Course 2012-2013 a.y.

Course Objectives

For CLEAM, CLEACC, CLEF, CLES, CLMG degree programs the learning path is assigned depending on the student's initial preparation:

•  Path 1 - elementary level
•  Path 2 - intermediate level
•  Path 3 - advanced level.

For BIEMF degree program the learning path is automatically assigned  

•  Path 3 - advanced level.

Furthermore, the Language Center plans and runs international certificates preparation courses, for a limited number of students who already have an adequate level of language skills:

• IELTS Academic B2 preparation course - for CLEAM, CLEACC, CLEF, CLES, CLMG
• IELTS Academic C1 preparation course - for CLEAM, CLEACC, CLEF, CLES, CLMG, BIEMF
  
• BEC Vantage preparation course - or CLEAM, CLEACC, CLEF, CLES
• BEC Higher preparation course - or CLEAM, CLEACC, CLEF, CLES, BIEMF
  

Course Content Summary

For further information, please consult the single learning path:   
Path 1
Path 2
Path 3
IELTS Academic B2 course
IELTS Academic C1 course
BEC Vantage course
BEC Higher course.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Textbooks

Course Objectives

Path 1 
The first year of the course aims to provide the student with the necessary tools and skills to:

• Understand the main points in current affairs or personal interest topics and express them clearly;
• Express himself confidently in dealing with routine problems in daily life;
• Understand texts written in everyday language;
• Produce a simple text about familiar subjects;
• Convey information, describe experiences and events and briefly explain the reasons for personal opinions.

Course Content Summary

The course is based on looking at realistic situations in everyday life and using written and spoken texts which reflect these. Aspects of language and functions linked to these situations, as well as the description of syntax and sentence structures and their usage, are all part of the course. This involves the study of both communicative and pragmatic aspects of the language and the use of more complex morphosyntactic structures. Space is also dedicated to an analysis of intercultural communication. The emphasis placed on oral interaction and project work is aimed at developing language skills, favouring the acquisition of lexical competence and awareness of the communicative and interactional aspects.
Adequate attention is reserved for specialized terminology and grammatical forms. The phonetic and morphological aspects are highlighted in order to improve pronunciation.
The listening comprehension activities are designed to develop the ability to follow and understand and listen to simple texts.
Reading activities are mainly concerned with developing interactive (discussions, role plays) and reporting skills.
Attendance in class together with appropriate individual study is necessary in order to consolidate knowledge of the language.
At the end of the first year course there is the exam for "English 1".

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

L'esame si compone unicamente di una prova scritta. Questo esame è propedeutico all'esame di prima lingua di secondo anno.
Maggiori indicazioni relative agli argomenti trattati e alle modalità d'esame sono riportate nel programma d'aula e d'esame pubblicati nel sito internet dell'Università all’indirizzo www.unibocconi.it/centrolinguistico > Esami-Certificazioni > Programmi d’esame.

The first year exam consists of a written test only. Students cannot sit the second-year exam until they have passed the first year one. Details are available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Textbooks

Testi adottati

• H. Dellar, A. Walkley, Outcomes Pre-Intermediate, Students’ Book & Workbook Heinle CENGAGE Learning 
• H. Dellar, A. Walkley, Outcomes Intermediate, Students’ Book & Workbook, Heinle CENGAGE Learning  

Testi consigliati

• R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press
• M. Thompson, Fundamental Writing Skills, EGEA, 2007

Course Objectives

Path 2
The first year of the course aims to provide the student with the necessary tools and skills to:

• Understand the main points in current affairs or personal interest topics and express them clearly;
• Express himself confidently in dealing with routine problems in daily life;
• Understand texts written in everyday language;
• Produce a simple text about familiar subjects;
• Convey information, describe experiences and events and briefly explain the reasons for personal opinions.

