English for international relations E-Book

Anna Caldirola

• Herausgeber: EDUCatt
• Kategorie: Fremdsprachen
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

The present work aims at analysing different types of text in the International Relations field. The texts are arranged according to the source they were taken from. Hereby follows a set of seven readings taken from international documents such as international law, treaties, conventions, agreements; a set of four extracts taken from speeches and declarations; a set of eleven articles related to international issues organised into two different sections according to the geographical area they focus on. Clear objectives are stated for each text. In particular, in the first section the analysis is mainly devoted to the specific lexis of documentary English and to its typical grammatical structures. In the second section the use of rhetorical devices (metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron...) is predominantly taken into consideration for the correct understanding of the contents. Finally, in the third section the above mentioned linguistic tools are applied to the selected articles in complete reading comprehension activities. Tratto dalla Premessa dell'Autrice

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

SECTION 1International Law, Treaties, Conventions, Agreements

TEXT 1:Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

TEXT 2:Judicial Decisions as Authorities

TEXT 3:Tyrer Case

TEXT 4: Case Concerning United States Diplomatic and Consular Staffin Tehran

TEXT 5:Agreement Between the European Community and the Republicof Serbia on trade in textile products

TEXT 6:Protocol on the Implementation of the Alpine Convention

TEXT 7: Agreement between the European union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation

SECTION 2Declarations, Speeches

TEXT 8: The Declaration of Independence

TEXT 9:Universal Declaration of Human Rights

TEXT 10:From Financial Crisis to Recovery

TEXT 11:Brussel’s – European Council Presidency Conclusions

SECTION 3Articles

a.in the world

TEXT 12: Babies Onboard

TEXT 13:Justice in Darfur

TEXT 14:Global Graft: Strains of Corruption

TEXT 15: Humanitarian Aid: Weighed and Found Wanting

TEXT 16:Past Imperfect, Present Tense

TEXT 17: America, India and the China bogey

b. in europe

TEXT 18: The Non-functioning Myth

TEXT 19: Coalitions for the Willing

TEXT 20: In Vino Veritas

TEXT 21: Berlin Minus

TEXT 22: The Burden of History

SOURCES AND ADVISED READINGS

FOREWORD

The present work aims at analysing different types of text in the International Relations field. The texts are arranged according to the source they were taken from. Hereby follows a set of seven readings taken from international documents such as international law, treaties, conventions, agreements; a set of four extracts taken from speeches and declarations; a set of eleven articles related to international issues organised into two different sections according to the geographical area they focus on.

Clear objectives are stated for each text. In particular, in the first section the analysis is mainly devoted to the specific lexis of documentary English and to its typical grammatical structures. In the second section the use of rhetorical devices (metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron...) is predominantly taken into consideration for the correct understanding of the contents. Finally, in the third section the above mentioned linguistic tools are applied to the selected articles in complete reading comprehension activities.

SECTION 1– International Law –– Treaties –– Conventions –– Agreements –

TEXT 1

Objectives:

•Reading a Convention. Analysis of an extract taken from The Vienna Convention