English language

Learning objectives

Grammar is not studied just for its own sake, but with the express purpose of applying it to the language relevant to engineering. To ss. you are asked to research a presentation to be given in English on a topic of your choice to take to your final exam. At the end of the course students will be able to express their ideas through spoken and written language. They will also be able to immediately understand the meaning of speech in English, translate texts, and deal with topics related to engineering.

Course content

Contents
The course plans to teach the English language with emphasis on the specific language of the civil engineering and management engineering sector. The approach is highly interactive, using sector didactic material and readings in the language and also working on the translation of texts to talk about civil engineering with the aim of making the study of English as practical as possible, giving a language input technical and at the same time stimulating a correct approach to self-study in the language.

Didactic method
Lectures and interactive lessons in the classroom.

Teaching support tools
The didactic material is uploaded on Sharepoint at the following link.
Folders are divided both by week and by linguistic and grammar topics.
Students can choose the material to download according to their skills. A B1 level is required to take the exam.

Prerequisites

An entrance test establishes the level of the students in the classroom. Ideally we try to work on a minimum level of Pre-Intermediate. Students with the lowest level are required to work hard on their level of grammar with the aids of software in the computer classroom.

Bibliography

A good English-Italian vocabulary and a good grammar text:

• Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary (or anything similar)
• English Grammar in Use Raymond Murphy CUP