Guida di Facoltà - Sede di Milano - Università Cattolica del Sacro ...

AVVERTENZE
Il corso prevede un ciclo organico di esercitazioni.
Gli studenti sono tenuti a prendere iscrizione al corso in Blackboard relativo al
presente insegnamento.
Orario e luogo di ricevimento
Il Prof. Maria Luisa Maggioni riceve gli studenti come da avviso affisso all’albo
presso il Dipartimento di Scienze linguistiche e letterature straniere.
18. - Esercitazioni di lingua inglese (1° anno)
DOTT. CATHERINE BELL; DOTT. MICHAEL CRUICKSHANK; DOTT. DAVID LOWRY; DOTT. ARA
TOKATYAN; DOTT. JAMES ROCK; DOTT. NIGEL ROSS; DOTT. STEFANIA RIGLIONE
OBIETTIVO DEL CORSO
The aim of the course is to help students reach an advanced level in writing,
reading, speaking and listening specific to their branch of study - English for
Business and Management, Communication Studies, International Relations,
Linguistics and Literary Studies, Tourism.
Speaking and Listening
Students are shown how to give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on
complex subjects. Attention is given to developing circumlocution strategies and
encouraging students to qualify their opinions and statements. Practice is given
in showing students how to adjust what they say and the means of expressing it
to the recipient, and how to adopt a level of formality appropriate to the
circumstances. Listening skills are improved as students are actively engaged in
detailed discussion on general and complex topics both related to and beyond
their field of study.
At the end of the course, students are required to present a topic, using visual
aids, and take an active part in simulated work situations, asking and answering
questions, disagreeing and agreeing with other points of view, and summarising
documents orally.
Reading and Writing
Specific attention is given to analysing a variety of both field-specific written
genres, and to understanding some of the content-related conventions and
techniques of written texts. Students are shown how to improve their ability to
produce clearly intelligible continuous writing which follows standard layout
and paragraphing conventions. Attention is also focused on encouraging students
to express themselves in their writing with clarity and precision, using language
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