III Year Lettorato Inglese 2017-2018 -- ORAL EXAM INSTRUCTIONS (Peterson-More)
III Year Lettorato Inglese
ORAL EXAM INFORMATION
All LCLT, LLM, LCMM students do an oral exam with a lettore as part of lettorato.
After your written exams are marked I will post the list of students admitted to the oral exam with me, and the date and time of your appointment.
In the meantime, here are the instructions for 3rd year students doing the oral with me:
(1) Choose any book you want from group A (novels) OR group B (non-fiction works) below to read and discuss for your oral exam:
- The Sense of an Ending, Julian Barnes
- The Secret Scriptures, Sebastian Barry
- Ordinary Thunderstorms, William Boyd
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Rachel Joyce
- The Children Act, Ian McEwan
- Brooklyn, Colm Toìbin
The Children’s Home, Charles Lambert [CANCELED – I no longer accept this book]
GROUP B – NON-FICTION WORKS
The Corporation by Joel Bakan
The Dark Heart of Italy by Tobias Jones
The Autobiography Of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr.
Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr.
No Logo by Naomi Klein
Essential Muir: A Selection of John Muir's Best Writings (edited by Fred D. White)
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Gomorrah (English Version) by Roberto Saviano
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
[N.B. The following non-fiction books are linked by a common theme – the world's oceans]
The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson
The Silent World by Jacques Cousteau
The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
The Reef by Iain McCalman
Song for the Blue Ocean by Carl Safina
Log From the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck
(2) While reading, compile a list of vocabulary words (approximately 50 words or more) from the book you have chosen. These should be new vocabulary words you did not know before and/or important or key terms that recur in the book and are central to understanding the major themes and interpreting the messages and meanings in the text. For each vocabulary word, be sure to include the essential elements (steps a, b, c, and d), as follows:
(a) the word;
(b) the part of speech (noun, verb etc.);
(c) a definition or synonym(s) IN ENGLISH (use a monolingual dictionary or thesaurus);
(d) the page number where you found the word (plus an abbreviation indicating the book title, in case your list has vocabulary words from multiple sources – especially if you are using a 'rubrica').
(e) [optional] It is also a good idea (but not mandatory) to write an example sentence using the word (you could simply copy the sentence from the book). This will help you to remember the meaning of the word by seeing it in context.
(f) [optional] Finally, if you want to also include the Italian translation, write that at the end of your entry.
I strongly suggest you record all vocabulary words in a 'rubrica.' This is like compiling a personal dictionary, which you can keep to consult and review in the future.
(3) ENJOY & LEARN!
YOU MUST BRING BOTH THE BOOK YOU HAVE READ AND YOUR VOCABULARY LIST TO THE ORAL EXAM.
ALSO BRING YOUR “LIBRETTO GIALLO” AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION WITH PHOTO
