Italian for Advanced Learners
Study goals
This course is a follow-up course for students who already completed the course Italian for Beginners and focuses on improving students’ language skills on various domains. The course is aimed at preparing students for academic exchange programs at Italian universities or internships at Italian companies or institutions. The course is also useful for Architecture and Industrial Design students who wish to improve their reading comprehension skills.
Language activities (receptive and productive) will be performed in the classroom and at home in order to develop linguistic competence. These language activities serve as a starting point for further reflection on grammar, vocabulary, phonology and social-cultural aspects which are important for language use.
Overview of the topics that will arise during the course: leisure and holiday, weather conditions, giving or asking for instructions, future plans, employment, life style, emotional expression, reporting of events, internal business communication, health, travel.
Prerequisites: Italian for Beginners or equivalent level/competence.
By the end of the course, the student will be able to carry out listening, reading and speaking tasks with a level of proficiency that corresponds to the objectives laid down by the relevant CEFR norms.
In line with the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) scales the student will attain level A2/B1 (A2 +++) in listening and reading comprehension and level A2/B1 (A2++) in the areas of oral interaction and production.
Initial level: A1/A2
Final level: A2/B1
According to the global CEFR Descriptors
A2: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of their background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
B1: Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school and leisure. Can deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Education form
The course compromises workshops. Individually, in pairs or in groups students are required to complete a number of activities, all of which are aimed at developing their language skills. The emphasis throughout is upon spoken proficiency. Students expected to devote at least 5 hours a week to preparing for the weekly lectures.
Books and Materials
Units 1 - 8:
- M.Birello et al. (2017), Al dente 2 - Corso d’Italiano, libro dello studente + esercizi, edizione internazionale, Casa delle lingue / Difusiòn, Barcellona. ISBN: 978-84-16657-75-9 (met 1 audioCD en 1 DVD)
Assessment
Test at the end of the course on: listening and reading comprehension, oral production and interaction, vocabulary, grammar.
Costs and Payment
The cost for one semester, lasting 14 weeks (14 x 2 = 28 contact hours) will amount to € 100,00 for TU Delft students and staff and € 250,00 for external participants. You can pay using your PIN card.
You can make your payment with us by transferring the amount of € 100 / € 250 to our bank account and sending a proof (screenshot or similar) to itav@tudelft.nl.
Our payment details are:
Acount number: 542891859
IBAN: NL08ABNA0542891859
Swift: ABNANL2A
Name receiver: Faculteit TBM
Reference: Your name + Italian Course