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DINDAR MERVE
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2020 – 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR - SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME/ SECOND TERM
ENGLISH LANGUAGE/ THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Instructor: Merve Dindar
Email: merve.dindar@uniroma1.it
Lesson Time: Thursday, 14:00 - 17:00
Classroom: Alfa Room
Zoom Link:
Topic: Informatica - Lingua Inglese
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/84352725053?pwd=V2h1a2RlaEQ3cDVLYlpSRk9jQzJBdz09
Meeting ID: 843 5272 5053
Passcode: 963055
E-learning Link: https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=13309
This course is designed for the intermediate level (B1) students of the Department of Computer Science. According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the B1 Level refers to independent users of the language.
B1 level students:
• Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
• Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
• Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
• Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
The aim of this course is to help students develop their language skills to be able to start to function effectively in a variety of written and spoken contexts in English. This is achieved through intensive language support based on grammar, vocabulary, and skills work as well as the use of theme-based and online learning materials.
Basic grammar rules and structures will be studied during the 10-week course length:
• Present Simple and continuous, action and non-action verbs
• Future Forms: present continuous, be going to, will/won’t
• Present Perfect and Past Simple (For/since)
• Past Tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect)
• Comparatives and Superlatives
• Articles ( a/an, the, no article)
• Modals
• Passive (All Tenses)
• Conditionals
• Relative Clauses
Materials: Materials will be provided by the instructor each week in the form of pdfs, powerpoint presentations, and online materials.
Some units from the coursebook will be used:
English File B1/B1+ (4th Edition)Digital Gold Student’s Book + New eBook + Workbook/Latham-Koening C., Oxenden C., & Lambert K. Oxford University Press
Attendance: Language learning requires time and effort, thus it is important for learners to attend lessons regularly.
Homework and Participation: Students are also expected to actively participate in classroom discussions and activities. They need to complete homework given by the instructor and return it on time.
Presentation Task: Presentation Task aims to give students an opportunity to practice speaking in public, enable them to become secure about their speaking and presentation skills and motivate them further. Students receive a grade on their participation in the task. Participation in this task is volunteer basis.
Final Exam: The written assessment is based on topics related to the content in the course materials students have studied during the course. The written exam consists of three parts; Reading, Grammar, and Vocabulary.
Exemption: Students in the possession of one of the certificates below are exempted from the course and the exam. Students should send the original certificate as an email or bring it (which remains with the student) and a copy (which is delivered to the teacher) at the beginning or the end of the course so that the instructor can evaluate its validity. In any case, students who are eligible for exemption have to book an exam date on Infostud.
Accepted certifications:
• Cambridge: level B1 (PET) and higher
• IELTS: 4.5 and higher
• TOEFL: 45 and higher
• Trinity (Integrated Skills only): B1 and higher
Certificates obtained more than two years ago cannot be considered valid.
 Materials: Materials will be provided by the instructor each week in the form of pdfs, powerpoint presentations, and online materials.
Some units from the coursebook will be used:
English File B1/B1+ (4th Edition)Digital Gold Student’s Book + New eBook + Workbook/Latham-Koening C., Oxenden C., & Lambert K. Oxford University Press
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