Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Italian B2.1

Code

711111105

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Espanhóis, Franceses e Italianos

Credits

4

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

Italiano

Objectives

a) To interact in a communicative context.
b) To develop linguistic and communicative strategies.
c) To be able to recognize and use the lexical, syntactical and semantic structures that allow greater flexibility and to dispose of the ability to use the Italian language in less foreseen situations.
d) To be able to use formal and informal language registers, to recognize the sociolinguistic competence needed.
e) To produce various types of texts.
f)To dispose of the correct structures.




Prerequisites

Italian B1.2

Subject matter

1) Descriptive of Italian landscapes, geography, climate and society.
2) Gastronomy and cultural models, contemporary society, literature, art, cinema and general culture.
3) Conditional sentences, relative pronouns and impersonal verbs.
4) Reading short stories of contemporary Italian authors and commentary about them.
5) Writing of short stories, reports and essays.

Bibliography

a. Bozzone Costa, Ghezzi, Piantoni Contatto 2, Loescher Ed 2009
b. Gramática de referência ( para todas as turmas): CSC, Gramm.it, Bonacci 2009.
c. Short stories of contemporary Italian writes (provided on photocopies).

Teaching method

The course will be based on the functional-communicative method in order to enhance the spoken aspect of the language and improve the pupil-teacher relationship. The contents will be presented according to a “multi-syllabus” system that integrates grammar, lexicon, functions, communication and the development of reading and speaking abilities.


Evaluation method

Evaluation: 2 final tests (50%), 1 mid-term test + individual works (40%), active participation in the classroom (10%).

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