Università Roma Tre

“Seeing and saying things in English”: In this Module we will examine what language is "beyond words and syntax" -- a move toward a linguistics of parole alongside the traditional Saussurian linguistics of langue. Then, on the basis of our wider definition of language, we will attempt a cultural description of "English" -- or rather, Englishes, as they exist in today's globalized yet fragmented world. Students will acquire English as a “will to mean” and thus a particular existential state. They will, in addition, be able to describe the multiple varieties of English – in our globalized yet fragmented world – as a family of such states. In addition they will learn to use a local English in encounters with culturally diverse native speakers of that variety, as a practical application of the concepts elaborated.

Tutorial with a Lettore: During the Lettore tutorial students will acquire a better formal competence in using contemporary R.P. English – at level B1 or higher – through class and lab work.