Italian C2.2

Code:

MTSL076

Acronym:

ITC2.2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Foreign Languages

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master of Arts in Translation and Language Services

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTSL	3	MTSL - Study Plan	1	-	6	60	162

Teaching language

Italiano

Objectives

The main objectives of this class are:

- to help students become more and more autonomous in their learning of the Italian language and culture;
- to help students develop a clear and accurate use of Italian at advanced level in both speaking and writing in a variety of communicative situations.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

- comprehend a variety of written, oral, and audiovisual texts from different genres (journalistic, academic, scientific, commercial, promotional, etc.) and about different topics with emphasis on students’ personal interests;

- produce a range of written texts (summaries, narrative essays, discursive essays, instructions, formal emails) at upper intermediate level using the appropriate vocabulary, syntactic structures, style and register;

- interact in different communicative situations using the appropriate language register;

- recognize and use lexical and syntactic structures at upper intermediate level;

- recognize and make accurate use of a large number of idiomatic expressions and false friends between Portuguese and Italian.

Students will also be familiar with various historical, political and cultural events that marked the Italian society in the second half of the 20^th century.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Knowledge of Italian at C2.1 level.

Program

Written and multimedia texts related to the following topics:

- The Italian political system;

- The Italian legal system;

- Italian culture in the world;

- Historical events through documentaries, films and songs.

 

Mandatory literature

Mea, Giuseppe; Italiano para Lusófonos, Porto Editora, 2010
De Giuli, Alessandro et al.; Nuovo Magari (Secondo Volume; Livello C1/C2) , Firenze: Alma Edizioni, 2013
Gualdo, Riccardo e Telve, Stefano; Linguaggi specialistici dell’italiano, Roma: Carocci Editore, 2012
Caruso, Alfio ; Breve storia d’Italia, Milano: Salani Editore
Autori Vari; La Repubblica (online)
Autori Vari; Il Corriere della Sera (online)

Complementary Bibliography

Gualdo, Riccardo; Scrivere all'Università, Roma: Carocci Editore, 2014

Teaching methods and learning activities

Cooperative learning with special emphasis on students' personal interests in specific subthemes. Lectures will be kept to a minimum and great emphasis will be placed on individual and group work in class with the teacher acting mostly as facilitator and supervisor.

Software

Vários browsers, ferramentas online, Word e Power Point

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Languages > Modern languages

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Prova oral	30,00
Teste	30,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	40,00
Estudo autónomo	38,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de investigação	28,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are required to attend at least 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension skills (30%)

Written paper on a theme to be agreed upon between student and teacher (30%)

Classa attendance and participation (10%)

Speaking test (30%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

To be agreed upon with the teacher, in accordance with the regulations. The assessment plan will have to be agreed upon with the teacher at the beginning of the semester.

Classification improvement

Students wishing to improve their grade will have to repeat some of the assessment components.