Prof. Bianca Pistone

• The language instructor will upload learning materials on the e-learning platform. These will include a selection of political speeches and World Politics readings, required for the preparation of the written paper and his part of the oral…

Argomenti del programma: The course will deal with the role of English and the communicative strategies that characterize diplomatic negotiations seen also from an intercultural and interpersonal perspective. More specifically, the different phases of the negotiation process will be illustrated as will the English constructs and expressions that are most suited to the typical communicative activities carried out in each phase; among these:…

• The language instructor will upload learning materials on the e-learning platform. These will include a selection of political speeches and World Politics readings, required for the preparation of the written paper and his part of the oral…

Argomenti del programma: The course has a twofold nature, theoretical and practical. Theoretical insights will be gained into features of English usage that pertain to the context of international relations. Such concepts will be explored as peace linguistics, strategies of conflict talk, verbal politeness, mitigating devices, and the notion of empathy.

• The language instructor will upload learning materials on the e-learning platform. These will include a selection of political speeches and World Politics readings, required for the preparation of the written paper and his part of the oral…

Argomenti del programma: The course has a twofold nature, theoretical and practical. Theoretical insights will be gained into features of English usage that pertain to the context of international relations. Such concepts will be explored as peace linguistics, strategies of conflict talk, verbal politeness, mitigating devices, and the notion of empathy.