Italian 4

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Christine Hanon

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

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 Master 2
Acquiring business Italian 
Perfecting oral skills and comprehension
Getting further in the knowledge of Italian geopolitical and economic realities 
Attaining proficiency in all working life situations 
 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

having B1 level 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

- in-person teaching 
- listening comprehension: role plays (job interviews, company gossip etc.)
- debates, discussions and defending opinions, namely on the basis of articles from Le Monde Diplomatique as training for advanced oral expression on socio-economic topics 
 
- Individual homework
- Preparing listening comprehension (L'italiano al lavoro')
- Preparing debates, readings 

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

Recommended or required readings

newspaper articles 
a film by Francesca Comencini: "Mi piace lavorare" (I like working) on moral harassment at work 
L'italiano al lavora, certificato di conoscenza dell'italiano commerciale, livello avanzato, Universittà de Perugia, manual and book preparirng for the certificate 
Alexandro BARICCO, Next, Feltrinelli Editore ("Boolet on globalization and the future") 

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam: 30%
Comprehension: 10%
Oral exam (continuous assessment and June exam): 60%
evaluation requirement: reaching B2 level by the end of Master 2

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

christine.hanon@ulg.ac.be