ERSILIA AMEDEA INCELLI

PROF.SSA ERSILIA INCELLI   C1 LINGUA INGLESE 9 CREDITI

1 SEMESTRE A.A. 2025/26 -  IL CORSO C1 ADVANCED ENGLISH INIZIA IL 22 SETTEMBRE. 
IL PROGRAMMA E IL LIBRO DI TESTO SARANNO COMUNICATI FINE AGOSTO.

C1 Advanced English for Economics and Sustainability
 
70 hours (frontal) recommended (6 hours a week)
6-8 hours/week in class with mother-tongue English language lecturers (Silvia Polsinelli and Darragh Mulcahy)      
Self- study is available in the Multimedia Language Laboratory (3rd floor above the Presidenza).

Target students and entry level
University undergraduates or MSc students in Economics, Finance or Tourism who already have a solid B2 / low C1. Aim to reach/confirm CEFR C1 in professional/academic contexts (reading reports, producing policy briefs, presentations, negotiation, academic writing).
 
Overall aims

1. Develop advanced receptive and productive English skills specific to economics, finance and tourism.
2. Enable students to read, interpret and critically evaluate complex authentic texts (The Economist journal, CSR reports, sustainability disclosures, financial news, OECD/UNWTO reports, academic articles).
3. Build fluency and accuracy for oral communication (presentations, debates, negotiations, interviewing, meetings) and writing skills (essay writing, summaries, policy briefs, report).
4. Teach specialized terminology (economics, finance, tourism, CSR/ESG) and the discourse features of the news reporting current affairs, CSR reports).

Learning outcomes (by course end)
Students will be able to:

• Read and summarise authentic English language journals such as The Economist, the Financial Times, sustainability / CSR reports and policy documents, identifying arguments, claims, evidence and limitations.
• Analyse and discuss sectoral data and trends (e.g., UNWTO tourism statistics) and present position papers.
• Produce coherent, register-appropriate written texts: themed essay writing, summary, short policy brief, company report critique, and relevant documents for tourism economics.
• Use advanced grammar and lexis accurately (see grammar reference book) and perform persuasive oral tasks (debates, meetings).

Course structure
Ist term of the a.year - 6/10 contact hours (interactive lessons) each week + 1–2 hours guided self-study.  (See the timetable offered for English language courses)
 
Grammar and discourse applied to students’ academic studies
Including:

• Nominalisation / complex noun phrases - academic/professional writing (e.g., the implementation of carbon-reduction measures).
• Passive constructions and agentless passives — common in reports (interest rates were  reduced, is expected to).
• Advanced conditionals/ future-in-the-past — forecasting scenarios.
• Modals for deduction / probability — must/could/may/might/should + have + past participle.
• Reduced relative clauses, inversion, ellipsis - to produce concise policy writing and headlines.
• Reported speech and reporting verbs – summarising, commenting, argumentation.
• Cohesion and referencing - demonstratives, linking phrases, logical connectors used in reports and arguments.

Specialized vocabulary related to students’ course of studies
For example:

• Economics and finance: e.g. GDP per capita, unemployment rate, fiscal consolidation, monetary tightening, yield curve, ROE, leverage, credit spread.
• CSR / sustainability / ESG: materiality assessment, scope 1/2/3, biodiversity, stakeholder engagement, sustainability disclosure, assurance, net-zero, sustainable transitions.
• Tourism: carrying capacity, seasonality, inbound/outbound flows, visitor management, sustainable tourism, cultural heritage management.

Case Studies
The course will also look at a various case studies – national and international case study examples.
These can be chosen and suggested by the students, e.g. Fast Fashion industry, Urban gardening to combat climate change, energy transitions, etc. etc
 
Course books:  TO BE DEFINED SOON
Recommended -  Cambridge Academic English' (Advanced)  Cambridge University Press
                              Academic Writing (5th edition). A Handbook for International students  
                              (S.Bailey), Routledge publishers.
                              Business Result Advanced Oxford University Press
                              English File Advanced  - Oxford University Press
                              My Grammar Lab - Pearson/Longman

Suggested authentic materials for self-study

• Podcasts
• Corporate and sustainability / annual reports
• UNWTO Statistics and World Tourism Barometer for tourism trends and data.
• The Economist
• Financial Times
• The Guardian
• BBC NEWS
• TED TALKS

Assessment
Formative: peer review of presentations, short timed readings/summaries, essay writing for homework
Summative: Oral exam consisting of interview, and presentation - 12 minute individual presentation on a CSR/tourism policy topic:  Final written test — reading comprehension (authentic extracts), grammar use in context, short essay (220–260 words).Students are tested for fluency, accuracy, complexity, register, use of authentic data.

Sustainable Development Goals
QUALITY EDUCATION

Date Esami Lingua Inglese C1, B2 Scienze Aziendali,  B2 Scienze Economiche, Corso Serale, MANIP: vede bacheca lingue, scheda docente 
 
16/10/2025
Appello straordinario riservato a studenti fuori corso, laureandi, part time, di 3° anno triennale, 2° magistrale, con disabilita e con D.S.A., a studenti genitori, a studenti lavoratori
 
Please visit e-learning Sapienza, Faculty of Economics, English Language, for all updated News and Information on the lessons, or at this link here:
ttps://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=488 
 
Office Hours
22 Sept. - 22 Dec. Monday 10-00 - 12.00  studio 451, IV floor Dept. MEMOTEF ( or via Google MEET)
 

Nel 1 semestre a.a. 2025/26 gli studenti del corso di studio B2  6 crediti Scienze Aziendali e Scienze Economiche possono fare attività individuale presso l’aula multimediale del Laboratorio Linguistico, III piano palazzina di Presidenza, dove è possibile utilizzare materiale predisposto per attività di auto-apprendimento. L’accesso è libero e gratuito nelle ore di apertura della struttura (dal lunedì al venerdì ore 9-13/14-17). I livelli disponibili per il corso di lingua inglese sono A1, A2, B1, B2 e C1 del framework europeo.
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LINGUA   INGLESE a. a. 2025 – 2026
I   SEMESTRE dal 22 settembre al 22 dicembre 2025

MODULO PER 9 CREDITI FORMATIVI - Livello Europeo C1

Valido per tutti i corsi di Laurea che consentono l’inserimento di un modulo da 9 crediti per la lingua straniera. Si prevede che lo studente segua 70 ore di lezione frontale: pertanto, può scegliere l’orario più adatto alle sue esigenze, selezionando due/tre lezioni dalla seguente offerta formativa.
 
Modulo C1, programma, calendario d’esame e informazioni sulla scheda docente
PROF.SSA ERSILIA INCELLI e sul sito
https://elearning.uniroma1.it
 

MODULO PER  6 CREDITI FORMATIVI – Livello Europeo B2
Moduli B2, Programmi, Calendario d’esame e informazioni sul sito:
https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=488
 

ORARIO RICEVIMENTO dal 22 settembre al 22 dicembre 2025
Piano IV – Dipartimento MEMOTEF

Prof.ssa Ersilia Incelli: lunedi 10.00 – 12.00  (studio 451)

Dott. Darragh Mulcahy: martedi 14.00 – 16.00; giovedi 13.00 – 14.00  (studio 444)

Dott.ssa Silvia Polsinelli: mercoledi 9.00 -10.00; venerdi 13.00 – 14.00 (studio 444)