This course aims to give students a deeper understanding of Italian culture and language interaction with native speakers. Students will get a broader insight of the Italian language, being exposed to different communicative situations, stimuli and contexts, and being trained to react to them.
Prerequisites:
A deep interest in the Italian language and culture and a wish to improve understanding and oral performance
Method of presentation:
Introduction to different communicative contexts, language training to react to each situation and insight of cultural reference. Students will have the possibility to use the language interacting with native speakers from different backgrounds and experiences.
LANGUAGE OF PRESENTATION: Italian
Required work and form of assessment:
Discussions, dialogues, oral presentations, role playing interactions with native speakers and oral report of what is being learned and experienced.
30% attendance, 30% active participation, 40% midterm and final.
content:
Focus of the lesson will be on spoken Italian and all the aspects that this includes:
• verbal and non-verbal expressions
• speech signals and linguistic behavior in spoken Italian
• Italian gestures
• body language
• stereotypes
This language training and analysis will also give a better understanding of the Italian culture and will enable the students to get a step forward in the grasp of the language.
This course aims to give students a deeper understanding of Italian culture and language interaction with native speakers. Students will get a broader insight of the Italian language, being exposed to different communicative situations, stimuli and contexts, and being trained to react to them.
A deep interest in the Italian language and culture and a wish to improve understanding and oral performance
Introduction to different communicative contexts, language training to react to each situation and insight of cultural reference. Students will have the possibility to use the language interacting with native speakers from different backgrounds and experiences.
LANGUAGE OF PRESENTATION: Italian
Discussions, dialogues, oral presentations, role playing interactions with native speakers and oral report of what is being learned and experienced.
30% attendance, 30% active participation, 40% midterm and final.
Focus of the lesson will be on spoken Italian and all the aspects that this includes:
• verbal and non-verbal expressions
• speech signals and linguistic behavior in spoken Italian
• Italian gestures
• body language
• stereotypes
This language training and analysis will also give a better understanding of the Italian culture and will enable the students to get a step forward in the grasp of the language.