Italian for Foreign Students Ii
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The course aims to develop reading and writing abilities and metalinguistic reflection through the use of descriptive, narrative and instructional texts. It also seeks to provide a basic sociolinguistic panorama of contemporary Italian and a panorama of Italian language outside Italy. The exercises provide activities to improve listening and speaking skills. The aim is consistent with the goal of the CdS to create a qualified professional figure of a culturally aware language expert.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course a student will be able to produce and understand clear and well structured descriptions, narratives and instructions. He/she will furthermore be able to identify the main information in a text and reorganise it both orally and in writing. He/she will be aware of the diamesic, diatopic, diastratic and diaphasic varieties of Italian and of its evaluation outside Italy.
Lesson period: year
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
Initially, the course provides an essential sociolinguistic overview of contemporary Italian. The following topics will be addressed: Italian-speaking outside Italy; teaching Italian to foreigners abroad and in Italy; the varieties of Italian diatopic, diamesic, diastratic and diaphasic.
Subsequently, there will be an introduction to the morphosyntactic, lexical and textual characteristics of the descriptive and narrative texts, the reflection on the differences between spoken and written Italian and on the process of understanding an academic text.
Finally, there will be an introduction to the morphosyntactic, lexical and textual characteristics of the expository and argumentative texts, to the verbal interaction in the classroom and to writing in various disciplines.
Subsequently, there will be an introduction to the morphosyntactic, lexical and textual characteristics of the descriptive and narrative texts, the reflection on the differences between spoken and written Italian and on the process of understanding an academic text.
Finally, there will be an introduction to the morphosyntactic, lexical and textual characteristics of the expository and argumentative texts, to the verbal interaction in the classroom and to writing in various disciplines.
Prerequisites for admission
An entry test for the first year indicates the prerequisites for accessing the Stranimedia curriculum corresponding to level B1. For the second year, the B2 level of competence is required, at least in understanding written and oral texts.
Teaching methods
Frontal and remote lessons
Teaching Resources
- D'Achille P., L'italiano contemporaneo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2003.
- Birello M, Bonafaccia S., Bosc F. ,Donati D., Licastro G., Vilagrasa A. , Al Dente 4 - livello B2, Barcellona, Casa delle lingue, 2019
- AA.VV. , L'italiano per capire , I Quaderni del Giscel, Roma, Aracne 2014 (Sezioni: I, II, III, IV, V e VI)
- Birello M, Bonafaccia S., Bosc F. ,Donati D., Licastro G., Vilagrasa A. , Al Dente 4 - livello B2, Barcellona, Casa delle lingue, 2019
- AA.VV. , L'italiano per capire , I Quaderni del Giscel, Roma, Aracne 2014 (Sezioni: I, II, III, IV, V e VI)
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam includes the oral presentation of an Italian article chosen by the candidate on a social, literary or artistic, economic-legal topic. The verification is through questions of grammatical analysis and comprehension of the text. The assessment will take into account the work produced during the course and exercises.
Teaching Unit 1
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Cartago Scattaglia Gabriella
Shifts:
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Professor:
Cartago Scattaglia Gabriella
Teaching Unit 2
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Contini Marco
Shifts:
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Professor:
Contini Marco
Teaching Unit 3
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Contini Marco
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Contini Marco