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.

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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

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.