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Welcome to

Lingua e traduzione inglese 1


https://meet.google.com/juo-cazr-zrn

Meeting 1

Introductions

Sergio Pizziconi
sergio.pizziconi@unistrasi.it
Plan of the day
● My introduction and yours
● In-class activity: introduction
● This course
● In-class activity: fill-in-the-blanks
● Levels of linguistic analysis
● (Getting started with morphology)

Extra-class work
Make certain you can access the Katamba chapter about
morphology
Introduction 1/4
• My name is Sergio Pizziconi, I am XX
years old, I live in Frascati, a small town
south of Rome
I graduated from … in Communication
Sciences …
– With (a) concentration in Corporate
Communication
– I defended a thesis about TV fiction production
analyzing teleplay writing and the case study
“Star Trek- The original series”
Introduction 2/4
• I earned a dottorato di ricerca in Linguistics
and Applied Linguistics at the University for
Foreigners of Siena
– I defended a dissertation about the language of
patents of inventions.
• I completed a Ph.D. in English at Texas A&M
University-Commerce, in the USA
– With emphasis in Rhetoric & Composition
and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of
Other Languages)
– I defended a dissertation about teaching
English as L1, with the proposal of a curriculum
for grammar
Introduction 3/4
• In Italy, I taught classes in:
– Composition, Sociolinguistics, General
Linguistics, Italian Linguistics, Communication,
Technical communication, Business English,
Technical-scientific English.
• In the USA, I taught classes in:
– Composition, Modern Grammar,
Psycholinguistics, Intro to Linguistics
(undergraduate)
– General Linguistics, Structures of the English
Language (graduate)
Introduction 4/4
• My research interests: Linguistics,
Cognitive Linguistics, First and Second
Language acquisition, Educational
linguistics, Languages for Specific
Purposes (Academic, Technical-Scientific
Languages, Business).
Specific fields: Advertising, Marketing,
Movies, Patents of inventions,
Psychopathologies and dreams
• Other interests: Movies, Literature,
Science Fiction, Tennis.
In-class activity: Introductions
across different situations 1/2
Start a worksheet.
It MUST be a small notebook size
sheet (A5)
On top of the page, write:
LAST NAME & first name (BLOCK
LETTERS, please)
“matricola” Rossi Mario 20358962 2-3-2018
today’s date
signature
In-class activity: Introductions
across different situations 2/2
SITUATION #1 SITUATION #2
You are being In the afternoon, some other
interviewed to work as interviewees, you met while
editorial staff for the waiting for your interview,
academic journal invite you to join them for a
“Cultures”. drink.
Your interviewer asks You want to introduce
you for a short yourself (clearly beyond first
introduction. and last name) to them.
What would you say? What would you say?

I don’t need your autobiography. The goal of this


activity is to prompt you to reflect on variation across
context. In “situation #2” you might need to create a
dialogue [10 minutes]
General information
Course hours
Section A-L: Thu 08.15-10.00 Aula 01 (onsite)
Fri 11.45 – 13.30 (online)
Section M-Z: Thu 11.45-13.30 Aula 01 (onsite)
Fri 08.15-10.00 (online)
Actual time will be 8.40-9.30
Office Room
3rd floor (UK numbering) #309
Office hours
(by appointment) Thu 10.15-11.15
(by appointment) Thu 16-17
By appointment, remote office hours can
be arranged.
Course outline
From the syllabus:
“The lecturer’s course will provide an
introduction to
English morphology,
syntax and
vocabulary,
in connection to sociolinguistic variation and
with a special focus on academic English.
Exercises in translation and textual
metamorphosis will be carried out as in-class
activities.”
Textbook
Laura Di Ferrante, Sergio
Pizziconi & Salvatore Attardo
Discovering English
grammar and variation
Pisa: Pacini 2020 (Re-print
with corrections)

Next week the publisher will


announce special conditions
to buy the book (see “FAQ
about the course” in
Moodle).
Further readings for students who
will not attend classes
F. Katamba, “Chapter 4 - Morphology: Word
Structure”, in J. Culpeper, F. Katamba, P.
Kerswill, R. Wodak, T. McEnery, English
Language. Description, Variation and
Context, Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke,
2009, pp. 77-86, 95-97 and 101-110.
Course and
(regular) exam organization
● CEL’s course (esercitazioni) 90 hours
● Lecturer course (corso docente) 36 hours

