Italian syllabus A1 - C2 ENG complete · • Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Nocchi, Alma Edizioni 2002. • Grammatica Essenziale della Lingua italiana, Mezzadri, Guerra

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A1 LEVEL

OBJECTIVES

Listening: Understanding basic instructions; understanding simple information such a show to reach a particular place from another one on foot or using public transport; getting the gist of the main information in simple messages and brief announcements. Reading: Understanding short, easy texts with high frequency words (simple messages on postcards, signs, directions, instructions, signs warning of danger in a public place, charts and tables, information and publicity leaflets). Speaking: Asking and answering simple questions pertaining to immediate needs on familiar topics. Communicating through simple, routine activities information regarding family, study and free time. Introducing yourself using simple expressions for greeting and saying goodbye. Expressing agreement or disagreement with other people in a simple way. Writing: Writing simple sentences, a postcard, a greetings card, an announcement to put on a noticeboard, form-filling.

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A 1 false beginners (for learners whose mother tongue is a romance language or those with a B1 level of competence in one of the following romance languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French and Romanian)

Communicative functions Vocabulary Grammar and Word formation Pronunciation and spelling

Culture

greetings and salutations asking about a person’s health (whether someone is well or not) Using tu/ Lei - familiar or courteous forms of address introducing yourself ( name, nationality, usual place of residence, address in Italy, telephone number, university course, profession, age, personal tastes) asking for information about a person introducing one person to another asking for information on things (timetables, costs, details) describing a place (student’s own town/city) in a simple way wishing someone a happy birthday/Christmas, etc. and how to respond talking about daily routines how to make a suggestion (an invitation to do something)

the alphabet greetings and pleasantries names of countries, cities, faculties and professions cardinal numbers telling the time verbs for daily and free time activities parts of the day days of the week months, seasons adverbs of frequency public places (restaurants, etc.) Tourist facilities (hotel, youth hostel, etc.) types of food and diet; adjectives for talking about food and drink simple expressions for describing

feelings or needs (I’m tired / I’m

hungry)

definite and indefinite articles gender and number of regular nouns and a few irregular forms qualifying adjectives (ending in –o/-e) noun/adjective agreement c’è / ci sono (there is/there are) cf. è / sono (he/she/it is/ they are) conjugation of the auxiliary verbs essere

and avere, of regular verbs in the present

indicative, of reflexive verbs and certain

irregular ones

present indicative of the following modal verbs: potere, dovere and volere present progressive: stare + gerundio formal and informal imperative (active and negative forms)

conjugation of regular verbs and certain irregular ones in the Passato prossimo

pronouns: personal subject pronouns and reflexive pronouns

Italian vowels

the sounds /k/, /ʧ/ the sounds /g/, /dʒ/ the sounds /r/, /l/ certain double consonants (/kk/, /gg/, /rr/, /ll/, //pp/, /bb/

the sounds /l/ and /Ȟ/

(filo/figlio)

the sounds /n/ and /Ȃ/ (nano/bagno) the sounds /t/ and /d/

the sounds /sk/ and / ʃ/ (schiacciare/sciare) the sounds /v/ and /b/ the sounds /f/ and /v/

proxemics: significance of gestures and personal space (pleasantries such as shaking hands and kissing) formality according to age and social status professions and titles (professore, dottoressa, avvocato, etc.) opening hours of public offices/services holidays in Italy (Italian habits and holiday resorts) Italian habits (work, free time)

meals

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Culture

accepting/turning down an invitation

Interacting in a bar or restaurant (ordering, offering food/drink, asking whether someone likes their food, asking for the bill, etc.) expressing own tastes asking for and giving directions (how to arrive at a place) words for locating something within a space talking about the weather (forecasts) talking about recent past events ways of opening/closing a letter/ e-mail/post cards producing brief written messages

time reference words: la settimana scorsa, un anno fa … weather vocabulary: è/fa bello/brutto,c’è il sole, piove/nevica/ è nuvoloso etc. means of transport locations around the city verbs of movement (attraversare, girare, etc.)

basic lexis relating to the life of a university student

simple negative forms main adverbs: of time (prima, poi, già, ora/adesso, sempre mai, oggi, domani, ieri) of place (qui/qua, lì(là, sopra, sotto, giù, dentro, fuori, vicino, lontano, davanti, dietro, a destra, a sinistra) other frequent adverbs (molto, poco, tanto, più, meno, meglio, bene, male) simple prepositions and prepositional articles simple sentences: interrogative clauses (introduced by chi, come, dove, quando perché, che cosa) complex sentences: coordinate clauses introduce by ma, e, o subordinate clauses introduced by quando, perché, se, che final subordinate clauses with a, per

intonation in questions, statements and exclamations accent within words: tonic stress (pronunciation thereof) and graphic accents (in writing)

Italian food: certain typical dishes Food and festivals: Christmas, New Year, Easter transport Italian geography (regions and cities) public streets and squares in Italy

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For other learners whose mothertongue is not a romance language

