Università Roma Tre

The module illustrates the main phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical features of contemporary English. It also trains students in the use of monolingual dictionaries.
Language improvement classes: reading, writing, listening and speaking activities leading to the required B1 level.

Jeffries L., Discovering language. The Structure of Modern English, Palgrave MacMillan, 2006 (chapters 1-6) selected pages: cap. 1, pp-32-42especially examples; cap. 2 pp. 46-63; cap 3. all; cap 4 pp. 102-113; cap 5 pp. 124-129; 134-137; cap. 6 all.
Jackson H., Words and Their Meaning, Longman, 1988 (chapters 1,2, 3, 5, 12). Chapters 3 and 12 are to be updated to the latest edition(s) of the set dictionaries
One of the following monolingual dictionaries (latest edition) (the same as the first year's one):
- Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
- Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- MacMillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
- Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

This module illustrates the main phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical
features of contemporary English. It also trains students in the use of monolingual
dictionaries.
Language improvement classes: reading, writing, listening and speaking activities
leading to the required level.

• Jeffries L., Discovering language. The Structure of Modern English, Palgrave
MacMillan, 2006 (chapters 1-6).
• Jackson H., Words and Their Meaning, Longman, 1988 (chapters 2, 3, 12).
• One of the following monolingual dictionaries (latest edition):
- Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
- Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- MacMillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
- Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

This course illustrates the main phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical-semantic features of contemporary English. It also trains students in the use of monolingual dictionaries.

Language improvement classes: reading, writing, listening and speaking activities leading to the required level.

Achievement of B1 level in both receptive and productive skills.

Development of students’:
a) basic knowledge and understanding of the main features of the foreign language;
b) ability to apply acquired knowledge to short texts from different text types;
c) ability to understand and communicate information.

• Jeffries L., Discovering language. The Structure of Modern English, Palgrave MacMillan, 2006 (chapters 1 to 6).
• Jackson H., Words and Their Meaning, Longman, 1988 (chapters 1, 2, 3, 12).
• One of the following monolingual dictionaries (latest edition):
- Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
- Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- MacMillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
- Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary