Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module students should be able to: convey information and express views in Italian (related to the topics listed in the Module Description), in both written and spoken form, with accuracy and fluency; participate actively in Italian conversations, discussions and debates (on the topics listed in the Module Descriptor) carried out at near normal speed; develop effective autonomous strategies for the learning of foreign languages.
Indicative Module Content:
The syllabus is structured by a sequence of core topics, which follow the order of the textbook Nuovo contatto; each topic is not addressed on its own as a grammatical notion, but as a step in developing an increasingly sophisticated all-round communicative competence. This is achieved by integrating systematic grammar practice (based on both textbooks, Nuovo contatto and New Italian grammar in practice) with extensive engagement with text and audio input, as well as spoken interaction, in class (based on Nuovo contatto).
The core grammar topics, as detailed in the syllabus on Brightspace, include combined pronouns, condizionale, congiuntivo, relative clauses, impersonal constructions, gerund, complex if-sentences with different tenses/moods, cleft sentences.