Italian 6

Year
0
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01012156
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Italian
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Italiano 5 or an intermediate knowledge of Italian, corresponding to B2+ level of Common European Framework fr Language.

Teaching Methods

This course will focus on press, literature and cultural agents contemporary Italian. Students will study oral and written texts in order to develop their skills in producing textual matter of opinion.  Grammar and syntactic exercises will be a crucial stage of the course.  The abundant Italian multimedia production will not be neglected.  A proper use of grammar and  of monolingual dictionary will be emphasized. Coursework includes a research paper and an oral presentation.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the semester, students should be able to develop their skills in reading, writing, listening to and speaking Italian to a level [C1] “Advanced” broad level, as described by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Morphosyntactic structures. The complex sentence: an overview about coordination and subordination. The conditional complex sentence, the conditional clause (real and unreal action tenses agreement) . The concessive clauses, the adverbial clauses of manner, the adversative clauses, the parenthetical clauses, the exceptive clauses, the restrictive clauses. Nominalization. Direct and reported speech.

2. Lexicon and culture. Development of topical issues about culture, history, social life, sport, published in real time by Italian medias,

3. Theme work. Language and fiction. Study of linguistic, idiomatic and semantic functions in Diego Marani's novel Nuova grammatica finlandese.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Bochicchio

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
Marani, D. 2002. Nuova Grammatica Finlandese.  Milano:Bompiani.
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/>