u) Handbook English Language course

What is the English Placement Test and where can I find further information?

The English Placement Test is a compulsory computer-based test that is used to determine the level of proficiency in English of all students enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor's degree courses in Modern Foreign Languages, Humanities, Philosophy and Communication.

The English Placement Test does NOT replace the English language exam, which each student must in any case take according to his/her Study Plan and the indications provided by his/her Degree Course.

For further information on the English Placement Test, please visit the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLUPO) website.

Some language certifications may exempt you from the English Placement Test, provided that they are recognised by our University and issued less than 24 months ago. Certifications must be presented at the time of enrolment. Those who did not provide them during enrolment may send the document via the Ticket service to allegati.disum@uniupo.it.

For further information on the recognition of language certification for exemption from the English Placement Test, please consult the Recognition of Certifications page.

How are the English language courses structured for the three-year degree course in Modern Foreign Languages?

The first-year course (English Language 1) is a single course for all students. In order to encourage attendance, there are three groups (A-B-C) of language exercises conducted by Collaboratori Esperti Linguistici (CELs) at different times but with the same content and the same final exam. Students are therefore invited to choose the group according to their own class schedule. 

Some meetings will instead be held in a ‘single group’ (A+B+C): this is the part of Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology, included in the English Language 1 programme (read ‘Basic Linguistics’ in the Syllabus) and held by Prof. Laura Tommaso, the holder of the teaching.

The 2nd year course (English Language 2) consists of English Linguistics A (Prof. Laura Tommaso) and English Language A Exercises Year 2. For the language exercises part, there are two courses (Business English 2 - Dr Della Chiara; General English 2 - Dr Kalinina) with different programmes and different tests.

The third-year course (English Language 3) consists of English Linguistics B (Prof. Elisabetta Lonati) and English Language B Exercises 3. There are two practice courses (Business English 3 - Dr Della Chiara; General English 3 - Dr Kalinina) with different programmes and different tests.

 

Which language certifications can replace English Language exams for Modern Foreign Languages?

For Modern Foreign Languages students, no substitution/no recognition, even partial, of parts of the Three-year BA examination will be possible (this applies to any certification, at any level).

 

How is the English language course structured for the CdL Degree in Languages, Cultures, Tourism?

Students coming from external universities are required to undergo an admission interview to verify their incoming language skills (if they are interested in English). The interview is also foreseen for all new entrants who do not come from a three-year degree course in class L-11 or L-12, or who, coming from such courses, have obtained a grade lower than 103, provided that they are not three-year graduates in Modern Foreign Languages from Università del Piemonte Orientale. The interview to ascertain initial language skills is also scheduled for graduates who obtained a three-year degree L-11 or L-12 prior to the five-year period preceding enrolment.

The outcome of the interview is NOT binding, is not considered a prerequisite for admission, and does not imply any educational debts. However, depending on the outcome of the interview, additional credits in foreign languages may be assigned among the other activities of the Study Plan should the Teaching Commission deem it necessary.

 

How are the English language courses structured for the CdL Degree in Languages, Cultures, Tourism?

Class LM/37: The course for the Master's Degree in Languages, Cultures, Tourism (Master's English Language 1) consists of Specialist English Linguistics A (Prof. Elisabetta Lonati) and Specialist English Language Exercises. The exercise course associated with the LM/37 is General English (Dr Kalinina). 

Class LM/49: The Master's degree course in Languages, Cultures and Tourism (Master's English Language 1) consists of Specialist English Linguistics A (Prof. Laura Tommaso) and Specialist Exercise English Language. The exercise course associated with the LM/49 is Business English (Prof. Della Chiara).

Level B2 or lower

Students with skills equivalent to levels below B2 (CEFR) must opt for the English Language 2 course (Prof. Laura Tommaso) of the Three-year degree in Modern Foreign Languages. The course consists of English Linguistics A and English Language A Exercises 2nd year, Business English 2 course (Prof. Della Chiara).

N.B.:

• those who have studied in UPO for L11, regularly follow the exercises of the specialisation;
• those who have not studied in UPO but have L11 and L12, regularly follow the specialisation lectures;
• those who have studied in UPO but in other degree courses (other than L11) may start following the second year of the three-year degree:
• if the admission interview revealed skills comparable to B2/B2+ levels or higher, then they can move on to the specialisation course, otherwise they will remain on the 2nd year L11 for this course (which is planned)
• those who have not studied in UPO will have to take the admission interview for English Language.

For further information please contact the Course Chair (Prof. Elisabetta Lonati).

 

Which language certifications can replace English language exams for Languages, Cultures, Tourism?

For the CdL Magistrale in Lingue, Culture, Turismo, no certification can replace the admission interview (for those who have to take it), or parts of the exam. It is therefore not necessary and/or possible to submit any.

 

How are the English language courses for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Philosophy and Communication degrees structured?

As of academic year 2021-2022, the English language courses for non-specialist students of the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Philosophy and Communication degrees are provided entirely by CLUPO, both the realignment course and the 50-hour curricular course of study (for the attainment of B2-level skills).

 

Which certifications can replace the English Language (non-specialist) examination for Humanities and Philosophy and Communication?

For further information, students in the Bachelor of Arts programme can visit the following page: Further Activities and Language Eligibility.

For further information, students in the Philosophy and Communication degree course can visit the following page: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Communication.

For more information on the recognition of language certifications, please visit the page Recognition of certifications

 

How is the English language course of the Laurea Magistrale in Filologia Moderna, Classica e Comparata structured?

Students of the Master's Degree in Modern, Classical and Comparative Philology are required to take an interview (in telematic mode) to test their incoming language skills (for those who choose English). The dates will be announced in October on UpoBook.

If the result of the interview is lower than level B2, it will be compulsory to include in the Study Plan the exam of English Language 1 (borrowed from Modern Foreign Languages - code L0176), for which Prof. Laura Tommaso is the referent and holder. For further information, please read the reference programme carefully. If, on the other hand, your level is equal to or higher than B2, you will be able to choose from among the Anglo-American language and literature courses borrowed from Modern Foreign Languages.

ATTENTION: If the English language exam was taken in one of the Three-year degree courses at Università del Piemonte Orientale within the last 24 months, the initial interview is not required. In this case, the entry level to the Master's Degree is B1, and it will be necessary to include in the Study Plan (for those who choose English language) English Language 1 (L0176), borrowed from the first year of Modern Foreign Languages.

PLEASE NOTE: possession of a certificate of at least C1 level allows the student NOT to take the entrance interview and allows the student to sit an exam chosen between language and literature. Certification is considered valid if obtained less than 24 months previously.

For more information on the recognition of language certifications, please visit the Recognition of certifications page.

 

Which certifications can replace the English Language 1 Modern, Classical and Comparative Philology exam?

Only C1 level certifications, recognised by the University and awarded less than 24 months previously, can partially replace the English Language 1 exam for students in the Master of Modern, Classical and Comparative Philology degree course.  The assignment of the grade in thirtieths will take into account the conversion table approved by the University. In any case, even following partial recognition, students of Philology/Philosophy LM must compulsorily take ‘Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology’, an integral part of the English Language 1 syllabus and called ‘Basic Linguistics’ (read English Language 1 Syllabus).

For further information, please contact the course lecturer, Prof. Laura Tommaso.