IJ1A001 Practical Italian I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/6/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Valeria De Tommaso, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
Mgr. Magdaléna Nahálková (lecturer)
Mgr. Kristýna Lorenzová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Valeria De Tommaso, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Valeria De Tommaso, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
IJ1A001/01: Tue 12:00–13:40 L35, Wed 16:00–17:40 J21, Thu 10:00–11:40 L35, Fri 10:00–11:40 J31, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11., except, except, except, V. De Tommaso, M. Nahálková
IJ1A001/02: Tue 8:00–9:40 L35, Wed 14:00–15:40 K33, Thu 12:00–13:40 K21, Fri 12:00–13:40 J31, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11., except, except, except, V. De Tommaso, M. Nahálková
Prerequisites
Only students of the program of Italian Language and Literature of URJL MU can enrol for the course. Erasmus + Students cannot enrol for this course.
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
Course objectives
The course - which is very intensive, four lessons per week - aims to provide the basic elements of the language to allow students to communicate, make requests, ask for and give information at an elementary level of the language in informal and formal situations. Furthermore, it intends to provide and develop strategies to understand and communicate through the intercomprehension of languages ​​already known.
Learning outcomes
The students will learn to communicate in Italian on a basic/elementary level: they will be able to introduce themselves, ask/answer to questions about their personal life and everyday activities. They will be able to read and to write simple texts. Language level at the end of the course: A1+.
Syllabus
Topics: 1) personal information, 2) Family, personal description, 3) interests and free time, 4) daily activities, 5) eating habits, 6) personalities and stories 7) city, 8) fashion and style. Grammar structures: regular nouns and adjectives, definite and indefinite articles, there is / there are, present tense of regular and irregular verbs, past tense (passato prossimo), imperative, personal pronouns, prepositions, adverbs (never, always etc.). Lessons are mainly based on the communicative approach. Programme activities, i.e., lectures that are common to the whole programme, are also to be included in the course content. On these occasions, other activities (including regular classes) will be suspended. Activities already on the calendar: - 30.09 (all day, room 343) and 01.10 (morning, dean's meeting room, to be confirmed) Conference "Developing new languages in migration contexts - 13 October 16:00-18:00 and Tuesday 14 October 16:00-18:00 (dean's meeting room), prof. Matteo Di Figlia (University of Palermo), Seminars on ‘Il fascismo italiano: 1919-1943’ (Teaching materials will be provided prior to the seminars) The full calendar of activities will be communicated at the beginning of the semester.
Literature
    required literature
  • M. Birello, S. Bonafaccia, A. Petri, A. Vilagrasa, "Al dente 1", Difusion 2017.
    recommended literature
  • La Grassa M., "L’italiano all’università 1", Edilingua 2014.
    not specified
  • BAHNÍKOVÁ, Alena; Hana BENEŠOVÁ and Ludmila EHRENBERGEROVÁ. Italština. Edited by Anna Polverari. 1. vyd. Praha: LEDA, 2002, 614 s. ISBN 8085927934. info
Teaching methods
This is an intensive course of Italian language - four lessons per week are offered. The teaching/learning approach is communicative so that active attendance is expected. Activity in ELF is not mandatory; nonetheless, it is highly recommended because it is considered as part of the course. Attendance is mandatory (70% at least). More details will be given during the first week of the semester.
Assessment methods
The exam consists of two written parts: 1)skills section (listening, reading, writing); 2) grammar and vocabulary knowledge section. In order to pass the exam, a minimum score must be achieved in both parts.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: .
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Because of the hight number of students, tha class is split in two parallel seminar groups.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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