ITALIAN LANGUAGE BEGINNER - PRACTICE

The class is international, multilingual, with a homogeneous linguistic level: A1 Italian, Breakthrough / Beginner level.
The didactic approach used in the language class provides for the integrated development of linguistic comprehension and production skills through the performance of tasks, within a highly communicative context.
Living in Venice is the best and most effective context for language learning.
The interaction between teacher and peers is central to the teaching method and it makes the interaction meaningful.

ABILITIES / LANGUAGE SKILLS
During the course the 4 language abilities (listening, speaking, reading and writing) will be practiced in order to reach the A1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). A1 Italian, Breakthrough / Beginner level: a basic ability to communicate and exchange information in a simple way.

The program of the Italian language course aims to develop the linguistic skills and competences necessary to start facing an academic path in Italian. Furthermore, curricular content according to the CLIL methodology is also introduced in the language courses, regardless of
The level of linguistic competence is A1

The outgoing linguistic assessment takes place according to the international reference standards (CEFR reference framework). The test training is an effective tool for developing written and oral comprehension language skills. The evaluation is also intended as predictive, giving us indications on what the students will be able to do in the continuation of their academic career.

The student can recognize familiar words and very basic statements concerning him/herself, the family and immediate concrete surroundings. He /she can use single phrases and sentences in areas of immediate need, can write a short email or a message, can fill in a form with personal details, can ask and answer simple questions.
The student can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Learning Italian means knowing how to use Italian in different communication contexts. The purpose of the course is to make the in

Italian teaching methodology + Cooperhative Learning
Have a grasp of the Italian Language
Comunicative functions

VOCABULARY
Students must be able to use vocabulary and basic grammar related to the following semantic areas: greetings, nationality, personal description, time, days, months, dates, some professions and workplaces, food and drinks, clothes, colours, daily activities and free time activities, place/house description, shopping, travelling, town and city description, tourist information, means of transport.

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS: - Greeting people - Introducing oneself and others - Asking about personal information (age, job, telephone number, address) - (Being formal and informal) - Ordering in restaurants and bars - Talking about likes and dislikes - Asking and telling the time - Talking/asking about your work and leisure time - Talking about your daily routine - Describing a place - Describing a person - Asking and giving directions - Inviting others to do something - Accepting or declining an offer or invitation - Buying and asking prices - Writing a postcard-email - Talking about past experiences - Describing families

GRAMMAR POINTS: - Cardinal and ordinal Numbers - Gender and number of nouns - Definite and indefinite articles - Gender and number of adjectives - Interrogative words (dove, di dove, quando, perché, come, chi, che cosa?) - Adverbs of frequency - Object pronouns - Present tense of regular verbs - Present tense of the most common irregular verbs - Present tense of reflexive verbs - The verb piacere - Modal verbs - Past tense of regular verbs (passato prossimo) - Past tense of the most common irregular verbs (passato prossimo) - There is, there are (c’è, ci sono) - Basic prepositions - Introduction to spelling and phonetics

VOCABULARY
The class has worked on the following semantic areas: greetings, nationality, personal description, time, days, months, dates, (some professions and workplaces), food and drinks, clothes, colours, daily activities and free time activities, place/house description, shopping, travelling,

Ciro Massimo Naddeo - Euridice Orlandino, DIECI lezioni di italiano, corso di lingua italiana per stranieri A1, ALMA Edizioni, 2019, Firenze

Verification of learning takes place through homework exams, ongoing exams, a midterm exam and a final exam according to a grade breakdown shared with the students at the beginning of the program

Partecipation and attendance (10%) - Mid-term test (30%) - Final test (60%) = total score
The EXAM FORMAT will be basen on : - Listening comprehension - Reading comprehension - Grammar and vocabulary - Writing production - Speaking / Oral production. The final vote is /30, according to the Italian University system; minimum score to pass the exam is 18/30.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development