B2 level English course held by native speaker, Christian Bayliss, expert in international certifications.

The course is optional and addressed to all PhD students who intend to attend it, but we kindly remind that as per the indications of the "Guidelines for the accreditation of research doctorates", linguistic improvement is expected by the date of achievement of the title of Doctor of Research.

The course aims to improve and consolidate the four skills of language learning (listening, reading, speaking, writing) and provides students with some useful strategies to face the certification exam B2 FIRST – Cambridge Assessment English, Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Besides these lessons, students can attend an online course on the MacMillan English Campus (MEC) software platform, which includes listening, reading comprehension, pronunciation and grammar exercises tailored to their level and useful to gradually reach the B2 level required for a possible certification. The platform can be accessed online at the university, at home and wherever there is an Internet connection.

Important: every PhD student of the first year can request a licence on MEC Platform.

Before carrying out the path on the MEC, a placement test will be organized, to be carried out remotely, as per instructions that will be provided by the referent.

These instructions will be sent to the doctoral students who will send their name in time to follow the course on MEC.