LIVELLO A1 A


Culture

greetings and salutations asking about a person’s health (whether someone is well or not) introducing yourself ( name, nationality, usual place of residence, address in Italy, telephone number, university course, profession, age, personal tastes) asking for information about a person; introducing someone to another person; using the tu/Lei familiar or polite forms of address asking for information on things (timetables, costs, details) describing a place (student’s own town/city) in a simple way wishing someone a happy birthday/Christmas, etc. and how to respond talking about daily routines how to make a suggestion (an invitation to do something)/ accepting or turning down an invitation asking for/giving directions

the alphabet greetings and pleasantries names of countries, cities, faculties and professions cardinal numbers telling the time verbs for daily activities parts of the day days of the week months, seasons adverbs of frequency members of the family types of food and groceries public places and means of transport Tourist facilities (hotel, youth hostel, etc.) basic lexis relating to a university student’s daily life simple expressions for describing

feelings or needs (I’m tired / I’m

definite and indefinite articles gender and number of regular nouns qualifying adjectives (ending in –o/-e) noun/adjective agreement c’è / ci sono (there is/there are) cf. è / sono (he/she/it is/ they are) conjugation of auxiliary verbs essere and avere, of regular verbs in the present indicative, of reflexive verbs and certain irregular ones (andare, venire, uscire, sapere, fare, dire, dare) present indicative of the following modal verbs: potere, dovere and volere simple negative forms personal subject and reflexive pronouns main adverbs: of time (prima, poi, già, ora/adesso, sempre, mai, oggi, domani, ieri) of frequency: (sempre, spesso, mai …) introduction to the use of simple prepositions (a, di, da, in, per,con …) and prepositional articles interrogative clauses (introduced by chi, come, dove, quando perché, che cosa…) coordinate clauses introduce by ma, e, o

Italian vowels



(filo/figlio)


the sounds /sk/ and / ʃ/ (schiacciare/sciare) the sounds /v/ and /b/ the sounds /f/ and /v/ accent within words: tonic stress (pronunciation thereof) and graphic accents (in writing) intonation in questions, statements and exclamations

proxemics: significance of gestures and personal space (pleasantries such as shaking hands and kissing) formality according to age and social status professions and titles (professore, dottoressa, avvocato, etc.) opening hours of public offices/services Italian people’s free time activities

meals Italian food: certain typical dishes Italian geography (regions and cities)

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Culture

ordering food/drink ways of opening/closing a letter/ e-mail/post cards producing brief written messages

hungry)

final subordinate clauses with a, per

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LIVELLO A1 B


Culture

interacting in a bar or restaurant (ordering, offering food/drink, asking whether someone likes their food, asking for the bill, etc.) expressing own tastes asking for and giving directions (how to arrive at a place) asking for/giving information about public transport words for locating something within a space talking about the weather (forecasts) talking about daily routines talking about recent past events producing brief written messages

repetition of and building on vocabulary covered at A1a level types of place (ristorante, trattoria etc.) types of food and groceries adjectives for describing food/drink locations around the city means of transport weather vocabulary: è/fa bello/brutto,c’è il sole, piove/nevica/ è nuvoloso etc. verbs of movement (attraversare, girare, etc.) daily and free time activities time reference words: la settimana scorsa, un anno fa … revision on and development of basic lexis relating to the life of a university student

revision of and building on structures covered at A1a level conjugation of regular verbs and some irregular ones in the Passato prossimo formal and informal imperative (active and negative forms) present progressive: stare + gerundio main adverbs: of time (prima, poi, già, ora/adesso, sempre mai, oggi, domani, ieri) of place (qui/qua, lì(là, sopra, sotto, giù, dentro, fuori, vicino, lontano, davanti, dietro, a destra, a sinistra) other frequent adverbs (molto, poco, tanto, più, meno, meglio, bene, male) simple prepositions and prepositional articles (revision and further development) Simple sentences: interrogative clauses (introduced by chi, come, dove, quando perché, che cosa) complex sentences: coordinate clauses introduce by ma, e, o subordinate clauses introduced by quando, perché, se, che final subordinate clauses with a, per

Italian vowels



(filo/figlio)


the sounds /sk/ and / ʃ/ (schiacciare/sciare) the sounds /v/ and /b/ the sounds /f/ and /v/ accent within words: tonic stress (pronunciation thereof) and graphic accents (in writing) intonation in questions, statements and exclamations

Italian food: certain typical dishes Food and festivals: Christmas, New Year, Easter transport Italian geography (regions and cities) holidays in Italy (Italian habits and holiday resorts) Italian habits (work, free time) public streets and squares in Italy

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Text books and recommended material, also for autonomous study:

• Nuovo Contatto A1, Bozzone-Costa, Ghezzi, Piantoni. Loescher Editore 2014.

• Bravissimo 1, Birello, Vilagrasa. Difusiòn/Bulgarini 2012

• Linea Diretta Nuovo 1A (Lez. 1-8), Conforti – Cusimano. Guerra Edizioni 2002.

• Campusitalia (Lez. 1-6), Errico, Esposito, Grandi. Guerra Edizioni 2008.

• UniversItalia (Lez. 1-5), Piotti, De Savorgnani. Alma Edizioni 2006.

• Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Nocchi, Alma Edizioni 2002.

• Grammatica Essenziale della Lingua italiana, Mezzadri, Guerra Edizioni 2000.

