2017-2018 / LANG1922-1

Advanced Italian 3

Duration

70h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in economics and business management6 crédits 
 Bachelor in business engineering6 crédits 

Lecturer

Christine Hanon

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Getting further in everyday and business Italian.  Main focus on oral skills. 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Reaching B2 level by the end of the year 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Having B1 level 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

- In-person teaching 
Listening comprehension, reading (newspapers, CDs, DVDs, films etc.)
Grammar exercices 
Oral exercices, situational learning, role plays 
Introducing Italy's political and economic life
 
- Individual homework
Preparing listening comprehension: CIC, business Italian certificate, intermediary level 
Grammar exercices, reading, writing 

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

In-person teaching 

Recommended or required readings

Course readers per modules, regular updates on political and economic life 
Dictionary
Italiano al lavoro, manual and CD preparing for business Italian certificate, intermediary level 

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam (50%): translation and critical analysis of an article in French from Le Monde Diplomatique.
Oral exam (40%): one question on the curriculum (societal, political, economic issues) and one (unknown) article from La Repubblica (to be summarized and commented on)
Listening Comprehensino (10%)
evaluation requirement: reaching B2 level 
 

Work placement(s)

none

Organizational remarks

Contacts

christine.hanon@ulg.ac.be