❖ Written examination
❖ Oral examination
Both parts of the exam have CEL’s and
lecturer’s sections.
Once you pass the written test, you need
to take the oral part within three exam
sessions.
Calendar
Session Written Oral

June/July YES (beginning of June) Yes (2 weeks after


written exam)

YES (beginning of July) Yes (2 weeks after


written exam)

September Yes (beginnig of Sept) Yes (2 weeks later)


Yes (at the end of
September)

November (extra) Yes (end of the month)

January/February YES (mid January) Yes (2 weeks after


written exam)

Yes (mid February)


Written part of the exam

ONE APPLIED
QUESTION
CORSO
DOCENTE ONE
WRITTEN EXAM

THEORETICAL
QUESTION

READING COMPREHENSION &


USE OF ENGLISH
CEL
WRITING PRODUCTION

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

WRITTEN EXAM IS USUALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. THE ORAL IS


USUALLY ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER
Corso docente’s oral exam

● Prepare a portfolio of 5 texts, 200 words


each
● Text types similar to those analyzed in
class
● At the exam you will be asked to:
• read,
• translate into Italian,
• analyze (explain theoretical issues)
one excerpt from the short texts you
have selected.
Specification about the general
educational goals

Are you here to get a certificate of


your English competencies?
Specification about the general
educational goals

Are you here to get a certificate of


your English competencies?
I would say no. For two
reasons:
Specification about the general
educational goals

Are you here to get a certificate of


your English competencies?
I would say no. For two reasons:

1)We are not a certifying body.


2)You aim at a university degree.
Being fluent in English is not
your only goal….
Specification about the general
educational goals

I would say no. For two reasons:

1)We are not a certifying body


2)You aim at a university degree. Being
fluent in English is not your only goal….

You must be able to reflect on


language and solve linguistic problems
that CANNOT be solved by a graduate
in, say, architecture who earned the
Certificate of Proficiency in English.
Levels of analysis
A skit from The Golden Girls, an American sit-com
You can watch the full episode here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9EAWazVMgU
We will watch a short clip from minute 16

Main characters:
Dorothy (NYC, Italian American, High school substitute
teacher)
Rose (Minnesota, Norwegian ancestry, simpleton, naive)
Blanche (Georgia, typical Southern woman)
Sophia (NYC, Italian American, Dorothy’s mother)

At the beginning of the episode….


A prophecy
Levels of analysis
I had a dream last night, a death dream.
Your father spoke to me.
...
I'm sitting in the living room, and the clock
strikes 9:00.
Then the bell rings.
It's your father in his fedora.
He always wore a fedora on Saturday.
He walks towards me, reaches out his
hand and says, "Sophia, you can come
now. There's room for you now."
...
I'm dying, Dorothy.
Saturday, 9:00.
Don't make any plans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9EAWazVMgU From minute 16


Levels of analysis
On your notebook, number 1 to 12
lines, as follows
1) __________ Fill in the numbered
2) __________ blanks in the captions
3) __________
…..
11)___________ Full clip Fill-in-the-blanks

12)___________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9EAWazVMgU From minute 16


Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis,
pitch
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice Lexicon
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice Lexicon
Word shape
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice Lexicon
Word shape Morphology
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice Lexicon
Word shape Morphology
How words combine
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice Lexicon
Word shape Morphology
How words combine Syntax
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice Lexicon
Word shape Morphology
How words combine Syntax
Meaning
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice Lexicon
Word shape Morphology
How words combine Syntax
Meaning Semantics
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice Lexicon
Word shape Morphology
How words combine Syntax
Meaning Semantics
Information
Levels of analysis
What is it that makes us laugh?
Quality of sounds Phonetics
Function of sounds Phonology
Rhythm, emphasis, Prosody
pitch
Word choice Lexicon
Word shape Morphology
How words combine Syntax
Meaning Semantics
Information Pragmatics

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