Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società

At the end of the course the student will:

1) Have achieved intermediate level competence in English (both written and spoken);
2) Be able to read a scientific text in English;
3) Be able to take notes in English;
4) Be able to report and explain a scientific text orally in reasonably proficient spoken English (at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
5) Be able to make a critical and convincing scientific presentation in reasonably proficient spoken English.

Students will be able to understand, using the tools of applied linguistics analysis, the key ideas and theories of seminal texts, as well as the technical discourse of their chosen fields of study.

They will become proficient in both linguistic and paralinguistic communication so as to be able to interact and exchange ideas confidently and fluently with native speakers. They will acquire the ability to produce clear and well-argued written and oral texts on a wide range of topics.

Students will also achieve the necessary language skills to understand economic, social and political discourse, as well as the inherent issues and possible solutions, in order to be able to assess their significance and possible international relations impact.

These competences will provide students with the necessary tools to participate and make a useful contribution in a variety of institutional contexts, public and private, national and international, including the management of political and social conflict.

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to demonstrate that s/he possesses and can critically use the language skills acquired, also in knowledge fields related to English Linguistics such as the political, geographical, philosophical and social thematic areas. S/he should be able to carry out meaningful, articulated critical discussions about the topics dealt with during lectures as materials for examination. In particular s/he will be able to use the disciplinary and methodological tools necessary for analysing linguistic discourse at all levels. At the end of the course the student will be able to apply the methods and tools of English Linguistics in order to be able to communicate successfully in public and private, national and international, institutional, business and work settings.

TITLE OF THE MONOGRAPHIC COURSE

Politics, Culture, Interculturalism, Sterotypes and Humor in modern age.
The linguistic and paralinguistic mechanisms at the base of the consensual processes and of the establishment of communicative roles within the international arena: a multimodal perspective. Interculturalism and stereotypes in modern age also in ironic version.

All the lessons will be held in English.

Classes will be held face-to-face, unless instructed differently by institutional communications. Recordings of the classes will NOT be provided. Additional material, to support the lernaing process, will be provided on the Moodle page of the course.

The course is made up of:

• 36 hours of regular lectures.

PLEASE NOTE: even though not mandatory (if you consider the subjects and contents proposed), we strongly advise you to attend the lessons.

In order to be considered attending students 27 hours are required, which means 9 out of 12 lessons. 

All students, both those attending the course and not, will be examined orally.

After initial diagnostic evaluation at the beginning of the course, outcomes will be assessed in two phases.

• The first assessment will be carried out during the course as mid-term, structured project with a presentation. 
• The second assessment, the actual examination, will be a non-structured oral test in which the candidate's capacities and competences will be judged in terms of knowledge, language, specific abilities in the field of study and competence, including the autonomous elaboration of texts in fields congruous to the degree course.

Students must submit their request sending an e-mail to the professor of the course with the specific proven certification (this request must be shared beforehand with the office in charge). 

Please note that an additional  service of personilized tutoring has been activated for certified students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) the person in charge is Prof. Elana Ochse.

The teacher will list specific reading materials and reference bibliography. 

Non-attending students are requested to contact the teacher during office hours to agree on the working programme. In their mail students will indicate their course (Scienze Politiche e Sociali).

IMPORTANT NOTICE: E-mails will be read in 2/3 working days. E-mails without signatures and e-mails asking for information that can easily be found online will not receive a reply. Students are reminded that e-mails should not be considered a substitute for office hours.

Erasmus students will follow the same study programme and are invited to get in touch with the teacher before the beginning of the course.

To receive information on the lettorati please consult the dedicated page pagina dedicata Lettorato

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