OVERVIEW

The course, comprising 36 hours of lessons, aims to develop the learners’ communicative competence in Italian, focusing in particular on receptive language skills (reading and listening comprehension) and metalinguistic competence.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The  teaching unit  aims to provide a basic knowledge of spoken and written Italian, and a glimpse at Italian culture and heritage.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Development of the learners’ communicative competence in Italian, with particular regard to receptive language skills (reading and listening comprehension) and metalinguistic competence.

TEACHING METHODS

Interactive lessons in presence; oral exchanges in pairs and small groups.

Students who hold valid certificates relating to Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the lecturer and the school’s disability liaison officer at the start of the course to agree on any teaching arrangements which, whilst respecting the course objectives, take into account individual learning styles. 

The contact details for the university’s disability liaison officer are available at the following link: https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

LEXICAL ELEMENTS

Greetings, nationalities, classroom objects, people and school environments, physical appearance, time (hours), hobbies, free time, days of the week, months, seasons, weather, professions, family relationships (kinship terms), dishes, courses, meals, food, drinks, the set table, clothing, colors, means of transport, shops, rooms in the house, places in the city, accommodation while traveling, hotel services, bedroom furniture, parts of the body, symptoms, medicines, treatments, sports, holidays and vacations.

COMMUNICATIVE ELEMENTS

Introducing oneself; asking and saying one’s name, nationality, and age; asking and saying how someone feels; spelling in Italian; expressing agreement, disagreement, uncertainty, and doubt; asking and saying where one works; asking and saying what one studies; expressing an opinion; asking for explanations; describing physical appearance; ordering at a café; asking and telling the time; accepting or refusing an invitation; talking about free time; describing the weather; asking and saying one’s date of birth; asking and saying what day it is; organizing a trip; giving good wishes; asking and saying what the weather is like; describing someone’s personality; 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 at a pharmacy; talking about what one did over the weekend; talking about a vacation; talking about holidays.

MORPHOSYNTACTIC ELEMENTS

The alphabet; subject personal pronouns; pronunciation of c and g; the formal form (polite form); affirmative sentence; negative sentence; interrogative sentence; interrogative pronouns; gender and number of nouns and adjectives; formation of masculine and feminine forms; descriptive adjectives; noun–adjective agreement; cardinal and ordinal numbers; definite and indefinite articles; present indicative of regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs; the structure of the verb piacere; possessive adjectives; adverbs of frequency; conjunctions; simple prepositions; present perfect (passato prossimo).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

During the course, this textbook will be used:

Fumagalli, L., Rota, D. & Bozzone Costa, R.,  C. Ghezzi & M. Piantoni (2024), Italiano da zero, Loescher Editore

Reference will be made to this grammar book:

Morano, L. (2024), Alfa Beta Gramma, Nina edizioni

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/index.php?view=easycourse&_lang=it&include=corso

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written and oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Written and oral exam

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information, please refer to the course’s AulaWeb module or contact the instructor.

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) may request accommodations for exams at least 7 days prior to the exam date by filling out the “accommodation request form” (available via online services at https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti# no-back), which will be automatically forwarded by the system to the instructor in charge of the course and to the faculty liaison for students with disabilities and SLDs in their School/Department. 

The student will receive a copy of their request.