OSI
Anno accademico: 2016–17
SSD: L-LIN/12
Corso: Lingua e civiltà lingua inglese
Insegnamento: Lingua inglese 1: Oral Skills
CFU: Vedi lingua inglese livello 1
Docente: Kathleen Marie Hughes (kathy.hughes@medlinguevicenza.it)
Description
The course will provide students with language training and development at B1/B2 level and will focus primarily on speaking and listening skills. Authentic and semi-authentic listening exercises, video clips and podcasts on a variety of topics will be used to analyse lexis, grammatical structures, register and features of spoken discourse. Students will also practise listening for gist and detail and understanding attitude and opinion. Controlled language practice sessions will enable students to use new language and structures to express opinions, justify, compare, disagree etc. in a range of interactive situations including, discussions, debates, interviews, and presentations.
Aims
By the end of the module students will be able to:
speak on a variety of topics using appropriate register and accurate language
maintain a coherent flow of speech for a short period
organise ideas effectively and present them using cohesive devices
interact effectively in sustained discourse with another speaker
understand the gist of a range of spoken materials
understand the detail of a range of spoken materials
Assessment
Students will be assessed throughout the course. There will also be a final assessment consisting of a short 3-4 minute presentation on a topic of their choice with questions to follow. The final mark will be weighted 50% coursework, 50% final assessment.
Bibliography
All classroom materials will be provided by the course tutor.