English FOR Academic Purposes

Il corso di Inglese per scopi accademici di livello B1 mira a introdurre gli studenti alle caratteristiche scritte e orali del discorso accademico. Il modulo consolida e potenzia la conoscenza e l’uso della lingua Inglese in ambito accademico (EAP) integrando le 4 abilità (lettura, produzione scritta, ascolto e produzione orale) applicate a testi autentici in diversi settori disciplinari.
Le attività didattiche sviluppano le capacità di analisi critica e le competenze essenziali nello studio della lingua accademica, con un particolare focus sugli strumenti metodologici usati nell’analisi critica del discorso scritto e orale.

Il corso fornisce una conoscenza equilibrata tra comprensione orale e scritta. Al termine del corso, gli studenti avranno sviluppato le abilità di produzione scritta e orale corrispondenti al livello atteso su vari argomenti di natura accademica e esplorato diversi registri linguistici e generi in vari ambiti disciplinari

TIPOLOGIA degli esercizi
All’esame gli studenti avranno esercizi basati sugli argomenti presentati nel testo in adozione
E. de Chazal & L.Rogers, Oxford EAP B1+,Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19400201-1.
IL CORSO E LA PROVA D’ESAME SONO SONO INCENTRATI SU GRAMMATICA, LESSICO E LINGUAGGIO ACCADEMICO (Language Reference pp.176-188):

ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, ADVERBIALS, AFFIXES, ARTICLES, CAUSE AND EFFECT LANGUAGE, CLAUSE AND CLAUSE ELEMENTS, COMPLEMENTS, COMPLEX SENTENCES, COMPOUND SENTENCES,CONJUNCTIONS, COORDINATORS, DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS, DETERMINERS, THE FUTURE, HEDGING, IMPERATIVES, -ING CLAUSES, IT AND THERE STRUCTURES, LINKING ADVERBIALS, MAXIMIZING AND MINIMISING LANGUAGE, MODAL VERBS, NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES, NUMBERS, OBJECTS, PASSIVE VOICE, PREPOSITIONS AND PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES, PREPOSITIONAL AND PHRASAL VEBRS, PROGRESSIVE FORMS, PRONOUNS, RELATIVE CLAUSES, REPORTING VERBS, SIMPLE SENTENCES, STANCE AND PERSPECTIVE ADVERBIALS, SUBJECTS, SUBORDINATORS, THAT-CLAUSES, TENSE AND ASPECT, TO- CLAUSE, Wh- CLAUSES, WORD CLASS AND WORD FAMILIES, CITATION.
Si forniscono alcuni esempi:
esempio 1
Complete the sentences using the correct word in the box
pose undermine discourage restrict use
• The software allows parents to _____ access to certain websites. [ANSWER: RESTRICT; 1 POINT]
esempio 2
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE (A,B,C) TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. (ONE ANSWER ONLY)
• The model ______ some important assumptions.
c) meets b) provides c) make [ANSWER: c) MAKE; 1 POINT]
esempio 3
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in capitals. (ONE ANSWER ONLY)
• The groups are typically run by unpaid ______ from the local community. VOLUNTARY
[ANSWER: VOLUNTEERS; 2 POINTS]
esempio 4
Complete the sentences using the best form of the word in capitals. You may need to add a prefix or a suffix
• Always wear a suitable laboratory coat, protective goggles and _____ gloves. (DISPOSE) [ANSWER: disposable; 2 POINTS]
esempio 5
Choose the best word to complete the ‘collocations’ underlined in the sentences
Petras and Morley ___ a distinction between the regime and the state.
d) provide b) make c)do [ANSWER: b) MAKE; 1 POINT]
esempio 6
Choose the options which have a similar meaning to the underlined phrase in the sentences
• Based on the premise that positive and negative attitudes towards physical activity each have an effect on children’s physical activity, individuals can be categorised along both dimensions (positive/negative).
b) Starting from the assumption that b) Based on the idea that c) Given that [ANSWER: A,B; 1 POINT]

esempio 7
Identify the type of citations underlined in these extracts:
• In forecasting economic processes, animate metaphors prevail in growth and recovery narratives, while inanimate ones seem to be deployed by authors when they comment on narrative (see for example Charteris-Black 2004: 135-136; Morris et al. 2007).
A)QUOTATION B)PARAPHRASE C) INDIRECT REFERENCE [ANSWER: C; 1 POINT]
esempio 8
Complete the sentences with cause/effect words or phrases from the list
FOR THESE REASONS DUE TO BECAUSE RESULT IN
• The door was off its hinges _____ the wind had been so strong. [ANSWER: because; 1 POINT]
esempio 9
Complete the text with the prepositional verbs in the list. You may need to change the grammatical form of some verbs.
Contribute to account for base on result in focus on associate with lead to

• Monetarism is an economic policy ______with Mrs Thatcher. [ANSWER: associated; 2 POINTS]
esempio 10
In each sentence decide if the author uses maximizing or minimising language
• It appears that the research is inconclusive. [ANSWER: MINIMIZING LANGUAGE; 2 POINTS]
• This set of experiences will influence the way we think about the world. [ANSWER: MAXIMIZING LANGUAGE modal WILL indicating certainty; 2 POINTS]

esempio 11
Complete sentences with cohesive words/phrases from the list
AS A RESULT FIRSTLY FOR EXAMPLE FURTHEMORE
• ____, there are several famous cold deserts, such as the Gobi and the Atacama deserts. [ANSWER: For example; 1 POINT]
esempio 12
Look at the collocations in italics and decide what stance the author is taking (A, B)
• Reducing interest rates became a central strategy in stabilizing the economy.
a)The strategy is important b) The strategy is unimportant [ANSWER: a); 1 POINT]
esempio 13
In each sentence decide if the author shows positive or negative stance
• The study was extensive and thorough. [ANSWER: positive; 2 POINTS]