a.y. 2014-2015 Class contents and exam requirements Code 30303 Italian Language – First Language Class contents and exam requirements are the same for both attending students and non-attenders Program Bachelor Degree course BIEM, BIEF (taught in English) Teaching activity 1st year, annual course, “B2*”; (total classroom teaching hours 96). The course is activated if an appropriate number of participants is met Final Exam Bocconi internal exam (B2 level*) or an international certification among those recognized by the University 4 credits, 2nd semester Objective The acquisition of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills required to interact at an B2 level* Head Teacher Elisa Turra *Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Set Textbook La Grassa, M., Delitala, M., Quercioli, F. L’Italiano all’Università 1 e 2, Edilingua, Roma, 2013 Recommended textbook Nocchi S., Italian Grammar in practice, Alma Edizioni, Firenze, 2007 We remind you that the Language Center offers to all students an information and consultancy service for the study of languages. In addition, at its language laboratories, multimedia library, and online a variety of materials for students wishing to prepare for international certificates recognized by the University also for Bocconi exams(visit: www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter, in Language Laboratory). Resources Materials prepared by professors Self-study programme Past exams Extra teaching materials Language tutors Office Hours for Bocconi teachers International certificates recognized 1 Course program Objectives At the end of the course, the student should be able to: understand the main ideas of some authentic texts and all level-adapted texts on a range of subjects interact spontaneously with native speakers, on subjects (s)he is familiar with, in comprehensible Italian write a clear, structured text on a variety of familiar subjects, also referred to a professional context express a point of view and arguing for and against different opinions Contents The teaching will propose the following activities: grammatical revision: consolidation and extension of intermediate grammatical forms and structures vocabulary extension: the reading of authentic and adapted texts drawn from textbooks, newspapers and the Internet written assignments: tasks will be set to develop individually or in small groups, at times requiring presentation to the whole class, editing professional documents (report, formal letter, e-mail) reading comprehension: presentation and analysis of texts in Italian indicated by the professor oral interaction: discussion of concepts relating to everyday and academic topics mock exams and testing: exercises taken from past exams and also full mocks will be given and corrected either in class or at home by the professor First semester Topics/Units (see textbook Italiano all’Università 1) UNITA’ 1 Presentarsi, salutare, fare domande in maniera formale e informale. Studenti italiani nel mondo UNITA’ 2 Lavori o studi? Presentare qualcuno Parlare del proprio lavoro Grammar/Skills & Activities Italian Grammar in Practice p. adjectives p. 24 Italian Interactive grammar: adjectives Italian Grammar in Practice: Articles p.12-18 Nouns p. 6-9 Present tense p.28 Progress test p. 33 Italian interactive grammar: articles, nouns, present tense UNITA’ 3 Ordinare Chiedere e dire il prezzo Esprimere gusti e preferenze Chiedere a qualcuno di fare qualcosa UNITA’ 4 Chiedere e dare informazioni stradali. Esprimere incertezza, capacità di fare qualcosa. Informarsi sugli orari di apertura di negozi e uffici Italian Grammar in Practice: irregular verbs p. 3638 Italian Interactive grammar: irregular verbs in the present tense Italian Grammar in Practice: present indicative (irregular verbs) pp. 36-38 Italian Interactive grammar: present tense 2 UNITA’ 5 Descrivere una casa. Collocare nello spazio, parlare della convivenza con coetanei, prenotare una camera d’albergo UNITA’ 6 Descrivere la giornata tipo, descrivere azioni abituali al presente UNITA’ 7 Chiedere e dire che tempo fa. Descrivere le condizioni climatiche. I mesi, le stagioni UNITA’ 8 Descrivere un evento al passato. Raccontare il fine settimana, un viaggio ecc. UNITA’ 9 Esprimere rapporti di parentela. Parlare della famiglia e dei rapporti familiari Fare progetti per il futuro UNITA’ 10 Descrivere qualcuno fisicamente e caratterialmente. Esprimere accordo e disaccordo UNITA’ 11 Descrivere vantaggi e svantaggi dei vari mezzi di trasporto. Chiedere informazioni. Descrivere un luogo UNITA’ 12 Chiedere e dare un parere. Chiedere e dire la taglia. Chiedere uno sconto. Dare consigli. Italian Grammar in Practice: p. 36-38, prepositions p. 82-88 Italian Interactive grammar: prepositions Italian Grammar in Practice: p. 36-38. Prepositions p. 82-88. Italian Interactive grammar: prepositions Italian Grammar in Practice: Direct and indirect object pronouns p. 76-82 Italian Interactive grammar: direct and indirect object pronouns Italian Grammar in Practice: past tense p. 68 Italian Interactive grammar: past tense Italian Grammar in Practice: possessive adjectives p.50-52 Italian Interactive grammar: