2014-2015 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 and enrolled in the second year of studies in the 2014-2015 academic year
The Combined Bachelor and Master of Science 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. For the first language there is a partial exam (elective and on one date) in the first semester of teaching activities. Positioning of the languages for the students enrolled from the third to the fifth year of studies in the 2014/2015 academic year The combined bachelor and MSc 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 first language courses is to provide the students with adequate skills for an appropriate use of the specialized language in the legal area and, for the second language, adequate skills for an appropriate use of the general language.
First language (compulsory)
To sit for the fourth year exam, students need to have the first year language exam and the second year language exam (the exam of the first year is a prerequisite of the second year exam). (**) for legal English, in the third year of studies second semester a partial exam (elective and on a single date) is scheduled. Second language (elective) The second language includes:
A partial exam (elective and on a single date) in the first semester of the fifth year of studies is scheduled. The educational path for the second foreign language starts in the first semester of the fifth year. For both the first and second foreign language courses, the grade out of thirty which assesses foreign language skills is included in the calculation of the Grade Point Average (GPA). Last change 25/07/2014 16:59 |
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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. The choice of the second language is carried out upon enrollment in the third or in the fifth year of studies depending on the positioning of the second language in the program structure. Notice that in the 2014-15 academic year the Portuguese language no longer offers teaching nor Bocconi exam: 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 at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Self-Study > Online materials. Last change 22/07/2014 10:24 |
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2.2.4.
Exit levels
Minimum exits levels are:
(*) Students enrolled from the third to the fifth year of the 2014-2015 academic year choose the desired exit level between B2 and C1 when registering for the English general exam (second year of studies) by using the Punto Blu independently from the study path attended. (**) Only for students enrolled from the third to the fifth year of studies in the 2014/15 academic year. Last change 22/07/2014 10:25 |
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2.2.5.
The language learning path
The method for learning foreign languages offered by the Language Centre is structured in:
Lessons to prepare the students to certifications for English
In addition:
Periods and methods to sit for the test and to enrol in such courses are communicated through the yoU@B student Diary before the start of each semester (further information at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Language Teaching). Course syllabuses and exam programs are available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Language Teaching. Lessons for the first foreign language include for both cases a single path lasting two semesters for a total of 96 hours of lessons, automatically assigned to each student when initially enrolling and enrolling in the second year.
First year students who have finalized their enrolment can check their language class timetable at yoU@B. Students enrolled in subsequent year can check the timetable when the teaching starts. For the first legal language, teaching in the third and fourth year includes a path lasting 2 semesters (second semester in the third year and first semester in the fourth year), for a total number of hours equal to 72 hours of lessons. For the second foreign language teaching in class lasts one year (fifth year) for a total of 128 hours of lessons. Language class timetable can be viewed on yoU@B when the teaching starts. B. Guided independent study Learning a foreign language requires not only attending lessons regularly but also consistent efforts in independent study. The Language Center offers students information and consulting services for language study. Its language laboratory provides a variety of preparatory materials (multi-media library) and other material is available online for different languages (see www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Self Study).
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2.2.6.
Evaluation of the initial knowledge of English and Italian
For English, Università Bocconi strongly recommends 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. In order to seek for the correct learning path assigned, all non English native speakers enrolled in class groups taught in Italian, must assess their initial knowledge of English as follows:
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2.2.7.
Method of assessing foreign language knowledge
Assessment is carried out by:
For students initially enrolled and enrolled in the second year in the 2014-2015 academic year:
For students enrolled from the third to the fifth year of studies in the 2014-2015 academic year:
With reference to the first language it is also specified that in all cases, if when recording a certification in the student’s academic career the student:
The exam is structured in a written exam and an oral - both compulsory - exam. Admittance in the oral exam depends on passing the written exam. The first-year exam is a prerequisite of the following exams. Students can apply for having the Legal English (first language) curricular exam exempted i.e. having the grade achieved in the Genral English (codes 50127 or 30129) on the basis of the year of initial enrolment of the CLMG or former Bocconi undergraduate degree in Giurisprudenza [Law] exam recorded in the student academic career (exam grade or grade of the recognised international certification expressed out of thirties according to the appropriate tables defined by the Language Centre) only for the following exam (English first language first year of studies) exit levels: B2 legal, C1 general, C1 legal, C2 general, C2 legal. If students who meet the above necessary requirements apply for the exemption must hand in the request form to the Academic Affairs Division Desk from 29 July 2014 to 30 September 2014 and from 08 to 20 January 2015. For the second language there is one single exam in the second semester of teaching. For the first language (academic and legal) and for the second language there is For the first language and for the second one the final grade is given on the basis of the exam final result as well as other means of evaluation to check progress made during the course of studies. Specifically:
Detailed information is published in the profiles of each language available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Exams - Certificates> Bocconi exams). The final grade achieved is out of 30 and it is included in the calculation of the Grade Point Average (GPA). Last change 28/07/2014 15:04 |
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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:
(*) Please notice that the Chinese and the Russian are not included in the educational offer and therefore there are no Bocconi exams nor curricular lessons. Last change 25/07/2014 17:09 |