m-I-2o-l - Module - First Year English for English minors

	University of Rome III ^_ School of Humanities ^_ Degree in Languages and International Communication Università Roma Tre ^_ Facoltà di Lettere ^_Corso di Studio in Lingue e Comunicazione Internazionale	Back Torna

Academic Year: 2006-07 ^_ Course convener: Patrick Boylan ^_ Email: ^_ Folder: 6_I-2

I First Year English for English minors (surnames A-Z, curriculum OCI or LL)
Prima annualità per gli studenti di inglese seconda lingua, cognomi A-Z, curriculum OCI oppure LL

Module I. “Seeing and saying things in English” (for both curricula: OCI and LL)
Module II. “The use of local Englishes in multicultural encounters” (for OCI only)

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Regulations, credits - Regolamenti, CFU>
Assessment - Esame: contenuti e date>
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<Programma e testi - Syllabus, set texts
<Sunto lezioni - Recap of lessons
<Attività di ricerca - Research tasks
<Notizie, avvisi - News, Messages

The time and the place of the lessons will appear here.
L'orario e il luogo delle lezioni apparirà qui.

Module 1: The 1^st Module will probably start on Feb. 26^th, 2007. Easter Vacation: April 6-10 Module 2: The 2^nd module will probably start on April 13^th, 2007. Check this space (or the bulletin board of the Corso di Laurea) in January for the exact dates. * Partial exams (esoneri) ** Teacher absent

