Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles
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LANG1123 - Italian


USL-B


Credits : 6

Lecturer :


Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , first and second term, 15 hours of theory and 60 hours of exercises.

Language of instruction :
Italian and French


Learning activities :
LANG1123A - Italian (part 1) [1 Q. • 7,5 Th. + 30 Ex. • Pond. : 40] N.
LANG1123B - Italian (part 2) [2 Q. • 7,5 Th. + 30 Ex. • Pond. : 60] N.

Learning outcomes :
LANGUAGE
Learning Italian language in its social and cultural context and in a comparative and reflexive dimension.
At the end of the first course, the student will be able to express in most everyday situations. S/he will have a good command of Italian grammar and morphology as well as a good knowledge of everyday vocabulary. The student will attain level A2 (CEFR)

THEORY 
Learning the history of Italian civilization from the 13th century to the end of the 19th century. At the end of this course, the student will have an analytical and synthetic understanding of Italian history and culture (art, literature, science and philosophy). S/he will learn the basic concepts of Italian civilization which are essential to integrate new knowledge.

Prerequisites :
None

Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
Philological introduction and common language learning. Oral and written comprehension and expression exercises. Nominal and verbal morphology. Basic vocabulary. Reading and translation of short literary texts.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
LANGUAGE :
Dr Ferrari is in charge of language courses. Classes are 2 hours per week (Semester 1 and Semester 2) and based on a hybrid methodology in which language teaching is combined with a cooperative and interactive learning in order to improve both the linguistic competence (grammar, vocabulary, syntax etc.) and productive ability (oral and written skills). Over the entirety of the course, students are expected to actively participate in lectures.

THEORY 
Professor Nannicini is in charge of the Theory part. Lectures are 1 hour per week in Semester 2 and consist of frontal classes, delivered with the aid of Power Point, allowing however space for interaction and discussion. The languages of instruction are French and Italian.

Attendance
Attendance is compulsory. Two unjustified absences per Semester are permitted. As from the third unjustified absence, the student will not be allowed to take the exam.

Assessment methods and criteria :
Semester 1: a two-hour and a half written examination in January.
Semester 2: a written examination, including the Language and Theory parts as well as an individual oral examination (Language plus Theory) in June.
Semester 1 result is exclusively based on the Language part, while in Semester 2 the final result is the average of both Language and Theory parts.

Recommended or required reading :
As for the Language Part (S1 and S2):
- course textbook: T. Marin and S. Magnelli, Nuovo Progetto italiano 1, Roma : Edilingua, 2011,
- the booklet (syllabus) ‘Italien I' by Sebastiano Ferrari.
*This course material is available for sale at the reprography office of the university.

As for the Theory part (S2) :
- Booklet (syllabus) ‘Storia della civiltà italiana' by Chiara Nannicini, available for sale at the reprography office of the university. With regard to the exam, the student will be required to study the chapters 1-12.



Other information :
None