• Grammatica interattiva della lingua italiana con esercizi, Mezzadri, Guerra Ed. Cd-Rom.

• Dizionario per immagini, Mezzadri, Guerra Edizioni Cd-Rom. For mother tongue Chinese students:

• Io sono Wang Lin. La lingua italiana per cinesi. A. Dente, K. Franzese, W. Jing. Loescher Editore 2015.

• Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana per studenti cinesi, S. Nocchi. Alma Edizioni.

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A2 LEVEL

OBJECTIVES

Listening: Understanding brief extracts on familiar subjects in standard language; being able to follow detailed instructions (simple technical information, operating instructions from everyday life); understanding a brief extract from the radio or another recording and being able to gather essential information from it; following the main points of a TV programme if set out in a clear and simple way. Reading: Understanding and identifying information in documents written in an easy accessible style (letters, leaflets, brief newspaper articles); understanding simple instructions regarding technical devices used in everyday life; understanding rules if expressed in simple language. Speaking: Interacting in structured situations, provided that the interlocutor, if necessary, collaborates; managing routine dialogues without too much effort (asking questions, answering, exchanging ideas and information on familiar subjects in everyday situations); giving a simple but fairly fluent description of various subjects. Writing: Being able to write down brief, simple notes relating to immediate needs; draft clearly structured simple texts on familiar subjects; writing simple personal letters expressing thanks or apologising for something.

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A 2 (for students whose mother tongue is a romance language and all those who have attended the A1 False Beginners course)


Culture

talking about travel and holidays asking about and giving information on means of transport interacting in a shop asking about and giving information on the measurements, form and materials of everyday objects describing persons, objects and places describing a space or placing elements in a space (davanti/dietro, sotto/sopra …) comparing/contrasting objects talking about experiences (a personal story) talking about past events placing two or more events in a time sequence describing situations or habits in the past (e.g. your childhood)

basic vocabulary on daily life: family, homes (rooms, furniture and objects), cities (buildings, streets, means of transport, surroundings), free time (travel, holidays) climate and seasons

types of shops and goods types of containers basic lexis for weights and measurements (1 etto/1 litro; metro, chilometro …) clothing and accessories shapes and materials adjectives to describe clothing time reference words: la settimana scorsa, un anno fa …

all the structures covered at A1 level (A1a and A1 b) revision and further study of: noun and adjective agreement possessive adjectives (omissions and use of article before possessive adj. with names relating to relatives degrees of qualifying adjectives (regular comparatives of equality, majority and minority/ absolute superlative with molto and -issimo) partitive article in the singular and plural (vorrei del pane, dei libri) formal and informal imperative, noi and voi active conjugation of regular verbs and certain irregular verbs in the following moods and tenses: indicativo passato prossimo (agreement between subject and with pronouns), imperfect individual use of modal verbs potere, volere, dovere and sapere (conoscere/essere capace di) Use of passato prossimo and imperfetto in telling a story or anecdote about the past impersonal pronoun si

revision of all the pronunciation and spelling covered at A1 level (A1a e A1b) strong and weak pronunciation of consonants and spelling (casa/cassa, nono/nonno …) grave and acute accents in writing or on the computer (è, cioè vs. perché) use of the euphonic “d” (io ed Anna, vado ad Ancona) the sounds /j/ (fiore) and /w/ (uomo) dipthongs au, ia, ai, io, oi, uo, eu

Italian people’s habits (holidays, spending habits, eating habits) festivals and traditions family celebrations Italian geography (physical and administrative: regions, provinces, municipalities) Organization of public life (shops, hospitals, municipalities, theatres cinemas, theatrical shows/film festivals…) organization of family life in Italy transport systems sport most popular newspapers and magazines

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Culture

illustrate your academic and/or training programme formulate simple hypotheses (se piove, non esco) talk about your own future, making plans and programmes understanding forecasts giving/receiving recommendations/advice giving/asking permission to do something ordering or forbidding someone to/from doing something setting out brief study themes/asking for clarification on subjects producing written messages

qualifications, subjects and marks basic lexis relating to the world of work: professions and the workplace ordinals numbers parts of the body (irregular plurals relating to body parts) diseases and illnesses adjectives for describing physical appearance and personality revision on and development of expressions for talking about feelings and emotions (essere contento / arrabbiato / triste etc.)

the simple future and present conditional forms and usage personal pronouns: direct and indirect (stressed and unstressed forms) and reflexive pronouns position of pronouns with the imperative and the infinitive locative ci (vado a Roma, ci vieni?) and partitive ne usage and position of the relative pronoun che simple prepositions and prepositional articles certain irregular forms of nouns certain pronouns and indefinite adjectives (niente/nulla, nessuno, qualcosa, qualcuno, qualche, alcuni) double negation expanding knowledge of adverbs/ function and position (between auxiliary verb and past participle in perfect tenses: ho già mangiato, non ho ancora mangiato …) adverbs of manner with the suffix –mente complex sentences: appropriate use of conjugations which introduce the main coordinate clauses (ma, però, tuttavia) subordinate clauses (temporal: mentre; causal: siccome, dato che, perché; conditional: se ; objective and relative: che) impersonal sentences: volerci, bisogna/si deve, è vietato/è permesso, è possibile … correlatrive function of sia … sia e né … né

common gestures the Italian school and university system organization of living areas in the home organization of healthcare notions of the world of work in Italy

