Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with some fundamental disciplinary,
theoretical and technical tools for acquiring knowledge related to
Specialised Discourse (English for Specific Purposes, ESP), related to
different text types and to their popularisation, too. Special attention will
be paid to the difference between vocabulary and terminology. The
teaching aims to enable students to achieve the following learning
outcomes:
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: By the end of the module students
will be able to know, identify, present and discuss the main issues of
English for Specific Purposes and popularization, with a particular focus
on the language of law, economics and science.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, MAKING JUDGEMENTS
and COMMUNICATION SKILLS: By the end of the module students will be
able to analyse lexical, morphosyntactical and stylistic elements of
various text-types and will develop their own critical judgments by using
appropriate descriptive terminology. In their practical work, student will
be using critical and bibliographical tools.
LEARNING SKILLS: By the end of the module, students will be able to use
some bibliographical tools (manuals, dictionaries, websites) concerning the themes of the course, with a particular focus on the language of law, economics and science.