Course: Lower Intermediate Italian 3

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Course title Lower Intermediate Italian 3
Course code KAL/IMP3
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Italian
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
1. Let's enjoy life! give advice and instructions, talk about physical activities, invite a friend to do something together, make an appointment on the phone, describe small health problems Grammar: hypothetical period of reality, verbs that express necessity: one needs, one needs, one needs, one impersonal accompanied by adjectives and nouns, irregular plurals of some nouns, imperative: first person plural, formal imperative (Lei), pronouns with l 'imperative 2. By traveling, you learn talk about travel and holidays, describe travel habits, indicate advantages and disadvantages, tell an experience Grammar: the relative pronoun which, the relative pronouns which and which in comparison, the relative pronoun who, the own possessive adjective, the present gerund, tell the past tense: the imperfect and the past tense (I) 3. Tell me a story! talk about films and books, express your opinion on a film, make a proposal and a counter-proposal, make comparisons, tell about past experiences Grammar: word formation: the negative prefixes if in, the adjectives in -bile, the relative superlative, the modal verbs to the imperfect and the past tense, to tell the past: the imperfect and the past tense (II): sentences with while, the comparative, the past passed away

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 12 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This is the first semester of a two-semester course for students with a pre-intermediate level of Italian. The course concentrates on practicing all the communication forms: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Student can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Prerequisites
Student can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Written exam

Attendance - maximum 2 absences. Absence is no excuse for not being prepared in the following lesson. Active participation. Completion of all the assignments. Final written test. To obtain the credit, the students must fulfill all the requirements not later than by the end of the examination period of the semester they registered for this course.
Recommended literature
  • Danila Piotti, Giulia de Savorgnani, Elena Carrara. UniversItalia 2.0. Firenze: Alma Edizioni.
  • Jarmila Janešová. Italština pro samouky.
  • La Grassa, M., Delitala, M., & Quercioll, F. (2013). L'italiano all'universitá 2: corso di lingua per studenti stranieri : B1, B2. Roma: Edilingua.
  • Marco Mezzadri, Gaia Pieraccioni. (2020). Italiano plus: Imparare l'italiano per studiare in italiano A2-B1/B2. Bonacci editore.
  • Nocchi, S., & Naddeo, C. M. (2002). Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana: esercizi, test, giochi. Firenze: Alma Edizioni.
  • Nocchi, S. (2022). Nuova grammatica pratica della lingua italiana. Alma Edizioni: Firenze.
  • Roberto Tartaglione, Angelica Benincasa. (2015). Grammatica della lingua italiana per stranieri di base. Alma Edizioni Firenze.


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