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For other learners whose mothertongue is not a romance language

A2 A LEVEL


Culture

asking about and giving information on means of transport interacting in a shop asking about and giving information on the measurements, form and materials of everyday objects describing persons, objects and places describing a space or placing elements in a space (davanti/dietro, sotto/sopra …) comparing/contrasting objects talking about experiences (a personal story)/ travels and holidays describing situations or habits in the past (e.g. your childhood) talk about your own future, making plans and programmes understanding forecasts formulate simple hypotheses (se piove, non esco) producing written messages

basic vocabulary on daily life: family, homes (rooms, furniture and objects), cities (buildings, streets, means of transport, surroundings), free time (travel, holidays) climate and seasons

types of shops and goods types of containers basic lexis for weights and measurements (1 etto/1 litro; metro, chilometro …) clothing and accessories shapes and materials adjectives to describe clothing time reference words: la settimana scorsa, un anno fa …

adjectives for describing physical appearance and personality revision on and development of expressions for talking about feelings and emotions (essere contento / arrabbiato / triste etc.) parts of the body (irregular plurals)

all the structures covered at A1 level (A1a and A1 b) possessive adjectives (omissions and use of article before possessive adj. with names relating to relatives degrees of qualifying adjectives (regular comparatives of equality, majority and minority/ absolute superlative with molto and -issimo) certain irregular forms of nouns partitive article in the singular and plural (vorrei del pane, dei libri) and partitive ne simple prepositions and prepositional articles direct and indirect personal pronouns imperative (informal and formal/noi/voi) conjugation of regular verbs and certain irregular ones in the following moods and tenses: indicativo passato prossimo (agreement between subject and with pronouns), imperfect and future simple impersonal si individual use of modal verbs potere, volere, dovere and sapere (conoscere/essere capace di)


Italian people’s habits (holidays, spending habits, eating habits) festivals and traditions family celebrations Italian geography (physical and administrative: regions, provinces, municipalities) organization of public life (shops, hospitals, municipalities, theatres cinemas, theatrical shows/film festivals…) organization of family life in Italy transport systems sport most popular newspapers and magazines

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LIVELLO A2 B


Culture

talking about past events placing two or more events in a time sequence illustrate your academic and/or training programme formulate simple hypotheses (se piove, non esco) talk about your own future, making plans and programmes understanding forecasts giving/receiving recommendations/advice giving/asking permission to do something ordering or forbidding someone to/from doing something producing written messages setting out brief study themes/asking for clarification on subjects

basic vocabulary on daily life: family, homes (rooms, furniture and objects), cities (buildings, streets, means of transport, surroundings), free time (travel, holidays) basic lexis relating to the world of work: professions and the workplace qualifications, subjects and marks adjectives for describing physical appearance and personality (revision and development) revision on and development of expressions for talking about feelings and emotions (essere contento / arrabbiato / triste etc.) revision on and development of the parts of the body (irregular plurals relating to the same) diseases and illnesses ordinals numbers

all the structures covered at A2a level use of the passato prossimo and imperfetto when talking about past events

revision on and development of future time forms and uses of condizionale presente

certain forms of irregular nouns

position of pronouns with the imperative and the infinitive Uses and position of the relative pronouns che

certain pronouns and indefinite adjectives (niente/nulla, nessuno, qualcosa, qualcuno, qualche, alcuni) and double negatives expanding knowledge of adverbs/ function and position (between auxiliary verb and past participle in perfect tenses: ho già mangiato, non ho ancora mangiato …) adverbs with the suffix –mente complex sentences: appropriate use of conjugations which introduce the main coordinate clauses (ma, però, tuttavia) subordinate clauses (temporal: mentre; causal: siccome, dato che, perché; conditional: se ; objective and relative: che) impersonal sentences: volerci, bisogna/si deve, è vietato/è permesso, è possibile … correlatrive function of sia … sia e né … né


common gestures organization of family life in Italy the Italian school and university system organization of living areas in the home organization of healthcare notions of the world of work in Italy most popular newspapers and magazines

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• Nuovo Contatto A2, Bozzone-Costa, Ghezzi, Piantoni. Loescher Editore 2014.

• Bravissimo 2, Birello, Vilagrasa. Difusiòn/Bulgarini 2013

• Linea Diretta Nuovo 1B (Lez. 1-8), Conforti – Cusimano. Guerra Edizioni 2002.

• Campusitalia (Lez. 7-11), Errico, Esposito, Grandi. Guerra Edizioni 2008.

• UniversItalia (Lez. 6-10), Piotti, De Savorgnani. Alma Edizioni 2006.

• Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Nocchi, Alma Edizioni 2002.

• Grammatica Essenziale della Lingua italiana, Mezzadri, Guerra Edizioni 2000.

• Grammatica interattiva della lingua italiana con esercizi, Mezzadri, Guerra Ed. Cd-Rom.

• Dizionario per immagini, Mezzadri, Guerra Edizioni Cd-Rom.

