UCL - Practical Italian

[ROM1543]

[15h] 3 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Costantino Maeder

Language: I

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

Ensuring a command of oral and written Italian.
Making it possible to assimilate the material taught in the course on the history of Italian literature, given the same year.
Further developing the ability to produce written work
Knowing how to present a scholarly talk in Italian

Main themes

Conversation tables and writing exercises, based on the course in the history of Italian literature.
Further developing the ability to produce written work
Students will have to give talks on selected subjects

Content and teaching methods

Conversation groups and writing exercises, based on the course on the history of Italian literature. Further developing the ability to produce written work. Students will have to give talks on selected subjects.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisite: ROM 2521 and ROM 2522, or similar courses. Students must follow the course in Histoire de la littérature italienne (History of Italian Literature) I or II (ROM 2525 or ROM 2524) given in the course of the same academic year.
Evaluation: Students are evaluated on the basis of the talks they give in the course of the academic year. Written examination. Continuous assessment throughout the year and final oral examination in Italian.
Framework: Work in small groups.