Course 2012-2013 a.y.

Course Objectives

English is the compulsory first foreign language for all students enrolled in CLMG program who are not themselves English mother-tongue speakers.
Teaching activities are structured as follows

• 1st year: general English, lessons and exam (code 30123)
• 2nd year: general English, lessons and exam (code 30129)
• 3rd year: legal English, lessons only (code 50042)
• 4th year: legal English, lessons and exam (code 50041).

The teaching activities concerning the Legal English course are aimed at preparing students for the B2 Legal exit level.
English classes are automatically assigned to CLMG students at the beginning of the second semester of the third year. The course runs until the end of the first semester of the fourth year: there is an exam at the end of the course worth two credits in the final average for the degree course.

Course Content Summary

In the classroom, instruction focuses on giving the students exposure to the vocabulary they need to operate in English in professional settings. This exposure comes from a variety of sources: listening passages; video clips; reading passages taken from authentic sources; and from the students themselves.
In addition, classroom and self-study activities offer the students the opportunity to work with the forms and structures of English, giving them the experience which is necessary for developing the control and range needed for effective communication in a foreign language.

• Reading comprehension: develop the ability to read authentic articles in English, identifying details and offering clear explanations on what has been read.
• Listening comprehension: develop the ability to understand authentic listening passages, identifying details and main ideas. Particular attention is paid to working with numbers and other specific information.
• Written production: develop the ability to organize tests and using simple cohesive devices. Particular attention will be paid to describing graphs and tables.
• Oral production: develop the ability to interact in English, and discuss both business-oriented and personal subjects.
• Mechanics & Structure: reinforce the appropriate use of the common forms and structures of English during written and oral production.
• Vocabulary: increase the student’s active vocabulary to a functional level, focusing attention on the use of common Legal English vocabulary.

A complete curriculum for the B2 level can be found on-line at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Language Teaching > Curricular Activities.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Il codice 50042 corrisponde alla prima metà del corso. L'esame è previsto al termine della seconda metà del corso, codice 50041.

Textbooks

testi adottati

• A. Krois-LindNer, M. Flirth, Introduction to International Legal English, Cambridge University Press
• M. THOMPSON, Writing skills for Business English, EGEA, 2nd edition 
• Legal English self-study program provided by the teacher