• DIB Dizionario di base della lingua italiana, T. De Mauro, Paravia Ed. con CD-Rom. For mother tongue Chinese students:

• Io sono Wang Lin. La lingua italiana per cinesi. A. Dente, K. Franzese, W. Jing. Loescher Editore 2015.

• Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana per studenti cinesi, S. Nocchi. Alma Edizioni.

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B1 LEVEL

OBJECTIVES

Listening: Understanding the main points in clear speech in standard language; being able to follow a lesson on a subject that is on a familiar topic of your own field of study, provided that it is clearly set out and well-organized; understanding simple technical instructions for the use of equipment used in daily life; understanding the main points of news on television, radio or other audio recordings, provided that they are in standard language. Reading: Reading simple, straightforward texts relating to your own area of interest; being able to skim through texts of a certain length to look for specific information in order to carry out specific tasks; being able to understand instructions for the use of devices provided that they are written in a clear, straightforward manner. Speaking: Being able to produce with reasonable fluency a narration and a clear and simple description; being able to talk about the plot of a book or film giving your own impressions; being able to develop an argument which is reasonably clear or give a brief talk which has been prepared in advance. Writing: Being able to write straightforward, cohesive texts such as descriptions, accounts of experiences or stories, also expressing feelings and impressions; being able to write brief, simple essays or reports on subjects of interest; summarizing or reporting information in written form with reasonable confidence. Study skills: Being able to make notes or write down a list of key points in the course of a lesson provided that the presentation is clear and well-organized; being able to put together brief pieces of information and summarize them; simple paraphrasing of brief written texts.

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B 1 A


Culture

talking about yourself and others narrating a story or a past event (news events/past experiences) giving and receiving advice and recommendations understanding and expressing emotions, sentiments and frame of mind expressing wishes, dreams and hopes expressing opinions on facts, persons and behaviour expressing doubts/fears understanding and expressing emotions, sentiments and frame of mind expressing wishes, dreams and hopes expressing opinions on facts, persons and behaviour expressing doubts/fears describing people, animals, places, objects and events writing formal letters / e-mail:

building and consolidating vocabulary relating to lexis already introduced in levels A1 and A2 compound nouns nouns with irregular plurals life stages (childhood, youth and old age) Time expressions Urban environment Nature (plants and animals) Descriptions of places revision on and consolidating lexis on physical description and character

all structures covered at levels A1 and A2 revision on the uses and functions of the definite and indefinite articles consolidation of irregular noun forms morphological alternation (diminutives, etc.)/ adjectives and indefinite pronouns forms and usage of the adjectives buono and bello ; dimonstrative adjectives: questo/quello revision on personal pronouns (stressed and unstressed forms) / direct and indirect pronouns combined / uses of ci and ne / idiomatic uses of volerci and metterci relative pronouns (chi, che, cui, il quale/la quale ecc.) comparatives and superlatives (relative and absolute) regular and irregular consolidation work on the use of imperfetto and passato prossimo and introduction of the passato remoto (forms and usage) choice of auxiliary verb in compound tenses of modal verbs (dovere/volere/potere) the most frequent aspectual verbs: cominciare/iniziare a, stare per, finire/smettere di, continuare a … revision on the imperative (all forms) subjunctive: present, past and imperfect (forms and

revision on the main aspects of A1 and A2 level pronunciation and spelling intonation for expressing mood syntactic doubling

body language: gestures elements of Italian literature Italian politics The world of work in Italy mass media: newspapers, radio and TV multicultural aspects of city life Italian language (regional variation and dialects)

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Culture

cover letter for work; letter of complaint writing your Curriculum Vitae

uses)

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B 1 B


Culture

narrating a story or a past event (news events/past experiences) describing the plot of a book, film or story expressing opinions on facts, persons and behavior/expressing doubts/fears brief arguments for/against something understanding and reporting on the opinions of other people defending an idea/point of view writing formal letters / e-mail: cover letter for work; letter of complaint complaining and protesting writing a Curriculum Vitae being able to briefly explain the results of a text, study or piece of research and make comparisons briefly sum up the contents of a text (written or spoken)

compound nouns (revision and consolidation) revision on nouns with irregular plurals the world of work studying

position and function of qualifying adjectives (before and after nouns) revision and extension of past narrative tenses (passato prossimo, imperfetto, trapassato prossimo; introduction to passato remoto) reflexive (pronominal) verbs the verbs fare and lasciare to make sentences with causative value (vi faccio / lascio finire; ho fatto pulire la casa …) revision and consolidation of the impersonal and passivizing si (introduced at A2 level) subjunctive: imperfetto (forms and uses) imperfect and pluperfect subjunctive (forms and usage) infinitive with use of preposition di in objective constructions (es. penso di partire domani) present and past gerund conjugations (causali, consecutive, temporali, concessive …)

first mention of Italian dialects cf. standard Italian: regional Italian (north, centre, south)

Revision and consolidation on the following themes: body language: gestures elements of Italian literature Italian politics The world of work in Italy mass media: newspapers, radio and TV multicultural aspects of city life