possessive adjectives Italian Grammar in Practice: future tense p.138141 Italian Interactive grammar: future tense Italian Grammar in Practice: imperfect pp. 100-104 Italian Grammar in Practice: Indirect pronouns p.92 Italian Interactive grammar: indirect pronouns, imperfect Italian Grammar in Practice: imperative form pp. 164-166 and combined pronouns pp. 106-109 Italian Interactive grammar: imperative Italian Grammar in Practice: imperfect p.100-104 Italian Interactive grammar: imperfect Second semester Topics/Units (see textbook Italiano all’Università 2) UNITA’ 1 Abbigliamento, calzature, accessori. La moda italiana. La Benetton. UNITA’ 2 Attività sportive. Le parti del corpo. Lo sport in Italia. UNITA’ 3 I diversi ruoli di uomini e donne nella società italiana. Grammar/Skills & Activities Italian Grammar in Practice: past tense p. 68, 100104 Italian interactive grammar: past tense Italian Grammar in Practice: Future tense: 138-141 Italian Interactive grammar: future tense Italian Grammar in Practice: past tense p. 68, 100104. 3 Italian interactive grammar: past tense UNITA’ 4 Migrazione, Composizione della popolazione italiana. La scuola in Italia. UNITA’ 5 Superstizione e credenze. UNITA’ 6 Cucina italiana e gastronomia. L’alimentazione. I 5 sensi. UNITA’ 7 La musica e gli strumenti musicali. UNITA’ 8 Le abitudini di lettura in Italia. Fra tradizione e ebook. UNITA’ 9 Stereotipi e italiani all’estero. Criminalità Fare progetti per il futuro UNITA’ 10 Computer e internet. La lingua degli sms e delle chat Italiano professionale: Il cv, la lettera di accompagnamento e il colloquio Documenti professionali: la lettera formale, il memo, la relazione L’Economia italiana Aziende familiari e brand del Made in Italy Italian Grammar in Practice: historical past Italian Interactive grammar: historical past (passato remoto) Italian Grammar in Practice: subjunctive p. 70-80, Italian Interactive grammar: subjunctive Italian Grammar in Practice: imperative p. 164-166 Italian Interactive grammar: imperative forms Italian Grammar in Practice: Subjunctive p. 70-80 Italian Interactive Grammar: Subjunctive Italian Grammar in Practice: Subjunctive p. 70-80 Italian Grammar in Practice: future tense p.138Italian Interactive grammar: future tense Italian Grammar in Practice: if clauses p. 80-90 Italian Interactive grammar: if clauses (periodo ipotetico) e-learning: professional documents e-learning: professional documents e-learning: vocabulary e-learning: moduli di autoapprendimento Exam content and description The exam is scored out of a maximum of 30 points, which will go into the calculation of your grade point average, and evaluates your ability to: listen and understand short passages, making notes and reworking the information heard write a complex text following the recommended text style oral interaction: presentation and discussion demonstrate your knowledge of the language, by correctly using a range of vocabulary and grammatical structures Contents Students cannot sit the second year exam until they have passed the first year exam. The second year exam consists of a written paper and an oral exam. Both need to be passed for the grade to count towards the final average. In order to take the oral exam, it is necessary to: pass the written exam (minimum mark 18/30) have a test score that hasn’t expired, i.e. that is still valid (see Written Exam, Validity) 4 Students can choose to retake the written exam before the taking the oral exam but must remember that handing in their paper annuls any previous grade given. The oral exam is compulsory and bring the written exam mark up to date. We would like to remind students that, in order to take the exam, they must register for the exam session in question at the Punto Blu. Written exam First part Objective Test Listening to one or more passages – monologues and dialogues – containing data, opinions, descriptions, explanations Check candidates’ ability to: understand a listening passage and make brief notes on the information contained therein; grammar and vocabulary 1. Sentence completion and/or tables; true/false questions; multiple choice answers 2. Sentence completion and/or cloze test (grammar and vocabulary) Second part 15/30 Writing Objective Checking candidates’: ability to report accurately the information expressed in texts adequate to a professional context Test Writing a short report on the topic given, according to a personal standpoint 15/30 and following the recommended format Duration 120 minutes Dictionary Monolingual dictionary can be used Validity it is valid for the 3 subsequent oral exams, and it is also valid for the subsequent 12 months but there is a penalty that must be paid (see Oral Exam, Validity) Oral exam: for attending students Objective Presenting and discussing the selected topic, answering examiners' questions Skill Presentation and discussion Test The student presents a dossier of 3-4 articles (taken from Italian press) which relate to each other concerning one of the topics contained in the course and approved by the teacher during the students consultation hours prior the exam. It is indispensable that the above-mentioned items are