ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION 1

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: CRISTINA ARIZZI

Expected Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will reach B2 level. On successful completion of this course a student will be able to:
1) communicate fluently, accurately and appropriately in the target language;
2) use language flexibly and effectively for academic purposes and produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on various subjects;

3) translate short literary texts;

4) process information from a variety of sources (newspapers, audiovisual and electronic sources);

5) work autonomously, evidenced by self-direction and self-discipline.

Course Structure

Lessons, seminars, students' presentations, translation lab.

Required Prerequisites

Language skills corresponding to level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.

Attendance of Lessons

Attendance is not compulsory, but is recommended. Students will also attend the course an expert linguistic collaborator (CEL).

Detailed Course Content

English linguistics (morphology, syntax, phonetics and phonology); essential grammar of English; Translation: Theory and Practice. 

Textbook Information

Linguistica inglese

1) K. Ballard, The Frameworks of English, 3rd edition, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 

Traduzione

3) Jeremy Munday, Introducing Translation Studies. Theories and Applications, 5th edn, London and New York, Routledge, 2016.

 Esercitazioni

4) C. Krantz and R. Roberts, Navigate. B2. Coursebook and Workbook with key, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

EVALUATION. 

The final exam consists of a written exam and an oral exam. The final grade reflects the results of the written exam (module "Language" and module "Translation") and the oral exam. 

WRITTEN EXAM Module "Language": Listening Comprehension; Grammar (Use of English); Reading Comprehension; Writing. 

WRITTEN EXAM Module "Translation": Translation of a narrative-descriptive text (ca. 200-300 words). 

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