Course Content Summary

The course is based on looking at realistic situations in everyday life and using written and spoken texts which reflect these. Aspects of language and functions linked to these situations, as well as the description of syntax and sentence structures and their usage, are all part of the course. This involves the study of both communicative and pragmatic aspects of the language and the use of more complex morphosyntactic structures. Space is also dedicated to an analysis of intercultural communication. The emphasis placed on oral interaction and project work is aimed at developing language skills, favouring the acquisition of lexical competence and awareness of the communicative and interactional aspects.
Adequate attention is reserved for specialized terminology and grammatical forms. The phonetic and morphological aspects are highlighted in order to improve pronunciation.
The listening comprehension activities are designed to develop the ability to understand and listen to simple texts.
Reading activities are mainly concerned with developing interactive (discussions, debates, role plays) and spoken/oral reporting skills.
Attendance in class together with appropriate individual study is necessary in order to consolidate knowledge of the language.
At the end of the first year there is the exam "English 1".

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

L'esame si compone unicamente di una prova scritta. Questo esame è propedeutico all'esame di prima lingua di secondo anno.
Maggiori indicazioni relative agli argomenti trattati e alle modalità d'esame sono riportate nel programma d'aula e d'esame pubblicati nel sito internet dell'Università all’indirizzo www.unibocconi.it/centrolinguistico > Esami-Certificazioni > Programmi d’esame.

The first year exam consists of a written test only. Students cannot sit the second-year exam until they have passed the first year one. Details are available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Textbooks

Testi adottati

• D. Cotton, D. Falvey, S. Kent, Language Leader Intermediate, Students' book & Workbook, Pearson Longman (con CD-ROM).

Testo consigliato

• R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press.
• M. Thompson, Fundamental Writing Skills, EGEA, 2007.

Course Objectives

Path 3
The aim of the first year of the course is to give the student the tools and skills so that he can:

• Follow speech at some length on a variety of both concrete and abstract subjects;
• Produce a short, clear and detailed text on a range of subjects, expressing an opinion and discussing the pros and cons of different points of view;
• Express himself clearly and in detail on subjects related to his studies;
• Discuss the pros and cons of a familiar subject;
• Interact with a certain degree of fluency and spontaneity.

Course Content Summary

Activities aimed at developing skills are based on questions of current affairs, social and cultural issues. Group work, both written and oral, allows students to learn a language in a natural and practical way, favouring the acquisition of lexical competence and awareness of the communicative and interactional aspects.
Oral comprehension skills are developed to deal with passages of some length and complexity, actively understand them and reproduce the information heard. Writing activities focus on building competence in all the main forms of standard communication, in order to produce autonomous written work using the appropriate form of expression. Speaking activities are mainly concerned with developing interactive (discussions, debates, role plays) and reporting skills.
The course ends with the exam "English 1".

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

L'esame si compone unicamente di una prova scritta. Questo esame è propedeutico all'esame di prima lingua di secondo anno.
Maggiori indicazioni relative agli argomenti trattati e alle modalità d'esame sono riportate nel programma d'aula e d'esame pubblicati nel sito internet dell'Università all’indirizzo www.unibocconi.it/centrolinguistico > Esami-Certificazioni > Programmi d’esame.

The first year exam consists of a written test only. Students cannot sit the second-year exam until they have passed the first year one. Details are available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Textbooks

Testo adottato

• D. Cotton, D. Falvey, S. Kent et al., Language Leader Advanced, Pearson Longman, Students book and Workbook.

Testo consigliato

• M. Hewings, Advanced Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, second edition (with answers)

Prerequisites

The learning path is designed for those students who already have an upper-intermediate level of knowledge.

Course Objectives

BEC Vantage preparation course  
The course is designed for students who already have a B2-general proficiency level. In terms of linguistic competence, the final objective corresponds to that established by the Council of Europe for level B2. The objects for the students can be summarized in the following way:

• can deal confidently with different types of text, such as business publications and correspondence
• can produce different pieces of writing, such as letters, reports, proposals and emails
• can follow and understand a range of spoken materials, such as interviews, discussions and presentations
• can communicate effectively in face-to-face situations.

The course takes into account the fact that the students are preparing solely for the Cambridge external certification Business English Certificate - Vantage (B2 business).

