Italian C2.1

Code:

MTSL075

Acronym:

ITC2.1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Foreign Languages

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

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	2	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 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 collocations, idiomatic expressions, and false friends between Portuguese and Italian.

 

Working method

Presencial

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

Knowledge of Italian at B2.2 level.

Program

The programme centres around the following broad themes in Italian language, culture and society:

- Major events and personalities in Italian history in the past 50 years;

- Cinema

- Music

- Literature and the arts

- Politics and the economy

- Gastronomy

 

Each subtheme will be approached through a variety of written and multimedia materials

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
Isnenghi, Mario; Breve storia d’Italia ad uso dei perplessi (e non). , Milano: Laterza, 2012
Autori Vari; La Repubblica
Autori Vari; Il Corriere della Sera

Complementary Bibliography

Gualdo, Riccardo; L’italiano dei giornali, Roma: Carocci Editore, 2007
Telve, Stefano; L’italiano: frasi e testo, Roma: Carocci Editore, 2013

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 > European languages > Romance languages

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Prova oral	20,00
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

The final grade depends on the grades obtained in the following assessment components and their weighting:

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, ...)

Worker students or other students who, according to the regulations, do not have to fulfil the 75% class attendance requirement have to agree on an assessment plan 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.