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ITALIAN FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
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ITALIAN FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
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Academic year 2021/2022
- Course ID
- LIN0593
- Degree course
- [0101M22] Molecular Biotechnology
- Year
- 1st year
- Teaching period
- To be defined
- Type
- Elective
- Credits/Recognition
- 2
- Delivery
- Blended
- Language
- Italian
- Attendance
- Obligatory
- Type of examination
- Written and oral
- Prerequisites
- Students must have scored at least the A2 level at the placement test, or they must have completed the course “Italian for International Students Beginner Level”.
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
The course “Comunicare in italiano” is meant to welcome the international students and help them feel at ease in the Italian cultural and linguistic context. The course is organized by the University Language Center (CLA-UniTO) and it is composed of 2 yearly levels (Beginner and Intermediate). Students who successfully complete the course will be entitled to ECTS credits and to an “Open Badge”, that is to say, a digital certificate stating the CEFR level and the skills acquired.
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Results of learning outcomes
Students are expected to:
- develop communication skills in Italian in order to easily manage everyday life in Italy
- learn the main vocabulary, morpho-syntactic structures and phonological features of Italian at an intermediate level (CEFR B1)
- acquire good intercultural skills
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Course delivery
It will be an 60-hour blended course:
- module 1: 40 hours (20 hours of synchronous teaching + 20 hours of asynchronous learning)
- module 2: 20 hours (8 hours of synchronous teaching + 12 hours of asynchronous learning)
Synchronous teaching will take place in person or through the WebEx platform. Asynchronous learning will take place mainly through the ICoN and Moodle platform. Cultural activities and extra meetings with Italian intern students will be part of the course as well
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Learning assessment methods
- mid-term test at the end of the first module
- final exam at the end of the year: a written task and an oral task.
Teachers will provide more information during the course
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Program
Students will be divided into homogeneous groups according to their starting level in Italian, as well as to their area of study (science or humanities). The course will be composed of a module of General Italian and a module of “Italiano Plus” to improve writing and speaking skills in the academic context. Students will take a mid-term test at the end of the first module and a final exam at the end of the year.
Suggested readings and bibliography
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Information will be provided at the beginning of the course.
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Note
These courses are starting in January. For the undergraduate students, courses may also start in November. Detailed information about the calendar and enrolments will be available at www.cla.unito.it
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