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://rm.coe.int/common-european-framework-of-reference-for-languages-learning-teaching/16809ea0d4).
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.
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://rm.coe.int/common-european-framework-of-reference-for-languages-learning-teaching/16809ea0d4) for A1 level.
There are no specific requirements.
The course includes 20 hours (2 CFU) during the second semester.
Learning activities are listed below:
- Watch some videos
- Vocabulary and grammar exercises
- Describe some pictures
- Brief listening
- Playful activities
- Reading/listening and comprehension
- Conversation and interaction.
Vocabulary
Greetings, nationalities, classroom objects, people and school environments, physical appearance, body parts, telling time, hobbies, leisure activities, days of the week, months, seasons, weather conditions, professions, family members, dishes, courses, meals, food, drinks, table settings, clothing, colors, means of transportation, shops, rooms in the house, places in the city, and sports.
Communication elements
Introducing oneself; asking for and saying one's name, nationality, and age; asking and saying how one is; spelling in Italian; expressing agreement, disagreement, uncertainty, and doubt; asking for and saying where one works; asking for and saying what one studies; expressing an opinion; asking for explanations; describing physical appearance; ordering at a café; asking for and telling the time; accepting or refusing an invitation; talking about leisure activities; describing the weather; asking for and saying what day it is; giving good wishes; asking for and saying the weather conditions; describing a person’s character; asking for and giving an address; talking about family; ordering at a restaurant; locating objects in space; talking about daily habits; shopping in a store; describing one’s home; asking for information about a course; talking about health; interacting in a pharmacy.
Grammatical elements
Alphabet, subject personal pronouns, pronunciation of c and g,formal and informal distinctions, affirmative sentence, negative sentence, interrogative sentence, gender and number of nouns and adjectives, formation of masculine and feminine, qualifying adjectives, noun-adjective agreement, cardinal and ordinal numbers, definite and indefinite articles, present tense of regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs, demonstrative and possessive adjectives, adverbs of frequency, and simple prepositions.
During the course this manual will be used:
Fumagalli, L., Rota, D., Bonzano Costa, R. (2024) Italiano da zero, Loescher Editore
and reference will be made to:
Morano, L. (2024), Alfa Beta Gramma, Nina Edizioni
Ricevimento: Students may contact the professor by e-mail.
LAURA MORANO (President)
ANTONIO SGORBISSA
ENRICO SIMETTI (President Substitute)
Lessons will start on Thursday, February 20th.
Final written test and oral test
The written test is based on the lexical, grammatical and communicative topics covered during the course.
In the oral test candidates must be able to introduce themselves and communicate with the professor through simple exchanges of information.
The achievement of the expected learning outcomes will be assessed through a final exam consisting of two parts:
Written exam: exercises on reading and listening comprehension, short written production, and assessment of morphosyntactic and lexical structures.
Oral exam: individual and pair interviews aimed at evaluating students’ ability to interact in real-life communicative situations.
Assessment criteria:
linguistic accuracy
communicative appropriateness
comprehension and production