Course Content Summary

In the classroom, instruction focuses on preparing the students to take and pass the Cambridge English: Business Vantage external certification. Students are introduced to the format of the certification, and all four sections of the certification are practiced. Additional information concerning the course can be found on-line at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Il presente corso prepara al superamento della relativa certificazione di lingua, che si svolge presso gli enti erogatori autorizzati.
La certificazione può essere registrata in alternativa a entrambi gli esami di lingua inglese (30123 e 30129) se non ancora superati.
Per maggiori informazioni è possibile consultare i programmi d’aula e d’esame Percorso P1, Percorso P2 e Percorso P3 all’indirizzo www.unibocconi.it/centrolinguistico > Esami-Certificazioni > Programmi d’esame.

The preparation course is aimed to the relevant external certification, which takes place at the authorized exam centers.
The certification can be converted as an alternative to the English exams (codes 30123 and 30129) if the student hasn’t already passed them. Further information concerning the Bocconi learning path and exams (Path 1, Path 2, Path 3) available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Textbooks

TESTI ADOTTATI

• WOOD, SANDERSON, WILLIAMS, ROSENBERG, Pass Cambridge BEC Vantage, Student's Book, Heinle, 2nd edition
• CAMBRIDGE ESOL, Cambridge English Business 5 Vantage, Student's Book Pack

Prerequisites

The course is aimed at those students enrolled in a three years bachelor program taught in Italian who already have an adequate level of knowledge of the language, established by a specific placement test. The course is for a limited number of applicants.
Terms and enrollment procedures are communicated via the student’s diary yoU@B at the beginning of each semester.
Please note that the course is run only if a minimum number of enrollments is reached.

Course Objectives

BEC Higher preparation course

The course is designed for students who already have a a strong B2 proficiency level. In terms of linguistic competence, the final objective corresponds to that established by the Council of Europe for level C1. The objects for the students can be summarized in the following way:

• can deal confidently with different types of text
• can write a variety of different items such as memos, faxes, emails, reports and proposals
• can follow and understand a range of spoken materials such as conversations, interviews and discussions
• can communicate effectively in face-to-face situations.

The course takes into account the fact that the students are preparing solely for the Cambridge external certification: Business English Certificate Higher (C1 business).

Course Content Summary

In the classroom, instruction focuses on preparing the students to take and pass the Cambridge English: BEC Higher. Students are introduced to the format of the certification, and all four sections of the certification are practiced. Additional information concerning the course can be found on-line at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Il presente corso prepara al superamento della relativa certificazione di lingua, che si svolge presso gli enti erogatori autorizzati.
La certificazione può essere registrata in alternativa a entrambi gli esami di lingua inglese (30123 e 30129) se non ancora superati.
Per maggiori informazioni è possibile consultare i programmi d’aula e d’esame Percorso P1, Percorso P2 e Percorso P3 all’indirizzo www.unibocconi.it/centrolinguistico > Esami-Certificazioni > Programmi d’esame.

The preparation course is aimed to the relevant external certification, which takes place at the authorized exam centers.
The certification can be converted as an alternative to the English exams (codes 30123 and 30129) if the student hasn’t already passed them. Further information concerning the Bocconi learning path and exams (Path 1, Path 2, Path 3) available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Textbooks

Testo adottato

• Brook-Hart, Business Benchmark Advanced, Cambridge
  
• CAMBRIDGE ESOL, Cambridge English Business 5 Higher, Student’s Book Pack

Prerequisites

The course is aimed at those students who already have an adequate level of knowledge of the language, established by a specific placement test. The course is for a limited number of applicants.
Terms and enrollment procedures are communicated via the student’s diary yoU@B at the beginning of each semester.
Please note that the course is run only if a minimum number of enrollments is reached.

Course Objectives

IELTS Academic B2 preparation course

The aim of the course is to give the student the necessary tools and skills to pass an IELTS certificate at grade 5.5 or higher. The student should then be able to:

• follow speech at some length on a variety of both concrete and abstract subjects;
• produce a clear and detailed text on a range of subjects, expressing an opinion and discussing the pros and cons of different points of view;
• express himself clearly and in detail on subjects related to his studies and to university life in general;
• discuss the pros and cons of a pre-specified and relatively familiar subject;
• speak at length (given a short time to prepare) on a question, without noticeable hesitation;
• interact with a certain degree of fluency and spontaneity.

