The target level of linguistic competence envisaged is B2 withing the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This course aims at consolidating the acquisition of structures and skills and it is also meant to provide the students with effective tools for linguistic analysis and an awareness of competent language usage.
The course is divided into two main parts: a first part concerning the linguistic analysis from a pragmatic point of view and the use of English in some specific fields, together with some elements of historical linguistics; a second part concerning the practice of translation. In both cases it is fundamental that the students actively participate by using some worksheets and texts provided by the teacher throughout the course. An intermediate test is scheduled. At the end of the course, the students will sit for an oral test and will hand in a translation of a text with a commentary.
Part 1 English Structures
Phonology: beyond the segment
Text linguistics
Pragmatics
Part 2 English: History
Phonological change
Part 3 English Speech: Regional and social variation
Regional variation in English accents and dialects
Part 4 English Writing: Style, Genre and Practice
Speech, writing and discourse type
Language in Newspapers
Language in Advertisement
Language in literature: Stylistics
Section A:
What is translation?
Translation strategies
The Unit of translation
Translation shifts
The analysis of meaning
Dynamic equivalence and the receptor of the message
Textual pragmatics and equivalence
Translation and relevance
Text type in translation
Text register in translation
Anno Accademico 2015-2016 Textual equivalence: thematic and information structures Textual equivalence: cohesion Pragmatic equivalence.
The reference grammar books and the texts to be used for the language instruction classes will be communicated immediately after the entrance test on the basis of level of competence and assigned group. Recommended dictionaries: Collins Cobuild Dictionary for Advanced Learners, London: Collins last edition (with How to use the Dictionary, Collins ELT, London); Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (with cd-rom), London, Longaman, last edition; A.S. Hornby, Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Oxford, Oxforde University Press, last edition; Cambridge Learner Advanced Dictionary (with cd-rom), Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, last edition; MacMillan English Dictionary, New Edition, Oxford, MacMillan, last edition; Ragazzini, Dizionario Inglese-Italiano, ItalianoInglese, Zanichelli, last edition.
Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.
For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).
All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.