Your knowledge of English should be between B2 and C1 level on the CEFR.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course,

I. you should be able to write clear, simple, cohesive and coherent prose.

II. you should be able to describe graphs, trends and statistics.

III. you should be able to summarize information succinctly.

IV. you should be able to present yourself, your studies and your achievements.

V. you should be able to write a five-paragraph discussion essay.

VI. you should be able to describe a historical process.

CONTENTS:

University Life: the Purpose of University Education

University Life: the Cost of University Education

Describing Graphs, Trends and Statistics

Summarizing Information: the UCAS Personal Statement

Writing from Sources: Citations & Bibliography

Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses

Capitalization & Punctuation

The Five-Paragraph Discussion Essay

Longer Essays

China's Belt & Road Initiative

The European Union, Brexit & Northern Ireland

NB. The following textbook is only advised for those who cannot follow the course:

Bailey, S. (2015). Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students (4th ed.). London & New York: Routledge.

Students who attend regularly are not required to buy it as PDF files for all lessons available at

http://docenti.unimc.it/martin.harper

• The course will consist of conventional lectures, extensive reading, language exercises and audio-visual comprehension activities featuring content from the BBC, YouTube and other sources.

• ASSESSMENT:
  
  There will be a 90-minute written test in which candidates have to either,
  
  (a) write a five-paragraph discussion essay;
  
  (b) describe a historical process;
  
  (c) summarize and combine data taken from two or more texts;
  
  (d) describe, summarize and comment upon data from graphs and/or charts.
  

English

English