Public Administration in the UK
English for Administrative Science

Area 10 – Scienze dell'antichità, filologico-letterarie e storico-artistiche

This book is a collection of lessons for second level degree students of Administrative Science in the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Cagliari. The course covers various aspects of public administration and the Civil Service, along with social policy and welfare in the UK. These fields of study are presented through short texts followed by a series of tasks designed to develop the students' reading, listening, writing and speaking skills. The graded texts are intended for B2 level students and highlight various key grammar structures and focus on specific vocabulary commonly used in the fields presented. The specific lexis that students encounter in this book will serve as a basis for extending their knowledge of specialised discourse.Michela Giordano is a researcher and lecturer of English Language and Translation at the Faculty of Political Science in Cagliari. She currently works in the Philology, Literature and Linguistics Department. Her research interests are Language Teaching and Methodology, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Gender and ESP (Legal English and the language of politics)Cheryl M. Wolley has worked in Cagliari for many years. She is a language assistant and contract lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science, Cagliari. Her research interests include Language Teaching and Methodology, Testing, Sociolinguistics and ESP.

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