The general objective of this course is the development of the practical communicative competence of the English language towards a level B1+ (see CEFR) while enhancing students' metalinguistic awareness.
Following Dublin’s descriptors:
1) Knowledge and understanding of oral and written English lev. B1+; basic knowledge of the communicative grammar.
2) Knowledge and understanding applied to textualities like: the programme of the course and the exam requirements in both Italian and English; theoretical lectures hold in oral English; reference grammar books in English; instructions for tasks, activities and exercises on the UniTusMoodle course; the evaluation comments from the teacher.
3) Making judgements: capacity to decide among the many semantically equivalent options according to the cultural context and the communicative situation.
4) Communication skills: oral and written production in English lev. B1+; relational abilities with the rest of the group and of working in pairs and teams.
5) Learning skills: transversal competences at a metacognitive and metalinguistic level; information research particularly through on-line resources; digital skills to sustain online learning; self-evaluation.