ERSILIA AMEDEA INCELLI

C1 ADVANCED ENGLISH COURSE BEGINS THE 15TH SEPTEMBER.
ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE COURSE, PROGRAMME AND BOOKS WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON (BY THE END OF AUGUST) ON THIS PAGE AND ON THE 'SHCEDA DOCENTE' PLATFORM.

C1 Advanced English for Economics, Sustainable Development and Tourism
75 hours recommended – 6-10 hours/week in class + guided autonomous study.
 
Target students and entry level
University undergraduates or MSc students in Economics, Finance or Tourism who already have a solid B2 / low C1. Aim to reach/confirm CEFR C1 in professional/academic contexts (reading reports, producing policy briefs, presentations, negotiation, academic writing).
 
Overall aims

1. Develop advanced receptive and productive English skills specific to economics, finance and tourism.
2. Enable students to read, interpret and critically evaluate complex authentic texts (The Economist journal, CSR reports, sustainability disclosures, financial news, OECD/UNWTO reports, academic articles).
3. Build fluency and accuracy for oral communication (presentations, debates, negotiations, interviewing,  meetings) and academic/professional writing (summaries, policy briefs, report critiques, themed essay writing).
4. Teach specialized terminology (economics, finance, tourism, CSR/ESG) and the discourse features of the news reporting current affairs, CSR reports)-

 Learning outcomes (by course end)
Students will be able to:

• Read and summarise authentic English language journals such as The Economist, the Financial Times,  sustainability / CSR reports and policy documents, identifying arguments, claims, evidence and limitations.
• Analyse and discuss sectoral data and trends (e.g., UNWTO tourism statistics) and present position papers.
• Produce coherent, register-appropriate written texts: themed essay writing, summary, short policy brief, company report critique, and relevant documents for tourism economics.
• Use advanced grammar and lexis accurately (see grammar reference book) and perform persuasive oral tasks (debates, meetings).

 Course structure
Ist term of the a.year - 6/10 contact hours (interactive lessons) each week + 1–2 hours guided self-study.  (See the timetable offered for English language courses)
 
Grammar and discourse applied to students’ academic studies
Including:

• Nominalisation / complex noun phrases - academic/professional writing (e.g., the implementation of carbon-reduction measures).
• Passive constructions and agentless passives — common in reports (interest rates were  reduced, is expected to).
• Advanced conditionals/ future-in-the-past — forecasting scenarios .
• Modals for deduction / probability — must/could/may/might/should + have + past participle.
• Reduced relative clauses, inversion, ellipsis - to produce concise policy writing and headlines.
• Reported speech and reporting verbs – summarising, commenting, argumentation.
• Cohesion and referencing - demonstratives, linking phrases, logical connectors used in reports and arguments.

 Specialized vocabulary related to students’ course of studies
For example:

• Economics and finance: e.g. GDP per capita, unemployment rate, fiscal consolidation, monetary tightening, yield curve, ROE, leverage, credit spread.
• CSR / sustainability / ESG: materiality assessment, scope 1/2/3, biodiversity, stakeholder engagement, sustainability disclosure, assurance, net-zero, sustainable transitions.
• Tourism: carrying capacity, seasonality, inbound/outbound flows, visitor management, sustainable tourism, cultural heritage management.

 Case Studies
The course will also look at a various case studies – national and international case study examples.
These can be chosen and suggested by the students, e.g. Fast Fashion industry, Urban gardening to combat climate change, energy transitions, etc. etc
 
Course books:  TO BE DEFINED SOON
Recommended -  Cambridge Academic English' (Advanced)  Cambridge University Press
                              Business Result Advanced Oxford University Press
                              English File Advanced  - Oxford University Press
                              My Grammar Lab - Pearson/Longman

Suggested authentic materials for self-study

• Corporate & sustainability / annual reports
• UNWTO Statistics and World Tourism Barometer for tourism trends and data.
• The Economist
• Financial Times
• The Guardian
• BBC NEWS
• TED TALKS

 Assessment
     Formative: peer review of presentations, short timed readings/summaries, essay writing for homework
    Summative: Oral exam consisting of interview, and presentation - 12 minute individual presentation on a CSR/tourism policy topic 
                        Final written test — reading comprehension (authentic extracts), grammar use in context, short essay (250–350 words).Students are tested for fluency, accuracy, complexity, task 
                        fulfilment, register, use of authentic data.

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