Italian 4
Course Coordinator and Convenor: Dr Alessandro Benati
Course Code: ITAL 1008
If you need to further develop communicative skills (professional and formal correspondence, presentation and interview) and want to better understand contemporary social and economic issues in Italian, then this is the course you should select.
The proficiency level of this course corresponds to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Assessment
Assignment 1
In-class assessment of speaking skills during the term (25%).
Assignment 2
Exam of writing and reading skills using texts in the target language (50%).
Assignment 3
Submission of portfolio. The portfolio is a formative assessment and requires regular work. It includes written, speaking, listening and reading activities (25%).
Textbooks
La Ginestra, A.Benati, GUP,2001.
Due. Corso avanzato, Gruppo Meta, Bonacci Editore, 1994.
Viaggio nell’ItalianoR. Bozzone Costa Loescher editore, 1995.
Viaggio nel nuovo cinema italiano, La Certosa, 1997.
Cinema italiano, Alma Edizioni, 1998
Film: Mediterraneo, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, La stanza del figlio