prepared thoroughly for the oral exam and students are advised to prepare themselves well in advance of the date. Details on how to prepare for the exam are to be found online in the library for each language (Bocconi e-learning platform) or at: http://www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Self-Study > Online Materials Duration 15 minutes Dictionary Dictionaries are not allowed The oral exam can only be taken once you have passed the written exam. Students will be assessed in terms of their practical ability to communicate. During the oral exam marks can be added to or subtracted from the written exam result in the following way: by +3 or -3, if the oral exam is passed within the 3 oral exams subsequent to the Validity 5 written exam; by +1 or -3, if the oral exam is passed after the first 3 subsequent oral exams, but still by 12 months subsequent to the written exam (this option is possible only for students who take the written exam after 1st June 2013) Oral exam: for non-attending students Presenting and discussing the selected topic and readings contained in the course program, answering examiners' questions Skill Presentation and discussion Test The student presents of one or more readings which are related to each other concerning of the topics contained in the textbook and approved by the teacher during the students consultation hours Readings, comment and discussion of around 10 readings contained in the textbook and indicated on the e-learning (readings scheduled for the oral exam). It is indispensable that the above-mentioned items are prepared thoroughly for the oral exam and students are advised to prepare themselves well in advance of the date. Details on how to prepare for the exam are to be found online in the library for each language (Bocconi e-learning platform) or at: http://www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Self-Study > Online Materials Duration 15 minutes Dictionary Dictionaries are not allowed Validity The oral exam can only be taken once you have passed the written exam. Students will be assessed in terms of their practical ability to communicate. During the oral exam marks can be added to or subtracted from the written exam result in the following way: by +3 or -3, if the oral exam is passed within the 3 oral exams subsequent to the written exam by +1 or -3, if the oral exam is passed after the first 3 subsequent oral exams, but still by 12 months subsequent to the written exam (this option is possible only for students who take the written exam after 1st June 2013) As an alternative to the Bocconi exam, students may choose to register one of the international certifications recognized by the University. The achieved result is converted into a number grade out of a possible thirty and is registered in the academic career. Objective Additional Points The assessment of language skills depends both on the result of the final exam and on marks awarded during the year: 1. Positive participation in the course and completion of self-study activities 2. Partial exam 3. Exam passed the first time it is taken Points are registered at the same time the oral exam is passed 1. Positive participation in the course and completion of self-study activities Objective To encourage constant and active improvement in the language Maximum points 1 thirtieth for active participation in at least 75% of lesson hours + awardable completion of the self-study programme 6 Assignment of points Validity 2. Partial exam Objective Maximum points awardable Assignment of points Defined by professor at the end of the course on the basis of quality of work performed and respected due dates as indicated the professor in the classroom and also online From June to the December immediately following the course. These months are included Evaluate progress in language learning 1 thirtieth is awarded on the condition that students pass their final written and oral exam within the first or second scheduled exam session The final grade is expressed by “pass” or “fail”; the extra points will be awarded in case of positive result (“pass”) Duration from June to July immediately following the course. These months are included Skills: Grammar – Grammar exercises in the following formats: multiple choice answers, sentence completion, transformation Vocabulary exercises in the following formats: sentence completion, cloze test, multiple choice answers and possibly a short writing 15 minutes Dictionary Dictionaries are not allowed Note The exam can be taken by attending and non-attending students. It will be held once per academic year in January after classes have finished for the first semester (see General Exams calendar for exact date) Validity Exam 3. Exam passed the first time it is taken Objective Reward students who sit for the exam only when really well prepared Maximum points 1 thirtieth awardable Assignment of points Automatically, when the student registers for the written exam and hands in the exam for the first time, and passes it (minimum 18/30) and take the oral exam on the first available date subsequent to the written exam 7
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