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Other Courses of the Study Programme

Course year: 1

BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY
Attendance grouping
10 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
ENGLISH LANGUAGE - 3 credits - Language/Final Examination
HEALTH AND FITNESS, HYGIENE, LIFE HABITS AND NUTRITION
Attendance grouping
6 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
HUMAN ANATOMY
Attendance grouping
10 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
HUMAN MOVEMENT AND EXERCISE: HISTORICAL, PSYCOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL BASES
Attendance grouping
9 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
PHYSICS AND INFORMATICS
Attendance grouping
6 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
SPORT ORGANIZATION : LAW AND ECONOMICS
Attendance grouping
7 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
TRAINING 1ST YEAR - 6 credits - Basic

Course year: 2

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Attendance grouping
9 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
SPORTIVE ACTIVITIES IN TEAM
Attendance grouping
10 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
STUDENT'S OWN CHOICE - 6 credits - Student's own choice
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Attendance grouping
6 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
TECHNIQUES AND TEACHING OF INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
Attendance grouping
12 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
THEORY, METHODS FOR PRACTICE AND TEACHING TECHNIQUE OF HUMAN MOVEMENT
Attendance grouping
15 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
TRAINING 2ND YEAR
Attendance grouping
1 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza

Course year: 3

APPLIED CLINICAL SCIENCES
Attendance grouping
10 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
BIOMECHANICS IN SPORTS
Attendance grouping
6 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
ETHICAL, TOXICOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL BASES
Attendance grouping
6 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
FINAL EXAMINATION - 4 credits - Language/Final Examination
FREE ACTIVITIES AT CHOICE - 6 credits - Student's own choice
HUMAN MOVEMENT AND EXERCISE: PHYSIOPATHOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL BASES
Attendance grouping
10 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
SPECIALISTIC SPORTIVE ACTIVITIES
Attendance grouping
8 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
STAGES - 4 credits - For stages and internships
THEORY AND METHODOLY OF TRAINING - 6 credits - Characterising
TRAINING 3RD YEAR - 4 credits - Characterising

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

702835

Academic Year of enrolment:

2016/2017

Academic Year of provision:

2016/2017

Type of Course:

Language/Final Examination

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES

Disciplinary Sector:

English Language and Translation

Language:

Italian

Grouping type:

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

ARISI Elisabetta Professor

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Hours of individual study:

Students should have acquired a good competence in English, in all the four skills. Their CEFR level, at the end of high school, should be A2-B1

Educational Goals

Students are expected to be able to carry out, in English, a number of activities which are inherent to their future positions:
- they will have to interact with colleagues, students, patients and athletes who will mostly speak English, not Italian;
- technological tools (computers, softwares, App, cameras, etc) are widely spread in the Sport environment to manipulate data and images, and English is their language;
- teaching, also at higher level, education activities in general or competitions all over the world require a fluent and proficient use of English;
- the most updated scientific literature is likely to be published and read in English.

Content

Subjects:
- Personal Information: speaking about oneself; "Wh- questions": asking for information.
- Benefits of Physical Activity.
- Eating for Sport.
- Sport: definition, history, aspects.
- Favourite sport/s.
- Olympic/Paralympic Games.
- Being an Athlete, a Coach, a Personal Trainer, an Athletic Trainer, a Sport Manager, a PE Teacher.
- The human body/systems.

Extended Syllabus

Personal Information - Questioning - Describing people
The Benefits of Physical Activity.
Nutrition and Sport.
Sport: Definition.
Sports: a list and a brief description of each sport.
Olympic Games, Paralympic Games.
Professional Fields of Study In Sport and Movement Studies:
- Coaching
- Athletic Training
- Exercise Science
- Health Education
- Physical Education
- Sport Management
Athletic Trainer & Personal Trainer.
Sport Manager: Job Description.

Recommended Bibliography

Reference books:
1. Sports: students are invited to read, translate and analyse, both in class and on their own, documents and files that can be easily found and downloaded from the suggested websites. A "Programme" as a PDF document will supply a link to the suggested files. Each document will be uploaded and shared both via Esse3/UGov, Facebook Group and via Google Drive folder.
2. Grammar: “Grammar in Use” by Raymond Murphy (Cambridge University Press) or any other grammar reference book that the students know and are familiar with.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course is delivered mainly in English (A2-B1), with some explanation in Italian.
Classwork is based on:
- short dialogues where students are invited to speak about their personal life and environment, their tastes, their routine, their favourite or most practised sports.
- reading out loud and translation (if needed) of selected files, in order to widen the students' vocabulary and competence in technical subjects. The same files propel discussion and dialogues among the students.
E-Learning: students are invited to find, download and study some texts on-line or to view videos and web-sited suggested in class.

Assessment Methods

Oral and written tests during the course.
Final written test, with 5/6 open questions about the sports and the subjects discussed during classwork.

Assessment:

Final judgement

Programme of Educational Activities

Start date of teaching period:

Monday, September 19, 2016

End date of teaching period:

Friday, January 20, 2017