MODULE 1

• The Argumentative Text
• Reflection an argumentation (written and oral)
• Texts:
              1 A.Toynbee, The Chief Feature of the Industrial Revolution, 1884 (extract)
              2 T.S.Eliot, essay's extract, The Language for Poetry
              3 M.Draghi and J.C.Trichet, La lettera, from "CORRIERE DELLA SERA, Giovedì 29 settembre   2011, p. 3"           
  

Process: textual analysis including structural analysis, concept mapping and awareness of textual organization.

Procedures followed:

• Reading
• Singling out: statements, concepts, argumentations, examples, quality and quantity data
• Finding out thesis
• Reorganizing data
• Reflecting on language used: connectors, getting familiar and practice with micro language
  Adding new information to personal background knowledge
• Convention and style: typical language of argumentation (specific vocabulary, nominal style)
• Studying resources about argumentative texts

Production

• Discussing argumentative texts in written and oral production
• Writing argumentative texts on the basis of documents