2020-2021 / LANG1922-1

Advanced Italian 3

Duration

70h Th

Number of credits

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

Lecturer

Alex Bardascino

Language(s) of instruction

Italian language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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, hybrid learning)

In-person teaching 

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Considering the sanitary context, a reduced number of students only may be able to follow the lecture in class, following an alternation system. Compensatory solutions will be provided by the lecturer according to the evolution of the situation.  
Assessment methods may be adapted according to the evolution of the sanitary crisis.

Recommended or required readings

Course readers per modules, regular updates on political and economic life.
Dictionary.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Three prelims are planned: middle of November (P1), January (P2), end of March (P3).
The overall average of these three prelims will determine the 33% of the final mark.
End-of-term examination in June:
- Written exam (34%), translation and reading comprehension.
- Oral exam (33%) about one of the subjects we treated.
Evaluation requirement: having attained B1 level. 
 

Work placement(s)

none

Organizational remarks

Contacts

alex.bardascino@uliege.be