Course program
The course is structured on the consolidation of specific and functional vocabulary in relevant macro-areas. The grammatical notions necessary to follow the course require a minimum of a well-consolidated B1 level or preferably higher (B2). The course does not include the revision of morphological-syntactic and/or grammatical contents prominent in pre-university school curricula.
VOCABULARY AREAS: IT, Economics, Networking, European Union, LAN/WAN, Intranet/Extranet, Topology, Cybersecurity, IT Labour Market, IoT-Internet of Things, Supply Chain, Logistics, Hardware & Software (general topics).
Real and/or adapted linguistic material, video resources will be used.
WRITTEN COMPREHENSION: cards, texts, appropriately adapted articles.
LISTENING to increasingly complex passages, watching subtitled videos, comparing different accents (most common British, standard American, Canadian) and related comprehension tests.
WRITTEN PRODUCTION: specific vocabulary of the relevant areas to produce statements
ORAL PRODUCTION: Attending students will be encouraged to interact orally, according to the possibilities granted by the number in the classroom.
Prerequisites
B1 level of the CEFR.
Books
Bongsik Shin, A Practical Introduction to Enterprise Network and Security Management.
Frequency
Weekly, 2 45' periods.
Exam mode
Reading comprehension of a text; open or semi-open comprehension questions; language and vocabulary tasks; writing tasks.
Bibliography
Mark Ibbotson, Cambridge English for Engineering.
BBC Learning English, Box sets: 6 Minute English:
"The online world"
https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=eXZoVnjXgb4
"Internet and Technology"
https://youtu.be/rnBQXmO_StE?si=KDAAAPGaKcdbsvSq
Lesson mode
Whole-class communicative lesson,
with activities proposed to students, e.g. reading and translation of passages, comprehension and language execises. Focus on vocabulary.
Listening: videos and podcast.
Writing lab.