ANGLO-AMERICAN LANGUAGE 3

The teaching of Anglo-American Language 3 consists of a module taught by the instructor and by language drills and exercises and aims to provide students with metalinguistic notions and knowledge equivalent to a C1+ level of the CEFR.

1. Knowledge and ability to understand: further study of grammatical, lexical and pragmatic aspects of an advanced level in order to understand complex texts which will be translated into English from Italian. Awareness of the diversity of linguistic registers with particular regard to the diversity of textual typologies used for translation.
2. Applied knowledge and ability to understand: to be able to use theories supplied by translation studies and linguistic knowledge in order to understand and translate texts, taking into account the various contexts of production and using the texts both in the source language and in the target language. Ability to produce complex written texts of an academic nature and to discuss orally themes of an academic and professional nature.
3. Autonomy of judgement: to be able to translate, interpret and produce in English complex texts in a personal and efficacious manner.
4. Communicative skills: C1+ level of the CEFR for the four skills of reading comprehension, writing, oral comprehension, oral production and interaction. The student must be able to express him/herself in a clear and structured fashion with few mistakes. Mediation skills are developed by means of translation from English to Italian and vice-versa.
5. Ability to learn: learn to read complex and specific academic texts, to summarise them orally by means of short presentations (preparation for the final paper), learn to take notes while listening to a simulation of an academic lesson.

C1 level in English acquired in the second year.

The course of Anglo-American Language 3 is divided into two parts:
- Theoretical module (Prof. Gregory Dowling)
- Language exercises to develop C1+ level skills in oral and written production (mothertongue CEL)

The theoretical module will take place in the second semester. The exercises are held throughout the academic year.

The module is taught in English: Translation: theories, methods and practice

Contents of the language exercises:
- preparation for the summarising of documents
- preparation for the comprehension of documents and oral production

Module:
Cragie, S.; Gambarotta, P.; Hervey; S., Higgins, A. THINKING ITALIAN TRANSLATION. Routledge, 2000.
Material for lessons and for study will be made available through Moodle.

Lettorato:
CAMBRIDGE OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY STUDENT’S BOOK WITH ANSWERS Second edition (978-1-107-64637-7).
Vince, Michael: ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH KEY (9780230463813)

Recommended dictionaries:

Picchi, Fernando. GRANDE DIZIONARIO INGLESE-ITALIANO E ITALIANO-INGLESE.
Oxford: OUP.

OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER'S DICTIONARY. Oxford: OUP, with iWriter CD Rom

MACMILLAN ENGLISH DICTIONARY FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS WITH
CD-ROM: Oxford: Macmillan Education.

MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY. Springfield: Merriam-Webster.

The written exam for the third year is articulated in two stages:
1. Module
2. Language exercises

1. Module: a translation from Italian into English (monolingual dictionaries only);

2. In order to accede to the final exam of the module, and thus gain a final mark, the student must attain a sufficient level in the language skills preparatory to the contents of the module, skills taught by our Language Collaborators, Dott.ssa Cawthra and Dott.ssa Santini. Dott.sse Cawthra and Santini will decide either on a cumulative assessment at the end of the exercises, or on a gradual portfolio-based assessment.
Evaluation
The evaluation of your final exam in Lingua Anglo-Americana 3 will be a final grade. The final grade will take into account your level in “esercitazioni linguistiche.” You can earn three (3) levels in “esercitazioni linguistiche”: A level, or excellent; B level, or average; C level, sufficient. Only students with a sufficient level (Level C) in “esercitazioni lingusitiche” can take the final exam in Lingua Anglo-Americana 1 and get a final grade. Moreover, students who earn a B Level in “esercitazioni linguistiche” will be entitled to up to 2 additional grades, while students who earn an A Level in “esercitazioni linguistiche” will be entitled to up to 3 additional grades.

Frontal lessons, both traditional and with multimedia supports (Moodle), with the active participation of students in translation activity, proposed during the lessons, guided by the instructor. Students will also be invited to do occasional short translations at home, which will be corrected by the instructor. Marks awarded for these translations will not go towards the final mark.

English

written and oral