ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The course is part of the core subjects common to the degree programmes in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management, and Economics and Management of Arts and Cultural Activities (EGArt). The course aims to support students in acquiring specialist language skills relevant to the arts and culture sector. It aims to develop the following skills:

- Development of skills in reading, understanding and translating texts.
- Practice in oral presentation and discussion of specialised content.
- Training in academic and professional writing.

The acquisition of these skills aims to provide a solid foundation for study and professional activity at an international level.

- Knowledge and comprehension of English terminology, phraseological and grammatical aspects of oral and written English within specific academic and professional contexts related to humanities subjects
- Understand and analyse specialised English-language texts in both phraseological and grammatical terms
- Translate short, specialised and academic texts from English to Italian

Communication skills:
- Present and discuss orally, in English, the contents of a specialised text
- Recognise and produce a written academic text (chronological, descriptive)
- Write texts which are useful for study and for working abroad (CV, formal letter, email, etc.).

For the academic year 025/2026, there are no language requirements for students enrolling in the first year of a degree program taught in Italian. However, it is recommended that students have at least an intermediate language proficiency, which is necessary to follow the teaching activities. For information and support, please contact the University Language Center (CLA): https://www.unive.it/pag/30211/

The English Language course comprises both the lecture course and tutorial courses run by native-speaking Language Teaching Assistants (CELs).

The lecture course
The lecture course (30 hours) focuses on the linguistic analysis of specialised English-language texts and their translation into Italian. The skills acquired will be put into practice through simulations of various professional communication contexts.
The course also looks at the English phonetic system, in preparation for the oral exam. The course program and examination procedures will be the same for both attending and non-attending students.

The lettorati
The 'Reading' lettorati(15 hours) include the reading, oral presentation and discussion of academic texts relating to cultural heritage and arts management.
The 'Writing' lettorati(15 hours) focus on aspects of general grammar, punctuation and the production of academic texts (descriptive, chronological) or of texts which are useful for studying abroad (CV, formal letters, emails, etc.).

For information on the content of the ‘Reading’ and ‘Writing’ lettorati and to attend the exercises within the limits of available places, students must contact the teaching assistants Nicholas Jones (nicholas.jones@unive.it) and Ewan Glenton.

PART I: Writing
Handouts (choose one):
E. Glenton: Academic Writing Skills for the Humanities
F. Gebhardt: Professional English

ORAL EXAM

PART II: Reading
Handouts (choose one):
F. Gebhardt: English for Cultural Heritage
E. Glenton & N. Jones: English for Arts Management

PART III: Lecture course
Texts:
Murphy, Raymond, English Grammar in Use Upper intermediate, 5th edition, Cambridge University Press, 2019.
F. GEBHARDT: English Pronunciation

Additional materials will be available on the course Moodle page.

The exam comprises three parts, which must be passed in the following order:

1) written exam on general grammar, punctuation and lexis with a guided writing exercise which entails the production of an academic text or a covering letter;
2) oral exam involving the comprehension and discussion in English of six chosen texts from one of the books used in the 'Reading' tutorials;
3) oral exam involving the reading, analysis and translation of texts studied during the lecture course.

Students who decide to attend the tutorials will be assessed during both the writing and oral courses.
The marks of tutorial courses last for 18 months. However, it is strongly recommended to complete the exam within 12 months.

written and oral

The grade is determined by: comprehension and translation of texts (range 10 points); specific lexical knowledge (range 5 points); ability to analyse phraseological and grammatical aspects (range 10 points); accuracy of pronunciation (range 5 points).

The grading method will be applied regardless of whether students attend classes or not, i.e. the assessment system will apply to both attending and non-attending students. It will be based on:

A. Marks in the 18–22 range will be awarded when there is evidence of:
- adequate knowledge and applied understanding of the syllabus;
- limited ability to collect and/or interpret data, with only partial independent judgement;
- basic communication skills, particularly in the use of subject-specific language.

B. Marks in the 23–26 range will be awarded when there is evidence of:
- moderate knowledge and applied understanding of the syllabus;
- some ability to collect and/or interpret data, with emerging autonomous judgement;
- fair communication skills, particularly in the use of subject-specific language.

C. Marks in the 27–30 range will be awarded when there is evidence of:
- strong to very strong knowledge and applied understanding of the syllabus;
- good to very good ability to collect and/or interpret data, with autonomous judgement;
- consistently appropriate communication skills, particularly in the use of subject-specific language.

D. Honours will be awarded to students who demonstrate applied understanding, sound judgement, and excellent communication skills, in line with the objectives of the programme

The course includes seminars for practical exercises, lectures and guided discussions for the lecture course.

As this is an applied language course, regular attendance is strongly recommended

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development