CODE 100274 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 3 cfu anno 1 SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI 11430 (LM SC.MAT.) - GENOVA 3 cfu anno 2 SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI 11430 (LM SC.MAT.) - GENOVA LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The student will acquire the basic knowledge in the national language and a glimpse at national culture and heritage of the hosting country TEACHING METHODS Group work, role playing, conversation on given topics, reading, written exercises, language games, outings to the local area, cultural appointments in the city SYLLABUS/CONTENT Communicative functions: some of the communicative functions will be presented and practiced. most commonly used (e.g., giving and asking for personal information , introducing yourself and introducing someone in formal and informal context and respond to introduction, greeting and responding to meet/ greet greetings, thanking and responding to a thank you, apologizing and responding to apologies, invite and accept or decline an invitation, wish and respond to greetings, express preferences and inquire about others' preferences, express liking and likes, express and ask for membership, ask and tell the time, inquire or give information about schedules, express and ask for dates, ask and tell the price of a good or service, affirm or deny something, ask for permission and respond to a request for permission, ask for and give a simple directions on the street, ask for the meaning and/or translation of a word, say di/o not having understood, ask to repeat something you did not understand or to speak more slowly, order something at a bar, restaurant or other public place, etc. ) RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Authentic texts specifically produced (including ad personam) according to the students' needs and path (textbooks, articles from the periodical press, easy audio and video texts, etc.). Reference will be made to: Ciro Massimo Naddeo, Euridice Orlandono, "Ten, Italian Lessons," Matteo La Grassa, L'italiano all'università 1, and, in addition, to grammars: Marco Mezzadri, Essential Grammar of the Italian Language with Exercises; Susanna Nocchi, New Practical Grammar of the Italian Language; and Elettrs Ercolino, T. Anna Pellegrino, L'Utile e il dilettevole 1, levels A1 - B1. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FEDERICA MAZZA LESSONS LESSONS START September 19, 2023 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Learning will be assessed with: - in-progress questionnaires to assess learning - final oral examination Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 14/01/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 20/01/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 04/02/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 03/06/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 17/06/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 01/07/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 02/09/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Sergio Di Domizio (sergio.didomizio@unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison.