BIBLIOGRAPHY 2009/10

BIBLIOGRAPHY 2009/10
CORSO DI LINGUA II anno (semester 1, part A)
2nd year course:
Sara Thorne, "Mastering Advanced English Language", Palgrave (1997. Chapters: 1,3,4,5,6,11,19,20
Julian Jenkyns, "La parola degli inglesi: University English for Italian Students" Nuova Italia Scientifica (Roma, 1991), chapters1, 2, 3, 4.
photocopied material given during the course.

LETTORATO III anno (all year)

COURSE BOOKS
Written English for Advanced Learners, Jennifer Pudney. Roma - available at Feltrinelli International

Mastering Advanced English Language, Sara Thorne. Palgrave
Chapters :
The Structure of English
Style
How to Use your Knowledge
The Language of Newspapers
The Language of Advertising
Other Varieties
How to Use your Knowledge (last chapter )

Practical English Usage, Third Edition, Michael Swan. O.U.P.
Grammar Scan, Swan & Baker. OUP

English Collocations in Use, Upper- Intermediate. McCarthey & O’Dell. C.U.P.
Additional course work will be distributed at lessons


WRITTEN AND ORAL TESTS
The course will cover upper-intermediate grammar as well as linguistic analysis. The written test will focus on translation( Italian to English) and the linguistic analysis of an advertisement. The oral exam will be based on a contrastive analysis of newspapers. Those who need 8 credits will do this oral exam with the lettore. Those students who need only 4 credits (Matricolati 2007/8) will do the written exam with the lettore and the oral with prof Wardle.

LETTORATO LAUREA SPECIALISTICA II (1st semester for all students, 2nd for selected)
The first semester will be a revision of basic and advanced grammar. There will be no specific text book and we shall rely upon material distributed in class. That does not mean that a text book should not be consulted. However, the nature of this will depend upon the level of English of each individual student. There will be written grammar test at the end of the semester, which will be based on putting short passages from Italian into fluent English. The Swan textbook for the 3rd year, which is mentioned above, might be a good starting point for those who consider their English is shaky. As this is a fifth year course, students are expected to be able to prepare their own course of study. I recommend coming to ricevimento in order to be followed more closely (see below).

CAMBIAMENTO ORARIO & RICEVIMENTO (ii)

N.B.
I think that we may assume that these are the last changes, at least for this semester.
1) ROOM CHANGE
III anno triennale lettorato
Villa Mirafiori martedì 08.30-10.30 sarà in aula III (invece di aula V);
II anno CORSO DI LINGUA (O-Z)
Villa Mirafiori giovedì 08.30-10.30 sarà in aula III (invece di aula V).
2)RICEVIMENTO:
Villa Mirafiori giovedì ore 13.00-15.00

OPPORTUNITY for conversation in English

Those few people who went to this event returned enthusiastic. I strongly recommend that students of English should get as much practice as possible and should hurry to take any opportunities like this, should it happen again.

The Temple University of America is holding a Round Table so that its students can meet Italians and Italians will have an opportunity to speak in English. This will be at its Rome campus site. There are no credits for this meeting, but it should be an opportunity for you to practise your English in real conversation.
This is what has been given to the USA students - for any of you just exchange American for Italian.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A DENOMINATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Baptist),this is not in any way a religious event or study programme.
ROUND TABLE
Tuesday, October 27th!
ROUND TABLE with Italian friends at 9:00 PM followed by refreshments. Informal get together in room 4 for questions and answers.
Good opportunity to meet Italians and learn more about life in Rome and Italian culture. Refreshments served afterwards.
Temple University Rome
Lungotevere Arnaldo da Brescia 15
More information: gianni@templerome.it

CAMBIAMENTO ORARIO & RICEVIMENTO

PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THIS SPACE SINCE THERE ARE UNEXPECTED TIMETABLING PROBLEMS IN THE DEPT. AND CHANGES HAVE HAD TO BE MADE.

N.B. You will see below that a timetable change has been made for the 1st semester for my Laurea Specialistica course. It will no longer be on Thursdays but on Wednesday mornings. It starts as announced on 13th.
RICEVIMENTO
This will also have to change and be at 13.00 on THURSDAYS. The next ricevimento will be on Thursday 22nd October.