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* Nuovo Contatto B1, Bozzone-Costa, Ghezzi, Piantoni. Loescher Editore 2015. * Bravissimo 3, Birello, Vilagrasa. Difusiòn/Bulgarini 2014 * Uni.Italia (unità 1 - 7), Fragrai, Fratter, Janfrancesco. Le Monnier Mondadori 2010. * Magari (unità 1-7), De Giuli, Guastalla, Naddeo. Alma Edizioni 2008. * Manuale ALTAIR, Bavieri, Polselli. Bononia University Press 2006. * Giocare con la scrittura, Guastalla, Alma Edizioni 2004. * Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Nocchi, Alma Edizioni 2002. * Grammatica Essenziale della Lingua italiana, Mezzadri, Guerra Edizioni 2000. * Grammatica interattiva della lingua italiana con esercizi, Mezzadri, Guerra Ed. CD-Rom. * DIB Dizionario di base della lingua italiana, T. De Mauro, Paravia Ed. con CD-Rom. * Vocabolario della lingua italiana, Ed. Zanichelli. * DISC Compact – Dizionario Sabatini e Coletti.

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B 2 LEVEL

OBJECTIVES

Listening: Being able to understand what is said in standard Italian, whether face to face or recorded; being able to understand an animated conversation between native speakers; understanding the essential points of conferences, speeches, academic or professional presentations, even if conceptually and linguistically complicated; being able to understand almost all informative broadcasts on the radio (also TV news programmes) or other recorded audio material in standard Italian, identifying the speakers’ mood and attitude. Reading: Being able to read largely autonomously, adapting the style and speed of reading according to different texts and reasons for reading; being able to quickly identify the content and importance of new information, articles, reports on professional or academic subjects; being able to understand specialized articles in your own field of study or sometimes outside your own area of interest; being able to understand quite long and complex instructions within your own field. Speaking: Being able to produce clear and precise descriptions on various areas within your own field of interest; being able to produce a line of reasoning clearly and systematically, explaining and supporting your own view point to a reasonable extent; being able to make a presentation with reasonable ease and fluency. Writing: Being able to write clear and structured texts on various areas of interest; being able to write an essay or report to develop an argument systematically; being able to summarize information and arguments from various sources; being able to write clearly and precisely on events, experiences, descriptions producing coherent texts which conform to the conventions of the type of text in question; writing a review of a film, a book or a theatrical performance. Study skills: Being able to make notes or write down a list of key points in the course of a well-structured lesson; being able to put together a wide range of factual texts; summarizing the plot and sequence of events in a film, commenting and analysing contrasting points of view and the main themes.

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LEVEL B 2 A


Culture

presenting yourself (writing a curriculum vitae/cover letter) describing an experience, a story, events (orally and written: drafting a narrative text) expressing personal opinions, sentiments, moods, doubts

understanding and debating various types of subjects hypothesizing about various subjects complaining and protesting (orally and in writing) understanding various types of text (journalism, literature …)/ prescriptive texts in specialized fields explaining the contents of a text, oral or written (a lesson, conference presentation…)

describing clearly people, places, objects …. (orally and in writing) reviewing a book, a film (orally or in writing) explaining the meaning of a word and consulting Italian language dictionaries for synonyms and

prefixes and suffixes morphological alternation (diminutives, etc.) nouns with a different meaning between masculine and feminine forms (eg. il banco/la banca …) compound nouns and adjectives partial synonyms and usage of pairs of words such as andare/venire, sapere/conoscere, guardare/vedere, ascoltare/sentire… lexis relating to themes proposed introduction of specialized lexis relating to the study of different subjects

all the structures present in previous levels nouns, adjectives and adverbs which take a particular preposition (eg. fiducia di, interesse per, contento di, contrariamente a …) revision on past tenses (passato prossimo/imperfetto and trapassato prossimo) passato remoto e trapassato remoto of high frequency regular and irregular verbs differences in the usage of passato prossimo and passato remoto subjunctive mood (present, past, imperfect and pluperfect) and introduction to agreement of moods and tenses subjunctive in subordinate clauses introduced by conjunctions which indicate purpose or result (perché, affinché), condition (purché), contrast (nonostante), way (come se), limit (a meno che), time (prima che) hypothetical sentences or reality, possibility and unreal situations passive form of transitive verbs Introduction to direct and reported speech

further study of geographical variation in Italian particular uses of capital letters fluctuating use of capitals or non-capital letters

according to class interest, the following areas will be covered: elements of Italian history economics and ‘made in Italy’ elements of Italian literature the Italian language: history, variety, slang organization of the State: the Italian Republic; local autonomy; political parties Italian society: recent family developments; immigration/emigration; current affairs

history of cinema, theatre, literature (most well-known authors)

