2016-2017 A.Y.
Integrated Master of Arts in Giurisprudenza (5-y; Law)
2.2.
Foreign languages
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2.2.1.
The Common European Framework
To classify language competence levels, Università Bocconi conforms to the Common European Framework established by the Council of Europe.
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2.2.2.
Program structure position for students initially enrolled starting from the 2013-2014 academic year
The Integrated Master of Arts in Giurisprudenza [Law] includes in its program structure two compulsory European Union foreign languages: a first foreign language and a second one.
The first language exam of the first year is a prerequisite to the second-year exam. Credit points are awarded once students pass the exam.
The Integrated Master of Arts in Giurisprudenza [Law] includes 2 languages of the European Union to be included in the study plan: a compulsory first language and an elective second language (included in the elective courses to be chosen by the student). Objective of the second language courses is to provide the students with adequate skills for an appropriate use of the language. Second language (elective) The second language includes:
In addition to the final exam there is a partial exam (elective and on a single date) positioned in the first semester of the relating annual teaching. When passing the partial exam no credit points are awarded but an additional point out of 30 which can be considered for the calculation of the final grade of the Bocconi exam (see the general course profile and syllabus available at www.unibocconi.it/centrolinguistico, in Esami-Certificazioni > Programmi d’esame). Last change 08/07/2016 16:01 |
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2.2.3.
Method of choosing languages
The choice of foreign languages follows the same criteria for both first and second languages. In particular:
All first year students are automatically allocated English as first language in their study plan.
Notice that in the 2016-17 academic year the Portuguese language (teaching and Bocconi exam) is only offered as second language to students enrolled in the third year of studies. The Bocconi exam is offered also for students initially enrolled starting from the 2013.2014 academic year. In the other cases, it is only possible to register in the study plan one of the international certifications recognised by the University. Materials for individual study are available atwww.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Self-Study > learning materials. Last change 05/07/2016 08:53 |
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2.2.4.
Exit levels
Minimum exits levels are:
(**) Only for students initially enrolled within the 2013-2014 academic year, the minimum exit level for German is equal to A2. (***) Only for students who are not Italian native speakers. Higher exit levels are possible, only if established by international foreign language certifications from among those recognized by the University. Last change 29/07/2016 15:26 |
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2.2.5.
The language learning path
Lessons to prepare the students to certifications for English, French and Spanish In addition to teaching for preparation of Bocconi exams, the Language Centre also offers courses of preparation to the following certifications, recognized as an alternative to the Bocconi exam. Specifically for English first language:
For French second language:
For Spanish second language:
Each course last six months with a total number of 48 hours except for the IELTS C1 course with a total number of hours of 24.
In addition:
Lessons for the first foreign language include for both cases a single path lasting one year for a total of 96 hours of lessons, automatically assigned to each student after the initial enrollment and enrolling in the second year.
B. Guided independent study
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2.2.6.
Evaluation of the initial knowledge of English and Italian
For English, Università Bocconi requires an initial language preparation of at lest B1 level (intermediate) of the European Language Framework (see European Language Framework) in order to attend the language courses with needed knowledge.
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2.2.7.
Method of assessing foreign language knowledge
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2.2.8.
Foreign languages as additional exam
Also foreign languages can be recorded as additional exams. With reference to the curricular languages it is specified that:
In addition, students can record in their study plan also Russian and Chinese, which are a non curricular language courses. For the recording of them:
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