Course Content Summary

Activities aimed at developing skills are based on questions of current affairs, social and cultural issues. Group work, both written and oral, allows students to learn a language in a natural and practical way, favoring the acquisition of lexical competence and awareness of the communicative and interactional aspects.
Oral comprehension skills are developed to deal with passages of some length and complexity, actively understand them and reproduce the information heard. Writing activities focus on building competence in all the main forms of standard communication, in order to produce autonomous written work using the appropriate form of expression. Speaking activities are mainly concerned with developing interactive (discussions, debates, role plays) and reporting/presenting skills.
Additional information concerning the course can be found on-line at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Il presente corso prepara al superamento della relativa certificazione di lingua, che si svolge presso gli enti erogatori autorizzati.
La certificazione può essere registrata in alternativa a entrambi gli esami di lingua inglese (30123 e 30129) se non ancora superati.
Per maggiori informazioni è possibile consultare i programmi d’aula e d’esame Percorso P1, Percorso P2 e Percorso P3 all’indirizzo www.unibocconi.it/centrolinguistico > Esami-Certificazioni > Programmi d’esame.

The preparation course is aimed to the relevant external certification, which takes place at the authorized exam centers.
The certification can be converted as an alternative to the English exams (codes 30123 and 30129) if the student hasn’t already passed them. Further information concerning the Bocconi learning path and exams (Path 1, Path 2, Path 3) available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Textbooks

Testo adottato

• S. O’Connell, Focus on IELTS, Pearson-Longman, New Edition. 

Prerequisites

The course is aimed at those students enrolled in a program taught in Italian (CLEAM, CLES, CLEACC, CLEF, CLMG) who already have an adequate level of knowledge of the language, established by a specific placement test. The course is for a limited number of applicants.
Terms and enrollment procedures are communicated via the student’s diary yoU@B at the beginning of each semester.
Please note that the course is run only if a minimum number of enrollments is reached.

Course Objectives

IELTS Academic C1 preparation course

The aim of the course is to give the student the necessary tools and skills to pass an IELTS certificate at grade 6.5 or higher. The student should then be able to:

• Follow speech at some length on a variety of both concrete and abstract subjects;
• Produce a clear and detailed text on a range of subjects, expressing an opinion and discussing the pros and cons of different points of view;
• Express himself clearly and in detail on subjects related to his studies and to university life in general;
• Discuss the pros and cons of a pre-specified and relatively familiar subject;
• Speak at length (given a short time to prepare) on a question, without noticeable hesitation;
• Interact with a certain degree of fluency and spontaneity.

Course Content Summary

Activities aimed at developing skills are based on questions of current affairs, social and cultural issues. Group work, both written and oral, allows students to learn a language in a natural and practical way, favoring the acquisition of lexical competence and awareness of the communicative and interactional aspects.
Oral comprehension skills are developed to deal with passages of some length and complexity, actively understand them and reproduce the information heard. Writing activities focus on building competence in all the main forms of standard communication, in order to produce autonomous written work using the appropriate form of expression. Speaking activities are mainly concerned with developing interactive (discussions, debates, role plays) and reporting/presenting skills. Additional information concerning the course can be found on-line at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Il presente corso prepara al superamento della relativa certificazione di lingua, che si svolge presso gli enti erogatori autorizzati.
La certificazione può essere registrata in alternativa a entrambi gli esami di lingua inglese (30123 e 30129) se non ancora superati.
Per maggiori informazioni è possibile consultare i programmi d’aula e d’esame Percorso P1, Percorso P2 e Percorso P3 all’indirizzo www.unibocconi.it/centrolinguistico > Esami-Certificazioni > Programmi d’esame.

The preparation course is aimed to the relevant external certification, which takes place at the authorized exam centers.
The certification can be converted as an alternative to the English exams (codes 30123 and 30129) if the student hasn’t already passed them. Further information concerning the Bocconi learning path and exams (Path 1, Path 2, Path 3) available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter > Exams-Certificates > Bocconi exams.

Textbooks

• S. O’Connell, Focus on IELTS, Pearson-Longman, New Edition.

Prerequisites

The course is aimed at those students who already have an adequate level of knowledge of the language, established by a specific placement test. The course is for a limited number of applicants.
Terms and enrollment procedures are communicated via the student’s diary yoU@B at the beginning of each semester.
Please note that the course is run only if a minimum number of enrollments is reached.