Lingua italiana (corso per studenti stranieri)

• CFU 8
• Prerequisiti

  knowledge of the Italian Language
  suggested level: B1/B2 (preferable); A2 (minimum); A2 students are recommended to contact the teacher before the beginning of the course in order to better define their attendance and tasks.

• Obiettivi formativi

  The Course is intended to train both Language and Culture skills, through an overall intercultural approach, by constantly giving value to the students' multilingualism, and by broadening the use of English from a simple language of mediation. The Italian language content will be tailored on a pre-intermediate/intermediate (A2/B1) level of competence (depending on the condition of the majority of the students); a previous knowledge of Italian is required.

• Programma del corso

  All language skills will be developed progressively complying with the specifications of The Common European Framework of Reference for the expected language level. Grammar will be treated in conjunction with vocabulary and language usage by an inductive method.
  
  Language Content:
  . asking and giving personal details; making polite requests;
  . asking for the prices; understanding some specific Economic terms in Italian, reading and understanding statistical data and simple surveys, reading and understanding some easy texts of Italian related to the economic condition of Europe and Italy. Describing and discussing daily routine.
  . talking about one's work and discussing the working world in Italy and in one's homecountry; comprehension of some readings related to this subject.
  . talking about one's family, identifying family relationships; comprehension of some oral and written texts related to this subject. Some specific terms about family, society, politics
  
  Culture Content:
  . personal and national identity: the 'question of the language' between the need of a national language and the local dialects;
  . investigating the role of the language in defining (or hiding) the modern working world in Italy (with special attention to the Italian Language text books and/or online resources);
  . the origin of the 'myth' of Italian fashion and the idea of the 'Made in Italy';
  . investigating the role of the language in defining family relationships;
  . the "dark side" of the Italian mith and the so-called "familismo" phenomenon;
  . the "dark side" of Italy - a discussion: Camorra, mafia, criminal organisations: some aspects of their use of language and of their representation in the Italian cinema and/or literature today
  

• Testi (A)dottati, (C)onsigliati
  • 1.  (A) Alberto Mazzetti, Marina Falcinelli, Bianca Servadio, Nicoletta Santeusanio Qui Italia.it Le monnier 2011 » Pagine/Capitoli: selected pages from Units 5-11 (the pages will be indicated after the beginning of the course)
  • 2.  (A) Susanna Nocchi Italian Grammar in practice. Exercises, Theory and Practice Alma edizioni 2002 » Pagine/Capitoli: pagg. 6-28 (revision); pp. 29-31; 46-48; 56-59; 68+73 (compulsory for all); pp. 100-126 only for intermediate students
  • 3.  (A) John Dickie The notion of Italy, in The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture, ed by Z. Baransky - R. J. West Cambridge university press 2007 » Pagine/Capitoli: 17-33
  • 4.  (A) Eugenia Paulicelli Fashion: narration and nation in The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture, ed by Z. Baransky - R. J. West Cambridge university press 2007 » Pagine/Capitoli: 283-291
  • 5.  (A) Roberto Saviano La parola contro la camorra Einaudi 2010 » Pagine/Capitoli: pp. V-XXVII (saggi introduttivi) + pp. 31-48 + immagini/ titoli dai quotidiani allegati + alcuni brani dal dvd allegato;
• Altre informazioni / materiali aggiuntivi

  some extra learning materials (with special reference to Italian Grammar) drawn from the teacher's publications or from resources not yet released will be inserted in a "dispensa" (course reader) provided as soon as possible after the beginning of the course.

• Metodi didattici
  • cooperative learning, lectures, workshops, research
• Modalità di valutazione
  • - all students will be involved in research and/or production of material and the presentation of their research to the community of colleagues will be evaluated
    - there will also be a written exam (both Language and Culture contents will be tested) and an oral discussion
• Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che possono essere utilizzate per l'attività didattica

  inglese

• Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che si intende utilizzare per la valutazione

  inglese

MATERIALI DIDATTICI