2020-2021 / LANG9909-1

Italian 1

Duration

60h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in economics and business management3 crédits 
 Bachelor in business engineering3 crédits 

Lecturer

Alex Bardascino

Language(s) of instruction

French 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

General overview
Learning basic communication 
Basic vocabulary 
Verbal tenses: regular and irregular present tense 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Course objective:
Reaching A2- level by the end of the year. 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No pre-requisite 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

-In-person teaching
Interactive presentation of each situation with CD and DVD supports. 
Oral exercices, situational learning, role plays. 
Grammatical explanations.
- Individual homework
Verbal tenses, grammar structures, lexicon

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Hybrid teching: using of Google Meet and Classroom

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

Book: "Italiamania, livello elementare" and course reader. 
Possibly: buying a grammar: A.VALLE, Guide de grammaire italienne, de Boeck. 

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 vocabulary.
- Oral exam (33%).
Evaluation requirement: having attained A2- level. 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

none 

Contacts

alex.bardascino@uliege.be