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Culture

antonyms

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LIVELLO B 2 B


Culture

describing an experience, events discuss orally and in writing (drafting an argumentative text) understanding and debating various types of subjects tackling/comparing ideas/opinions of an economic, cultural and social nature taking part in a debate taking turns while speaking hypothesizing about various subjects complaining and protesting (orally and in writing) understanding various types of text (journalism, literature …)/ prescriptive texts in specialized fields explaining the contents of a text, oral or written (a lesson, conference presentation…); explaining the results of study or research; answering questions on subjects relating to study describing clearly people, places, objects …. (orally and in writing) explaining the meaning of a word and consulting Italian language dictionaries for synonyms and

prefixes and suffixes metaphorical use of words (e.g. fare/tenere il muso …) negative connotations of certain words (e.g. zitella …) lexis relating to themes proposed introduction of specialized lexis relating to the study of different subjects

all structures present in previous levels nouns, adjectives and adverbs which take a particular preposition (eg. fiducia di, interesse per, contento di, contrariamente a …) revision and extension of agreement of tenses in the indicative and subjunctive mood agreement of tenses in independent conditional clauses revision on past tenses (passato prossimo/imperfetto and trapassato prossimo) futuro anteriore - future perfect (forms and usage) revision and extension of hypothetical sentences of reality, possibility and unreal situations revision and extension of the passive form of transitive verbs revision and extension of direct and reported speech

further study of geographical variation in Italian particular uses of capital letters fluctuating use of capitals or non-capital letters

according to class interest, the following areas will be covered: elements of Italian history economics and ‘made in Italy’ elements of Italian literature the Italian language: history, variety, slang organization of the State: the Italian Republic; local autonomy; political parties Italian society: recent family developments; immigration/emigration; current affairs

history of cinema, theatre, literature (most well-known authors)

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Culture

antonyms


* Nuovo Contatto B2, Ghezzi, Piantoni, Bozzone-Costa. Loescher Editore * Nuovo Magari B2, De Giuli, Guastalla, Naddeo. Alma Edizioni 2013. * Uni.Italia (unità 8 -15), Fragrai, Fratter, Janfrancesco. Le Monnier Mondadori 2010. * Giocare con la scrittura, Guastalla, Alma Edizioni 2004. * Giocare con la letteratura, Guastalla, Alma Edizioni * Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Nocchi, Alma Edizioni 2002. * Grammatica Essenziale della Lingua italiana, Mezzadri, Guerra Edizioni 2000. * Grammatica interattiva della lingua italiana con esercizi, Mezzadri, Guerra Ed. CD-Rom. * DIB Dizionario di base della lingua italiana, T. De Mauro, Paravia Ed. con CD-Rom. * Vocabolario della lingua italiana, Ed. Zanichelli. * DISC Compact – Dizionario Sabatini e Coletti. * CD-Rom – Il dizionario della lingua italiana, De Mauro. Edizioni Paravia. * Dizionario dei Sinonimi e dei Contrari, Ed. Zanichelli. * Dizionario analogico della lingua italiana. UTET, Torino.

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LEVEL C 1

OBJECTIVES

Listening: Being able to follow an open discussion on abstract and complex subjects not within your own area of interest or follow conferences and debates with relative ease; being able to recognise many idiomatic or colloquial expressions and to grasp changes of register; being able to understand specific information in public announcements even if the quality is poor; being able to understand complicated technical information; being able to understand a wide range of recorded material broadcast via radio or TV even if it is partially in non-standard Italian. Reading: Being able to understand in detail long complex texts, both relating to and outside your own area of interest; being able to understand detailed instructions including those rather long and complicated, not necessarily within your own field of expertise. Speaking: Being able to give clear, precise and well-structured descriptions and presentations on complex subjects; being able to produce elaborate presentations developing certain points and concluding appropriately. Writing: Being able to write clear and well-structured texts on complex subjects; being able to write clear descriptions, creative writing, and explanations in a well-organized manner with a confident and personal style suitable to the target audience. Study skills: Being able to take detailed notes, recording all information precisely and closely related to the original source; summarizing long and difficult texts.

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C 1 (for C1a and C1b)


Culture

discussing and defending an argument (orally and in writing) understanding and debating various subjects taking turns while speaking being interviewed in various contexts (professional, academic..) understanding and producing various types of texts (narrative, descriptive, informative and argumentative) understanding and analysing literary texts of different kinds understanding and producing prescribed specialized texts referring to other people’s speech/writing reporting the ideas/opinions of others reporting information, facts narrating complex events (a news item/ a historic event …) expressing concepts on abstract themes (orally or in writing)

prefixes and suffixes building on repertoire of compound nouns and adjectives synonyms and opposites specialized lexis relating to the world of work and social and political organization specialized lexis relating to various academic disciplines

all structures covered in previous levels revision and extension of the use of articles qualifying adjectives which change meaning according to their position, before or after the noun (e.g. un buon medico / un medico buono …) absolute superlative as used in prefixes (e.g. arci, iper, stra …) and idiomatic superlatives (es. ubriaco fradicio …) revision and extension of tense agreement in the indicative, subjunctive and conditional moods (temporal relation of anteriority, simultaneity, and posteriority) revision and extension of the passive forms of venire e andare + past participle further uses of the subjunctive si passivante (e.g. Si udirono voci confuse) si impersonale with reflexive verbs (e.g. ci si lava …) revision and extension of direct and reported speech revision and extension of indefinite moods (infinitive, present and past participle and gerundio presente e composto) position of unstressed personal pronouns when subordinate to gerund, participle and

revision on and extension of the varieties of language begun at level B2. homonyms with a different accent (e.g. àncora/ ancòra…) repetition on the use of accents in Italian (grafico, grave e acuto) pronunciation of the cluster gli: glicine, anglicano, negligente standard accents and pronunciations of Italian and some regional ones

elements of history of art/ history of music revision and extension of those subjects covered at B2 level or those chosen by the class

