LINGUA INGLESE

Although this is an “annual” subject, the majority of the teaching will take place in the first semester. Classes will have in essence a lecture format, but participation on the part of students is expected and will be actively encouraged. The calendar for classes will be communicated both in the teaching room, on my DISUM webpage and through the Studium learning platform. I’ll be available immediately before and after classes to answer questions regarding the course and students may also make use of my office hours for this purpose.

In module A I aim to introduce, develop and apply some basic concepts and structures of the English language with the use of practical examples.

In module B I will give some attention to linguistic analysis from the point of view of its use in translation. Here we will be able to contrast English and Italian and improve our skills in translating between the languages, particularly in the direction English–Italian. The texts used will be taken from various publications in the cultural heritage field and we will give attention to the correct use of dictionaries, above all monolingual dictionaries.

If the department proves to have the necessary resources, students will be able to attend language instruction classes with native-speaker teachers. News on these language instruction classes will be given at the beginning of the course.

Borowiecki, Karol Jan, Forbes, Neil and Fresa, Antonella (eds), 2016,

Cultural Heritage in a Changing World, Springer Open Access. (Students must have general knowledge of all the topics dealt with in the various chapters, but must study two chapters of their choice in depth for the oral examination.)

Recommended dictionaries

Collins Cobuild Dictionary for Advanced Learners, London: Collins ultima edizione (insieme a How to Use the Dictionary, Collins ELT, London); Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (con cd-rom), London, Longman ultima edizione; A.S. Hornby, Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Oxford, Oxford University Press, ultima edizione; Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (con cd-rom), Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, ultima edizione; Ragazzini Dizionario Inglese–Italiano Italiano–Inglese, Zanichelli, ultima edizione.

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