Course Topics
The course will cover a wide range of topics concerning. - alternative energy sources - renewable energy - environmental and energy policy - energy saving.

Teaching format
Communicative approach: students are expected to actively engage in the activities in class and in the analysis of texts, to participate in discussions and to contribute with short in-class presentations. Homework will be in the form of writing practice. The papers will be corrected and discussed with the students during the lessons.

Educational objectives
Educational Objectives: - To consolidate and reinforce the linguistic structures necessary to understand and produce different texts. - To give students the tools to understand and apply syntactical structures, to understand how to write short reports and to give brief presentations in the target language. To understand and be able to use the distinctive syntactic features and terminology of Italian journalism, specialized periodicals, and Italian culture; to write clearly and accurately, with appropriate register and style; to give presentations in the target language. Knowledge and understanding: Understanding of academic language and style with a special focus on engineering science. Applying knowledge and understanding: Communicating, both orally and in writing, using language and style that are appropriate to relevant workplaces and language certification requirements. Making judgments and Communication skills: Participating in discussions on various topics, especially within the fields of energy policy Learning skills: Ability to learn autonomously

Assessment
Final exam: consisting of a written exam and an oral presentation during the course. The students are asked to give papers on topics discussed during the course before the written test. There will be individual writing activities to be undertaken during class or as homework. Non-attending students must contact the lecturer during the course to decide the topics and how the spoken presentation will be undertaken.

Evaluation criteria
Written exam (60%) – Oral presentations (40%) Evaluation criteria are clarity of answers, mastery, and correctness of language at the intermediate level, ability to summarize, evaluate, and establish relationships between topics.