Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
15.0 h + 30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Maeder Costantino;
Language
Italian
Prerequisites
LFIAL1750 (Basic Modern Italian I) or similar
Main themes
Students will further develop the basic knowledge acquired in course LFIAL1750 Basic Modern Italian I. Knowledge of grammar will be systematised and made functional.
At the end of the four-month period, students:
- will be familiar with normative grammar;
- will be able to write a text;
- will be able to express themselves in Italian;
- will have produced several written pieces of work on Italian authors or artists.
At the end of the four-month period, students:
- will be familiar with normative grammar;
- will be able to write a text;
- will be able to express themselves in Italian;
- will have produced several written pieces of work on Italian authors or artists.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The course aims to enable students to work on their own initiative, drawing on the skills they have learned, by encouraging them to carry out research and to discover for themselves grammatical and pragmatic conventions that the teacher will later systematise. Students must carry out a number of tasks (written work, correcting texts, and research). Correction is personalised in order to make it possible to identify the real needs of each student.
Teaching methods
This course encourages students to learn independently. Intercomprehension enables students to discover Italian in an active way because of the close relationship between Romance languages and French, and also to develop metalinguistic knowledge. Students acquire grammar using methods such as focused noticing. Online exercise banks enable them to develop reflexes which can produce texts or keep a conversation going.
Through close supervision, students are helped to develop the independent learning required for this course.
Through close supervision, students are helped to develop the independent learning required for this course.
Evaluation methods
The student will be evaluated as follows:
- June Session
' Written exam during the examination session (Grammar & Formal lectures) (2/3)
' Oral exam during the examination session (Exercice sessions) (1/3)
- September Session
' Written exam during the examination session (Grammar & Formal lectures) (2/3)
' Oral exam during the examination session (Exercice sessions) (1/3)
The student must pass all the three sections of the course.
A student has to resit the sections he failed.
- June Session
' Written exam during the examination session (Grammar & Formal lectures) (2/3)
' Oral exam during the examination session (Exercice sessions) (1/3)
- September Session
' Written exam during the examination session (Grammar & Formal lectures) (2/3)
' Oral exam during the examination session (Exercice sessions) (1/3)
The student must pass all the three sections of the course.
A student has to resit the sections he failed.
Other information
Programmes offering this activity ROM 1BA, ROGE 1BA, Minor in Italian studies
Bibliography
Manuel Capire
Faculty or entity
ROM
