
(EDUCatt). Listening and speaking skills are assessed in a face-to-face conversation, as well
as correct pronunciation, communicative fluency, grammatical accuracy, use of appropriate
vocabulary and the ability to interact.
NOTES
The English language courses in the second year are organised according to
specialization streams. Students enrolled in the second year who have not passed the LT1
written/oral exam should attend the remedial course (corso di recupero), organised in the
first semester, and repeated in the second.
Biennalisti: Students who study English as a third language, for two years, are assigned to
Dott. Alison Fottrell’s classes in LT1, course J1, for four hours. They take a written
language exam and then complete their exam with an oral linguistics or literature exam for 4
CFU.
Place and time of consultation hours
The language teachers are available to talk to students after lessons.