English Language

Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: ANGELO FRASCHILLA

Expected Learning Outcomes

The course aims at providing students with the knowledge to reinforce and extend English language skills , particularly concerning the grammatical , morphological , lexical and phonological aspects of language (B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) , reading comprehension and the ability to comment on topics related to the pedagogical field and literary texts .  

Course Structure

Lectures + lab. 

Detailed Course Content

Grammatical morphological, lexical and phonological aspects of English language (B1+/B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages); the most common elements of scientific lexicon; reading comprehension and the ability to comment on topics related to the pedagogical field and literary texts, and particularly the following topics:

  • The Educational Experience
  • Education and Culture
  • Language and Culture
  • Children’s Literature

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • express opinions
  • recognize grammatical and syntactical structures;
  • recount present, past and future events,
  • recognize and use the most common elements of scientific lexicon;
  • read, analize and comment on pedagogical and literary texts;
  • sum up information found in texts;

Textbook Information

Grammar and language skills:

J. Eastwood, Oxford Practice Grammar - Intermediate, Oxford, University Press, Oxford 2010 (reference grammar);

J&L Soars, Headway Digital Intermediate, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012 ;

Monographic course:

C. Kramsch, Language and Culture, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000.

Further material will be provided during the course.