ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Academic Year 2016/2017 - 3° YearCredit Value: 7
Scientific field: L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Taught classes: 42 hours
Term / Semester: 1°
Learning Objectives
The course aims at consolidating and deepening students’ linguistic skills particularly concerning the grammatical, morphological and phonological aspects of language (A2+ level of the Common European Framework), the ability of reading comprehension and the comment on specialized texts belonging to the fields of psychology.
Entry level: A1+.
Achievement level: A2+.
Detailed Course Content
Grammatical, morphological and phonological analysis of texts of different typologies; reading comprehension activities with a focus on scientific lexicon on Psychology and particularly on the following topics:
- A brief history of psychology; Psychology/Psychologies
- Clinical and abnormal psychology: types of psychotherapy
- General psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming;
- The Popularization of Psychological Discourse
Textbook Information
- Grammar: M. Swan, C. Walter, D. Bertocchi, The Good Grammar Book for Italian Students, Oxford U.P., Oxford 2007 (only for reference)
- Language Skills: Handouts.
Monographic course (Prof.ssa Leotta):
- English for Psychology:
1. S. Porro, English for Psychological Studies, Celid, Torino 2013, pp. 7- 42;
2. Handouts on Neuro-Linguistic Programming and The Popularization of Psychological Discourse. (about. 30 pages).