Course Information 2010/11

Timetable - Lettorato

Riddell group 1 (revision of pre-intermediate level and first year course)
I e II semestre: lunedì 8,30-10.30 aula VII
venerdì 14,30-16,30 aula XIV

Young group 2 (first year course)
(cognomi A-L) I e II semestre: lunedì 8,30-10,30 aula III
sabato 10,30-12,30 aula VI

Young group 3 (cognomi M-Z) I semestre: lunedì 10,30-12,30 aula III
II semestre: lunedì 12,30-14,30 aula V
I e II semestre: sabato 8,30-10,30 aula VI

Office hours (ricevimento)

Have a look at the notices on this blog to keep up to date and know when the next ricevimento will be.
Texts
English File Intermediate Student’s Book – new edition(Oxford) - BRING TO ALL LESSONS English file Intermediate Workbook with answers - new edition(Oxford)
English Grammar in Use with answers (Intermediate) Raymond Murphy (Cambridge)
Extra 1 in the photocopy shop, Villa Mirafiori - BRING TO ALL LESSONS
Reading Level I – in the photocopy shop, Villa Mirafiori
Contemporary novel in English of your choice for oral exam
Course
The Lettorato lasts the whole year. To get 12 credits for Lingua I you must pass the Lettorato exam and the professor’s language exam (lingua inglese I) and the professor’s exam in literature/culture. The final mark is an average of the three results. Group 1 is for those students who need to revise the pre-intermediate level before doing the first year course. Groups 2 and 3 do not reflect different levels (the content is the same) but a different timetable based on the students surname. However, you can usually attend the other course if you have real timetable problems with other lessons. You should ask your teacher about this. At the end of the course you are expected to have a good intermediate level in grammar, vocabulary, speaking and composition and an upper intermediate level in reading.The exam. The written exam has three parts; grammar, reading, writing. The grammar section is based on English File. After you have passed the written exam there is an oral exam. In the oral exam you may be asked to talk about the contemporary British book(s) you have read.
Exam
There are two possibilities for sitting the written exam:1. You can do the complete exam (FULL EXAM, the written and oral) in June of this academic year, or September or January/February of the next academic year.2. You can do the exam in 2 parts, PART 1 written at the end of the first semester and PART 2 written (+ the oral) at the end of the second semester. If you do not pass PART 1 at the end of the first semester (or if you do not want to accept the mark) you do not do PART 2 at the end of the second semester. You have to do the FULL EXAM.The content of the exams is the same (although the two-parts option has slightly more grammar). Prior to the exams we will do exam practice in class.
Advice
During the lessons we will suggest lots of work for you to do as SELF-STUDY AT HOME. Obviously the more you study the more you will learn!
ATTENDING LESSONS. If you can’t attend lessons speak to one of the teachers and we can indicate the correct programme for you to study. If you miss a lesson find out from other students what we have done and study it. Participate in the lessons. Unfortunately we do not have enough time to do extensive listening activities. So it is very important for you to do INDEPENDENT LISTENING activities. In the language lab there are various listening materials, including the cassettes which accompany English File. We also recommend you watch as many DVDs in English and as much English language TV (e.g. the BBC, Sky TV) as possible. If you use subtitles it becomes a reading activity not a listening activity, so we recommend you watch mainly without subtitles. Organize your time and organize your learning. Organized notes are easier to refer to and to revise from. When you have finished reading the collection of reading photocopies it is your responsibility to find more things to read: English newspapers, magazines etc. are good sources of short articles. The Internet is a fabulous resource, use it! You need to READ WIDELY! If you need any HELP, do come and speak to us before or after the lessons or during our office hours. University is very different to school. It is up to you now to organise your studies and measure your progress.