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indefinite complex forms

explaining various types of research, theses, essays, studies (orally and in writing) answering complex questions thoroughly and articulately reviewing films, books, theatrical performances (orally and in writing) summarizing orally and in writing various types of lesson or texts

consulting Italian language dictionaries, encyclopaedias being able to paraphrase or having repair strategies for occasional lapses using both frequently used lexis as well as specialized terms reflecting on the linguistic variation of Italian

see above

revision on all the indefinite pronouns followed by the indicative and by the subjunctive the construction andare + gerundio marked sentences: word order for emphasis, cleft sentences

see above

see above

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* Nuovo Contatto C1, Bozzone-Costa, Piantoni, Scaramelli, Ghezzi. Loescher Editore 2013. * Nuovo Magari C1/C2, De Giuli, Guastalla, Naddeo. Alma Edizioni 2013. * Giocare con la letteratura, Guastalla, Alma Edizioni. * Scrivere e comunicare. Teoria e pratica della scrittura in lingua italiana, D. Corno, Bruno Mondadori 2002. * Grammatica italiana, L. Serianni, Utet 2006. * La nuova grammatica della lingua italiana, Zanichelli. * Vocabolario della lingua italiana, Ed. Zanichelli. * DISC Compact – Dizionario Sabatini e Coletti. * CD-Rom – Il dizionario della lingua italiana, De Mauro. Edizioni Paravia. * Dizionario dei Sinonimi e dei Contrari, Ed. Zanichelli. * Dizionario analogico della lingua italiana, Utet -Torino.

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C 2 LEVEL

OBJECTIVES

Listening: Understanding with ease any type of spoken language on the part of a native speaker at with natural delivery; being able to understand conferences and specialized explanations even if on unfamiliar subjects or using unknown terminology or colloquial/regional expressions. Reading: Understanding and critically interpreting any form of spoken language, structurally complex texts (literary and non-literary abstracts); being able to grasp both explicit and implicit meanings in long complex texts in different styles. Speaking: Being able to present a well-structured complex argument or give a clear, well-organized speech; being able to produce clear and detailed descriptions; being able to converse fluently and appropriately with a good command of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. Writing: Being able to write clear, fluent and complex texts (stories, descriptions of experiences, reports) in an appropriate and effective style, with a logical structure clearly marking the main points. Study skills: Being able to take notes on implied meaning things alluded to during a lesson, or the contents of a speech; summarize information from several sources, reconstructing arguments and facts in a wholly coherent manner.

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C 2 Communicative functions Vocabulary Grammar and Word formation Pronunciation and

spelling Culture

discussing and defending an argument (orally and in writing) understanding, debating, presenting various subjects, complex/specialized arguments (orally and in writing) respecting socio-linguistic rules (taking turns while speaking, situations, interlocutors) being interviewed in various situations (professional, academic, specialized …) understanding and producing various types of texts (narrative, descriptive, informative and argumentative) understanding and analysing literary texts of different kinds understanding and producing prescribed specialized texts expressing concepts on abstract themes (orally or in writing explaining various types of research, theses, essays, studies (orally and in writing)

extension of lexis introduced at C1 level.

all structures covered at previous levels nouns with double forms in the plural (e.g. gli ossi / le ossa …) plurals of compound nouns revision on and extension of use of definitive and indefinite articles revision on all finite and non-finite moods revision on: tense agreement in main and subordinate clauses in the indicative and subjunctive moods. revision on: construction of the sentence in Italian and the position of the subject revision on and extension of discourse markers: generic conjunctions, concluding phrases, argumentative expressions and metatextual markers.

see C1

see C1

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Culture

expressing concepts on abstract themes reviewing films, books, theatrical performances, works of art referring, both in writing and orally, to other people’s speech/writing, ideas/opinions; reporting information, facts, and events. narrating complex events consulting Italian language dictionaries, etymological dictionaries, and encyclopaedias being able to paraphrase or having repair strategies for occasional lapses selecting variations of style, register and channel of communication according to the situation

see above

see above

see above

see above

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* Nuovo Magari C1/C2, De Giuli, Guastalla, Naddeo. Alma Edizioni 2013. * Nuovo Contatto C1 (anche per C2), Bozzone-Costa, Piantoni, Scaramelli, Ghezzi. Loescher Editore 2013. * Scrivere e comunicare. Teoria e pratica della scrittura in lingua italiana, D. Corno, Bruno Mondadori 2002. * Grammatica italiana, L. Serianni, Utet 2006. * La nuova grammatica della lingua italiana, Zanichelli. * Vocabolario della lingua italiana, Ed. Zanichelli. * DISC Compact – Dizionario Sabatini e Coletti. * CD-Rom – Il dizionario della lingua italiana, De Mauro. Edizioni Paravia. * Dizionario dei Sinonimi e dei Contrari, Ed. Zanichelli. * Dizionario analogico della lingua italiana, Utet -Torino.

Documents

Italian syllabus A1 - C2 ENG complete · • Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Nocchi, Alma Edizioni 2002. • Grammatica Essenziale della Lingua italiana, Mezzadri, Guerra