CODE 86746 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 4 cfu anno 2 ROBOTICS ENGINEERING 10635 (LM-32) - GENOVA 3 cfu anno 2 COMPUTER ENGINEERING 11160 (LM-32) - GENOVA 4 cfu anno 1 ROBOTICS ENGINEERING 10635 (LM-32) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-FIL-LET/12 LANGUAGE Italian (English on demand) TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course aims to provide foreign students with an Italian language competence at A1 level (contact) according to the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/level-descriptions). AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course allows the student to achieve a sufficient oral and written comprehension of the local language, as well as an introduction to country culture. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, the student will be able to understand written and oral texts in Italian and to write and speak in Italian according to the criteria described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/level-descriptions) for A1 level. PREREQUISITES There are no prerequisites for this course. TEACHING METHODS The course includes 40 hours (4 CFU) during the first semester. Learning activities are listed below: - Watch some videos - Vocabulary and grammar exercises - Describe some pictures - Brief listening - Playful activities - Reading/listening and comprehension - Progress test - Conversation and interaction. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Vocabulary Greetings, nationalities, classroom objects, people and school environments, human body parts, hours of the day, hobbies , days of the week, months, jobs, seasons, holidays, weather, dishes and meals, food and drink, types of restaurants, table setting, clothing, colors, means of transportation, shops, places in the city and sports. Communication elements Introduce yourself; ask and say name, nationality and age; ask and tell how you are; spelling in Italian; express agreement, disagreement, uncertainty and doubt; ask and say where you work; express an opinion; ask for explanations; describe the human body; order at a bar; ask and say the time; accept or decline an invitation; talk about leisure time; ask and say the date of birth; ask and say what day it is; organise a trip; offer good wishes; ask about and say something that happen in the past; describe a person's character, ask and give directions; talk about your family; order at a restaurant; be able to locate objects; talk about daily habits; shop in a store. Grammatical elements Alphabet, personal pronouns, pronunciation c and g, formal and informal distinctions, affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences, the gender and number of names and adjectives, masculine and feminine/singular and plural, noun and adjective agreement, cardinal and ordinal numbers, definite and indefinite articles, present tens of regular, irregular and reflective verbs, qualifying adjectives , demonstrative adjectives, possessive adjectives, adverbs of frequency, simple and articulated prepositions, improper prepositions. You have to understand the story told in the textbook "Via del Corso A1". RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY T.Marin, P.Diadori, Via del corso A1, Edilingua Additional material will be provided during the lessons TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LAURA MORANO Exam Board LAURA MORANO (President) ANTONIO SGORBISSA FULVIO MASTROGIOVANNI (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START Lessons will start on Wednesday 21st September 2022. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Final written test and oral test To be eligible for the oral test, students must pass the written test with a minimum grade of 16/30. The grade obtained in the written test will be averaged with the score obtained on the oral test. Online registration is required. The written test is based on the lexical, grammatical and communicative topics covered in the textbook "Via del Corso A1". Written test Reading and comprehension of elementary texts Grammar exercises Vocabulary exercises Comprehension questions related to the textbook "Via del Corso A1" Written composition The dictionary is not allowed. Oral test The candidate should be able to introduce himself. The candidate should be able to describe an image. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 13/01/2023 08:00 GENOVA Scritto 20/01/2023 08:00 GENOVA Orale 10/02/2023 08:00 GENOVA Scritto 16/02/2023 08:00 GENOVA Orale 08/06/2023 13:00 GENOVA Scritto 08/06/2023 15:30 GENOVA Orale 04/07/2023 08:30 GENOVA Scritto 04/07/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale 31/08/2023 08:30 GENOVA Scritto 31/08/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale