| English language and translation 1A/1B MA
(objectives)
English Language course, Master degree, 1st year, first semester.
This course is offered to graduate students only.
The course is also offered to:
- selected graduate students specializing in English and German and attending the European Master in Lexicography
- Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree students
1A and 1B (1st and 2nd language) courses are unified since the required entry level (B2+) is the same. 12 credits ETS
Development of: a) ability to communicate ideas, attitudes, intentions and to solve foreign language-specific communicative problems especially in written texts; b) knowledge and understanding of theoretical and methodological translation issues; c) analytic skills in a range of texts produced in selected domains.
Teaching/learning activities include: lectures; language improvement classes; use of language laboratory
STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO ATTEND CLASSES. I THEY CAN’T, THEY ARE REQUESTED TO MEET THE COURSE TEACHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
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Code
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20706007 |
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Language
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ENG |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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12
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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L-LIN/12
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Contact Hours
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72
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Group: LAUREATI ENTRO SETT
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Teacher
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NUCCORINI STEFANIA
(syllabus)
English Language course, Master degree, 1st year, first semester. Language classes: primo e secondo semestre.
This course is offered to graduate students only.
The course is also offered to:
- selected graduate students specializing in English and German and attending the European Master in Lexicography
- Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree students
1A and 1B (1st and 2nd language) courses are unified since the required entry level (B2+) is the same. 12 credits ETS
Use of bilingual dictionaries and of collocations dictionaries in productive activities
The course will focus on the (macro and micro) structure of the set dictionaries and on their potential and practical use in written production activities
Teaching/learning activities include: lectures; language improvement classes; dictionary evaluation and use.
Students must pass their language tests before doing the exam. They will be awarded 12 ects only on completing all activities and after passing their exam.
(reference books)
For Erasmus Mundus students:
One Bilingual dictionary (to be agreed)
One collocations dictionary among the following: (in alphabetical order)
-THE BBI COMBINATORY DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH, 2009
-LONGMAN COLLOCATIONS DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS, 2013
-MACMILLAN COLLOCATIONS DICTIONARY, 2010
-OXFORD COLLOCATIONS DICTIONARY, 2009
Other dictionaries can be consulted in the library
-Introductions to Dictionaries used
-Sinclair J. (1991) Corpus, Concordance, Collocation, chapter 8, Collocation, OUP, pp.109-121.
-Moon R. (2005) Dictionaries and Collocations, in Granger S., F. Meunier (eds.) Phraseology, Benjamin, pp. 313-336
Information about further reading material will be made available at the beginning of the course and posted on the Department site
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 01/03/2017 to 20/06/2017 |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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Group: LAUREATI DA OTTOBRE
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Teacher
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LOPRIORE LUCILLA
(syllabus)
Main features of specialised English texts - written and spoken - used in international and intercultural communication in plurilingual contexts, in standard English and in English as a Lingua Franca.
Analysis of forms, functons, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects of specialised discourse (journalistic, tourist, socio-political,institutional) of various genre and register.
Theory and practice of mediation ad translation.
Use of dictionaries and corpora.
Lessons will be alternated with workshops aimed at the analysis, creation and translation of documents and at the development of micro-projects.
Language improvement activities are aimed at developing comprehension and production of texts at level B2.
(reference books)
- Jeremy Munday, 2012. Introducing Translation Studies. Routledge. Selection of chapters.
- Jenkins, J. 2015. Global Englishes. A resource Book for Students, 3rd edition, Routledge. Selection of chapters.
1 bilingual dictionary 1 collocation dictionary among:
- GRANDE DIZIONARIO HAZON DI INGLESE, GARZANTI last edition
- IL RAGAZZINI DIZIONARIO INGLESE – ITALIANO ITALIANO – INGLESE, ZANICHELLI 2014/ 2015
- OXFORD - PARAVIA DIZIONARIO INGLESE - ITALIANO E ITALIANO INGLESE, PARAVIA last edition
- PICCHI FERDINANDO, GRANDE DIZIONARIO HOEPLI INGLESE CON CD-ROM, HOEPLI last edition
- Further material will be communicated at lesson & on the website.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 01/03/2017 to 20/06/2017 |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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Teacher
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LO BIANCO JOSEPH
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 01/03/2017 to 20/06/2017 |
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Università Roma Tre