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ASSESSMENT
Non frequentanti Final exam contents: As a non-attender, you are responsible for all texts (book, articles) on the Reading List> Criteria determining your mark > < Avviso per i non frequentanti ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frequentanti Final exam contents: Class discussions (if you don't remember the topics, they are listed here> ) plus a third of the book on the Reading List> (the pages to study will be announced in class). Also the two articles if you didn't eliminate them by taking and passing the partial exams (esoneri). Criteria determining your mark (out of a maximum of 30 points): 4 automatic points for attendance and completion of all assignments + total of marks received for the Research Tasks (out of 20) + average of marks received for the mid-term tests (out of 10) + mark (from -2 to +3) on the final exam (for an explanation, see here> ). The sum of of all the points listed here is more than 30. This increase is meant to compensate for the fact that, in the Italian grading system, rarely do students get more than 8 out of 10 on partial tests and assignments. Yet graduate schools and employers expect at least 25 out of 30 on undergraduate exams, and the university itself requires at least 28 out of 30 for an Honors Degree. The partial marks for the various Research Tasks and mid-term tests may be found in the section ROLL : click here> Calendar* for final exams (due appelli per ogni sessione di esame)> The Calendar will appear one month before the exams on the DIDATTICA page of www.boylan.it . There are regulations governing when you can take the exam and in what order you must take each component of this course (the Module, the Exercises, the "Laboratorio di analisi". See the regulations under the heading Regulations on the main menu or simply click here> Computerized exam booking> Avviso su come* prenotare > No booking is required for the mid-term tests (esoneri) since they are not "real" exams (their purpose is to "exonerate" you from some of the material on the final exam) and the mark you get for them does not go on your libretto. Booking is required, however, for the final exam -- and at least 10 days in advance. Click on the orange button above to connect to the booking site, usually active 20 days before the exam period. If your computer breaks down during the booking period, there are two "dedicated" PCs for booking next to the portineria. (N.B. For the written [Lettori] exams, which cover the Exercise component of this course, use instead the registers outside the Lettori Room for your booking.) Return to Menu
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SYLLABUS, SET TEXTS, HANDOUTS
Syllabus
Module 1: “Seeing and saying things in English” Module 2: “The use of local Englishes in multicultural encounters” In these Modules we will examine what language is "beyond words and syntax" -- a move toward a linguistics of parole alongside the traditional Saussurian linguistics of langue. Then, on the basis of our wider definition of language, we will attempt a cultural description of "English" -- or rather, Englishes, as they exist in today's globalized yet fragmented world. In Module I (for both OCI and LL students) we will examine language as a “will to mean” and thus a particular existential state. We will then describe the multiple varieties of English – in our globalized yet fragmented world – as a family of such states. In Module II (for OCI students only) we will learn to use a local English in encounters with culturally diverse native speakers of that variety, as a practical application of Module 1. Meanwhile, in your Lettori courses you will be acquiring formal competence in contemporary R.P. English – at level B1 or higher – through class and lab work. The organizational aspects of the module -- requirements and credits, evaluation criteria and so on – are indicated in the main menu. The Reading List follows.
Set texts *("programma")*
	For Module I (OCI + LL students; 3 credits) a. Book: D. Crystal.1997. English as a Global Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available at university book stores. Note: Attenders read chapters 2 and 5; non attenders read all chapters (1 to 5). b. Monograph: P. Boylan. "Understanding others". SIETAR Deutschland Journal 10:1 (April, 2004), pp. 28-32. To read the text click here> To download the text click here> . Note: For both attenders and non attenders. Only the downloaded version is divided into sections for group work. c. Avviso sull'esame Attention: The exam will contain questions on this text! To read the text click here> To download the text click here> . Note: Although aimed at non-attenders, the text constitutes exam material for all students since it analyzes what it means to "know" English in the context of the exams for this Course. (International students: read the English version; Italian students: read the Italian version as it discusses your particular situation in more detail). For Module II (only OCI students; 2 credits) a. Book: P. Kistler & S. Konivuori (eds.), 2003, From International Exchanges to Intercultural Communication, Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä. Thanks to permission granted by the authors, photocopies of the book may be had at Pronto Stampa, via Ostienese 461. Note: Attenders read chapters 2, 5,9: non attenders read entire book (chapters 1 to 10). b. Monograph: “P. Boylan, 'Seeing and Saying Things in English', IV annual IALIC conference, Lancaster University, 16.12.2003.” To read the text click here> To download the text click here> . Note: For both attenders and non attenders. c. Avviso sull'esame Attention: The exam will contain questions on this text! To read the text click here> To download the text click here> . Note: Although aimed at non-attenders, the text constitutes exam material for all students since it analyzes what it means to "know" English in the context of the exams for this Course. (International students: read the English version; Italian students: read the Italian version as it discusses your particular situation in more detail). NOTE for STUDENTS FROM LETTERE AND OTHER DEGREE COURSES Students from the corso di laurea in Lettere (and other degree courses) who need 4 credits are to study both books (Crystal and Kistler & Konivuori) and, among the monographs, "Understanding others". In addition, they are responsible for reading and assimilating the Avviso sull'esame above (the Italian version): there will, in fact, be several questions on the Avviso during the exam.
Handouts *("Dispense per i soli frequentanti -- i non frequentanti NON devono leggere questi testi.")*
	<cliccare "Learning language as culture" (in italiano) Documento storico di 20 anni fa: è il Manifesto (la prima dichiarazione di principio scritto in lingua italiana) di una nuova concezione di apprendimento delle lingue vive, basata sull'introiezione culturale. La pagina riprodotta è la Postfazione al volume Accenti sull'America di Patrick Boylan, Roma: Armando Curcio Editore, 1987, p. 387. In glottodidattica, "Learning language as culture" viene chiamato anche "l'approccio comunicativo-culturale".
	Linda Beamer – Cultural Parameters Illustrated: How to predict communication friction. Warning: To see this text, your computer must have a PowerPoint Viewer (most do). You can get one free at www.microsoft.com (enter “PowerPoint viewer” in the search box or, for a direct link, click here).
	Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) You'll hear teachers at Roma Tre (and elsewhere) speak of the Common European Framework (CEF) levels of competence in a second language. For example, our university entry test is targeted for Level B1 in reading ability and A2 in speaking ability. What does this mean? Click the orange dot if you want to know more about the system (which many people criticize as simplistic, so it will probably undergo change in the near future).
	Learn English on the Internet... FREE (no fees to teachers or schools!) Clicking on the orange dot will open a page full of Internet sites where you can practice and extend your English. But you have to know how to distinguish what sites are most useful to you. This means asking yourself (1.) what learning English really means and thus (2.) what kinds of competence you need to acquire and only then (3.) what exercises are best for you.



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LESSONS FIRST MODULE
Please form groups of 6 (not 5, not 7, but 6) students and sit together in one of the colored areas below: Groups should be ALL “OCI” students or ALL “LL” students (not mixed). If you cannot find enough students to form a group of 6, tell the Class Secretary. At the beginning of the next lesson, she will merge your partial group with another partial group. Room A Seating Arrangement of groups Groups consist of 6 students, 3 in front and 3 behind, like this: This arrangement allows everyone to participate in the group discussions.
AFTER EACH LESSON, SEE HERE FOR THE SLIDES/NOTES USED.















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RESEARCH TASKS
Marking Scheme
Italian school marking system: 0	1 - 3	4, 5	6	7, 8	(9, 10)
Points for each Task completed: 0	1	2	3	4	(5)

	Task 0: Due date: TASK 1 Due date:






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