ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
(objectives)
The course aims to introduce students to the use of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) through intensive reading comprehension and writing exercises. In particular, the course aims to develop the knowledge of specific terminology used in the fields of international relations (news, politics, law, etc.) and human rights protection through the reading, discussion and analysis of various types of texts. The material used for intensive reading and writing exercises will be derived from authentic texts - for ex., treaties, conventions, essays, and scientific journals - in order to offer an overview of the fundamental issues related to the domains of international relations and human rights. Reading texts will be the first topic of an introductory module in which students' interpretation and linguistic analysis will be solicited to develop their reading skills and improve their vocabulary, and then they will be the subject of practical academic and professional writing activities in English as well as individual and/or teamwork research. At the end of the course, students will have improved their reading comprehension skills; they will be able to identify the register and the contents suitable for the most usual communicative situations in the specific working sector and will be able to apply and adapt the textual genres they have learned to several communicative situations.
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Teacher
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TAGLIALATELA ANTONIO
(syllabus)
Intensive reading and writing exercises based on authentic materials - EU press releases, treaties and/or conventions, news articles, etc. - in order to offer an overview of the fundamental issues of international politics (from the phenomenon of migration and human trafficking to that of child soldiers, child workers, sex tourism slaves and victims of forced marriages). Eventual individual and/or teamwork research on main issues concerning Human Rights protection in the international geopolitical context.
(reference books)
Downloadable study materials will be provided during the classes.
Further reading (not compulsory):
I. Banketas & L. Oette. (2020). International Human Rights: Law, Policy and Process. C. U. P. I. Brownlie & G. S. Goodwin-Gill. (Eds.) (2010). Brownlie's Documents on Human Rights. Sixth Edition. O.U.P. C. C. Combs. (2017). Terrorism in the 21st Century. Routledge. I. Hurd (2020). International Organizations: Politics, Law and Practice. C.U.P D. Paul & A. Amawi. (Eds). (2013). The Theoretical Evolution of International Political Economy: A Reader. O.U.P L. Morlino. (2017). Political Science: A Global Perspective. Sage. V. Lowe (2015). International Law. A Very Short Introduction, O.U.P. P. Willets. (2010). Non-Governmental Organizations in World Politics: The Construction of Global Governance. Routledge.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
At a distance
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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