Modalità esami
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
Assessment Methods and Evaluation Criteria
1. Esame scritto: CEFR C1.1 [1 ore 20 min]
Part 1- Listening [10 min]–1 listening task: Multiple choice
Part 2 -Use of English and Writing [1 hour 10 min]
1 Grammar-based task: Gap Fill (open cloze), True /False, Matching and/or short answer questions on 8 grammar points: Aspect, passives with modals, clauses, cleft sentences, modal verbs, reported speech, possessives, phrasal verbs for work.
1 Reading task- Formal or semi-formal factual text or journalistic text- multiple choice
1 Writing task- Formal or semi-formal email for the workplace, 200-220 words
1 Extra credit task- (Applicable to passing papers.) Vocabulary for professional purposes. See the e-learning platform for topics. Gap Fill (open cloze), True /False, Matching, Multiple choice and/or short answer.
2. Esame orale: CEFR C1.1 [10 min per student]
Students must come to the oral exam with TWO PRINTED copies of both their (1) a 1-page CV/ resume AND (2) a covering letter OR a personal statement, 250 to 350 words. One copy is for the examiner, and one copy is for the student.
Task 1- Timing: [2 minutes]- Reading aloud- Candidates read their covering letter or personal statement. Assessment Focus: pronunciation, intonation and fluency.
Task 2- Timing: [8] minutes- Simulation of a mini job interview
Candidates are given a job ad (150-200 words), appropriate for their degree program, and are asked interview questions. The aim is to justify suitability for the position, using more formal language. This includes promoting their qualifications and asking appropriate questions. Assessment Focus: Content, grammar and vocabulary accuracy, especially interrogative forms, verb tenses, modal verbs, pronunciation, intonation and fluency.
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Ricevimento 7 settembre 1600-1700, stanza 319, Unistrasi sede, o scrivere a noto@unistrasi.it in inglese.
Corsi della Dott.ssa NOTO per aa. 2026-27 inizia la settimana del 28 settembre 2026.
Curriculum vitae italiano
Kristina Noto, nata negli Stati Uniti, si è laureata presso l’Università di Central Connecticut, negli Stati Uniti, con studi al Plymouth Polytechnic, Regno Unito. Ha inoltre conseguito un diploma di specializzazione in pedagogia all'Università di Bridgeport, Stati Uniti. Ha successivamente conseguito una certificazione per l'insegnamento della lingua inglese (CELTA) alla University of Cambridge e una certificazione specifica per l'inglese aziendale alla Camera di Commercio di Londra. Ha completato un corso di formazione all'Università degli Studi di Siena come tutor online e insegnante di lingue in rete e ha seguito un corso per esaminatori all'Università di Cambridge. Ha oltre 30 anni di esperienza in enti privati e pubblici, scuole superiori e università come insegnante e formatrice in Italia. Attualmente, espleta l’attività di Collaboratrice ed Esperta Linguistica (CEL) di lingua inglese presso l’Università per Stranieri di Siena.
Curriculum vitae inglese
Kristina Reneé Noto, born in the United States, obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University, USA, with studies at Plymouth Polytechnic, UK and a Master’s degree in Education at the University of Bridgeport, USA. She earned her certification to teach general English as a foreign language (CELTA) from the University of Cambridge and business English from the London Chamber of Commerce. She has also completed a teacher-training course at the University of Studies of Siena for tutoring and teaching languages online and has trained with the University of Cambridge as an examiner. She has over 30 years of teaching experience at both private schools and public institutions of higher education as an English teacher and teacher trainer in Italy. She currently teaches English at the University for Foreigners of Siena.
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