Linguistica inglese (profilo in Lingue e letterature straniere; profilo in Lingue comunicazione, media)
Prof. Margherita Ulrych
COURSE AIMS
The course aims at providing the theoretical and methodological tools necessary to describe the lexico-grammatical and phonological aspects of contemporary English as well as practical guidance on how to use them appropriately in spoken and written communication. Special attention will be dedicated to the textual and rhetorical techniques that characterize discourse genres such as articles, newsletters, internet writing, creative writing.
COURSE CONTENT
– Varieties of English: register, genre and dialect.
– Discourse, text, context and culture.
– Cohesion and coherence; theme and rheme.
– Semantic and pragmatic features of English lexicogrammar.
– Lexicography and types of dictionaries.
– Aspects of segmental and suprasegmental phonology.
READING LIST
Compulsory
V. Pulcini, A Handbook of Present-Day English, Carocci, Roma, 2009.
M. Ulrych, Aspects of Discourse and Genre, EDUCatt, Milano, 2009.
M. Ulrych (ed), Readings in English Lexicogrammar, EDUCatt, Milano, 2009.
J. Seely, The Oxford Guide To Effective Writing And Speaking: How To Communicate Clearly Paperback, Oxford, 2013.
Recommended
M.G. Busà, Introducing the Language of the News, London, Routledge, 2014.
P.Simpson, Stylistics, A resource book for Students, 2nd edition, London, Routledge, 2014.
B.S. Collins-I.M. Mees, Practical Phonetics and Phonology: A Resource Book for Students, Routledge, London, 2008, 2nd ed.
R. Jones, Discourse Analysis: A Resource Book for Students, Routledge, London, 2012.
F. Katamba, English Words, Routledge, London, 2005, 2nd ed.
C. Mcintosh (ed), The Oxford Dictionary of Collocations, O.U.P, Oxford and New York, 2009.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures and practical classes.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Continuous assessment and final oral exam.
The continuous assessment consists of written tests to be taken at the end of each of the three modules that make up the course, comprising a set of 30 multiple choice and true/false questions.
The oral exam is based on the reading list of the course. Students will be assessed on their ability to discuss the contents of the course accurately, fluently and critically.
NOTES
The course is taught in English.
Students must enrol for the course on Blackboard.
Place and time of consultation hours
Il Prof. Margherita Ulrych riceve presso il dipartimento di Scienze linguistiche e letterature straniere Via Necchi 9 (4th floor).