Università Roma Tre

The reading of different types of narrative texts will allow the student to enrich his/her lexical and grammar-syntactical competences through constant exercise (pre-reading and post-reading activities, reading and listening comprehension), stimulating the students’ reflection and discussion on general-interest themes and providing useful topics for class-work both at written and oral level.
In particular, the course will focus on bullying attitudes, through the analysis of some of the first text dealing with the phenomenon in the UK.
The constant use of English in the classroom will be encouraged; students will be fostered to noticing the differences and similarities between L2 and L1 also by providing and analysing different translations of the texts proposed. Pre-reading and post-reading activities, as well as reading and listening comprehension exercises will be proposed.

The written exam test consists in a Reading Comprehension, to ascertain the knowledge of the texts, as well as grammar, syntax and lexical-idiomatic competencies. A short oral exam follows, focusing on the analysis of the texts.
The exam will include the test concerning the Laboratory of English Language (see specific Programme) so granting 9 CFU in total.
* N.B.: Due to the particular modality of the exam and to the learning needs in terms of time, the student will be allowed to undertake the test only once per exam session.
* N.B.: All changing concerning the program or the lessons, or any other news will be posted on the teacher’s page on the Department website.
For more information or further details, or to ask for an appointment, please contact the teacher via e-mail [raffaella.leproni@uniroma3.it].

** Reading texts (mandatory, all available also online):
- Maria Edgeworth, Harrington, (ed. by Susan Manly) Broadview editions, Canada, 2004 (or online http://www.online-literature.com/maria-edgeworth/harrington/) [traduzione italiana di riferimento a cura di Carla De Petris e Raffaella Leproni, Belforte ediitore, Livorno 2015]
- Maria Edgeworth, Essay on Irish Bulls (any edition; online https://archive.org/details/essayonirishbul00edgegoog )
- Marco Catarci, Massimiliano Fiorucci (eds.), Intercultural Education in the European Context. Theories, Experiences, Challenges, Ashgate, UK/USA, 2015
** Grammar texts (optional):
- Michael VINCE, Lelio PALLINI, English Grammar Practice for Italian Students, Macmillan & Heinemann OR . M. Foley, D. Hall, MyGrammarLab (Intermediate B1/B2), Pearson Education Limited, 2012

** Dictionaries (optional):
- Bilingual dictionaries: Hazon Garzanti, New Edition, OR F.Picchi, Grande dizionario Inglese-Italiano/Italiano-Inglese, Hoepli.
- Monolingual dictionaries: Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners OR Oxford Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary, OR Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary