Italian 5
0
2019-2020
01012144
Italian Linguage
Italian
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Italiano 4 or an intermediate level of knowledge of Italian, corresponding to B2 level of Common European Framework for Language.
Teaching Methods
This course will focus on newspapers and journalistic writing as primary resource, together with literary texts. Activities of listening to authentic material from the Italian audiovisual production, as well as Italian grammar exercises will be brought into the classroom. Written and oral reception, propaedeutic to summaries and compositions production, will be a crucial stage of the course. A proper use of grammar and of monolingual dictionary will be emphasized. Coursework includes a research paper and a oral presentation.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester, students should develop their skills in reading, writing, listening to and speaking Italian to an introductory level to [C1 ] “Advanced” broad level, as described by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. Morphosyntactic structures. Verbal inflection; learning the subjunctive, the gerund, the participle (present and past) moods, the passive voice, pronominal, phrasal and defective verbs; review and analysis of the syntax of simple sentence.
2. Lexicon and culture. Development of topical issues about culture, history, social life, sport, published in real time by Italian medias,
3. Theme work. Italian Stories. Study of linguistic, idiomatic and semantic functions in Leonardo Sciascia's novel Una storia semplice.
Head Lecturer(s)
Alberto Sismondini
Assessment Methods
Final evaluation
Exam: 100.0%
Continuous evaluation
Other: 25.0%
Mini Tests: 25.0%
Frequency: 50.0%
Bibliography
A-Gramática
Patota, G. 2010. Grammatica di riferimento dell'Italiano contemporâneo. Novara: Garzanti.
B-Dicionários monolingues
Devoto, G.; Oli G. 2010. Dizionario della Lingua Italiana. Firenze: Le Monnier.
Zingarelli, N. 2010. Vocabolario della Lingua Italiana. Bologna: Zanichelli.
C-Dicionários monolingues em rede
Sabatini, F.; Coletti, V. http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_italiano/index.shtml
Gabrielli, A. http://dizionari.repubblica.it/?ref=rephpsbsx
D-Dicionários bilingues Português-Italiano
Dicionários de Italiano -Português e de Português - Italiano / Bilingual dictionaries (Portuguese/Italian)
Mea, G. 2014 (R.). Dicionário de Italiano – Português, Dicionário de Português – Italiano. Porto: Porto Editora.
E-Livro de leitura
Sciascia, L. 1989. Una storia semplice. Milano. Adelphi.
F-Periódicos
Il Corriere della sera http://www.corriere.it
La Repubblica http://www.repubblica.it
La Stampa http://www.lastampa.it
L’Espresso <http://espresso.repubblica.it/>