Course detail

Italian for Intermediate Students

FAST-BYI3Acad. year: 2012/2013

Grammar: degrees of adjectives and adverbs, pluperfect, reduction of clauses, "ne", "ci"
Vocabulary: description of place, health and disease, healthy lifestyle, human body
About Italy: Italian cities; Italian art and culture

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student is able to understand the main topics in a text standardly produced provided the text covers daily topics and topics the student is acquainted with. It could be work, studies or leisure activities. Since the student is able to deal with standard situations, it shouldn´t be a problem to spend time in a Italian speaking environment. The student is able to produce texts whose content deals with daily issues or issues the student is acquainted with. The student is able to provide details on the topics and provide a more detailed description even when expressing abstract ideas. The student reaches level B1- according to EFR.

Prerequisites

Italian for Pre-Intermediate Students II

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as a specified in the article 7 of VUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Grammar and vocabulary is practised in an ineractive way, with emphasis on conversation. Development of communication and listening skills using interactive audio-visual technologies.


Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To be able to get their credits, students need to attend vlase regulary (max. 3 absences/semester), do homework and actively participate in the lessons.

Course curriculum

1. U8: object pronouns; shopping in a supermarket.
2. U8: object pronouns in passato prossimo (I).
3. U8: object pronouns with modal verbs; types of shops, typical Italian products.
4. U9: reflexive verbs; shopping- size, colour, payement.
5. U9: reflexive verbs in passato prossimo; clothes.
6. U9: impersonal form; Italian fashion.
7. U10: personal pronouns; TV
8. U10: personal pronouns in passato prossimo (II); expressing wishes.
9. U10: imperative, pronouns in imperative; orientation in a city, Italian TV and press.
10. U11: present conditional form; at the concert.
11. U11: past conditional form; expressing an opinion.
12. U11: if-clause, expressing future in past; music, Italian music.
13. revision U8-U11.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Mastering vocabulary to the extent of 1000 words, intermediate level of grammar.
Reading skills, translating texts with intermediate difficulty, communication and writing skills about everyday topics.
Levels A1, A2 of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

T. Marin, S. Magnelli: Nuovo Progetto italiano 1. Edilingua, 2006.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 2 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 2 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1.Regular degrees of adjectives; town and village
2.Irregular degrees of adjectives; comparison of countries and cultures
3.Pluperfect; review of past tenses; The most interesting holiday
4. "ne", "ci" and their position in compound tenses; nature
5. "ne", "ci" and their position in imperative mood; Italian cuisine, recipes
6. Adverbs; healthy lifestyle
7. Degrees of adverbs; health and disease
8. Reduction of clauses purpose; human body
9.Italian cities and art
10. Reduction of subordinate clauses of time; resume of my favorite book
11. Reiew of grammar
12. Conversation on reviewed topics
13. Credits