Università Roma Tre

The course is structured as to allow the implementation of the students’ linguistic competences, requiring on the side of the student to develop a professional-oriented awareness of the L2 learning and practicing modalities, as well as some cultural analysis skills.
hTe reading of different types of texts – intended to show students both the pedagogic models of the English culture and the specific jargon of their field of interest (HR and Social Sciences) – 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. The constant use of English in the classroom will be encouraged, also by the use of multimedia materials; students will be fostered to noticing the differences and similarities between L2 and L1 also by providing and analyzing different translations of the texts proposed.
- Linguistic aspects will be focused on as well; grammar texts with answer-keys and monolingual and bilingual dictionaries are suggested in bibliography. Online language exercises links will be suggested too.

** Reading texts:
- G. Sandford, Cambridge English for Human Resources, Cambridge University Press, 2011
- C. Downes, Cambridge English for Job-hunting, Cambridge University Press, 2008 (2013)
- Maria Edgeworth, The Little Merchants (any complete original language edition) [Italian edition: R. Leproni (ed.) Due racconti di Maria Edgeworth, Kappa, Roma, 2009]

Students are requested to focus in particular on the following texts/parts of the texts:
- THE LITTLE MERCHANTS introduction to The Parent’s Assistant (whole) + chap. 1-2
- CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH FOR HUMAN RESOURCES Units 1-3-6 + glossary
- CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH FOR JOB HUNTING Units 1-2-3-5 + appendix 1-2-3
NB. As for the two Cambridge English books, the program includes the texts reported in the AUDIOSCRIPT section concerning the Units specified above.

** Methodology texts:
- C. Taylor, Language to Language, Cambridge University Press (last edition)
** Grammar texts (optional):
- M. Vince, L. Pallini, English Grammar Practice for Italian Students, Macmillan & Heinemann OR M. Foley, D. Hall, MyGrammarLab (Intermediate B1/B2), Pearson Education Limited, 2012
** B1 level specific course (optional):
- S. Ireland, J. Kosta, PET Direct, Cambridge University Press
- S. Ashton, L. Hashemi, B. Thomas, PET Practice Tests plus ½ (with key), Pearson Longman, 2010
** 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