ENGLISH LEVEL 2B (QUALIFICATION)
cod. 1001577

Academic year 2016/17
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
NOT ASSIGNED
Academic discipline
Indefinito/interdisciplinare (NN)
Field
Ulteriori conoscenze linguistiche
Type of training activity
More
21 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

By the end of the course the students reach level B2 of the European
Frame of Reference.

Prerequisites

intermediate knowledge of English (equivalent to level B1 of the
European Frame of Reference)

Course unit content

Upper Intermediate (level B2 of the European Frame of Reference)

Full programme

All the topics for English 1
Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous.
Second Conditional
The Passive voice
Indirect speech
Modal verbs of deduction
Main conjunctions
Use of prefixes and suffixes to build nouns, adjectives, etc.
Expressing opinions

Bibliography

For grammar and vocabulary:
M. Vince, G. Cerulli, New Inside Grammar, Macmillan
Textbook
C. Oxenden, C. Latham-Koening, New English File Upper-Intermediate
Multipack C/C
(SB+Entry+WB+Key+MultiRom), Oxford University Press
Further practice
S. Burgess, J.Newbrook, J.Wilson, New First Certificate Gold Exam
Maximiser (with key), Longman (with audio CD set)
Recommended monolingual dictionary
Oxford Wordpower Dictionary
Macmillan Essential Dictionary for Learners of English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Teaching methods

Methodology: presentation of structures, deduction of rule, contrastive
use of the language, use of different teaching aids (slides, audioCDs,
textbook, etc.).

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment: final test with multiple choice questions on grammar, lexis,
functions, reading and listening comprehension

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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