FF:IJ0B604 Contemporary language - Course Information

IJ0B604 Contemporary Italian Language

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Lorenza Fonzari Bloomfield (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Dagmar Holoubková

Timetable

Tue 10:00–11:35 G25

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Italian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Italian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Italian Language (programme FF, B-FI)

Course objectives

The course aims to introduce new phenomena in the Italian language as well as further students’ writing skills in producing Italian texts.

Syllabus

• A theoretical introduction: the developments in oral as well as written Italian in the second half of the 20th century, taking into account the present state of affairs. Instructions relevant to the functional styles in standard Italian. Text types: Description, résumé, formal letter, CV, reflection, news report, presentation, critique. Grammar: sentence analysis.

Literature

• M. Maggini, Made in Italy, Zanichelli, 1994
• N. Zingarelli, Dizionario della lingua italiana, Zanichelli, 2003
• S. Lepri, Scrivere e farsi capire, Gutenberg 2000
• S. Vassalli, Le parole degli anni ottanta, Zanichelli, 1989.

Assessment methods

Once enrolled in the course, attendance is mandatory (min. 75%). Each student is to submit a total of 4 written assignments.

Language of instruction

Italian

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
General note: Kurz je doporučen posluchačům 3. ročníku.

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