IJ1A003 Practical Italian III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Valeria De Tommaso, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Magdaléna Nahálková (alternate examiner)
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
Prerequisites
IJ1A002 Practical Italian II || IJIA005 Practical Italian II
Compulsory: successfuly passing written test in IJ1A002. 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 also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The course is continuation of Practical Italian I-II. The entry-level language competence is CEFR A2. The exit-level language competence is CEFR B1+.
Learning outcomes
The students will learn to communicate autonomously in different situations; they will be able to understand and react with oral and written tests using standard Italian.
Key topics
Grammar book "Al dente 3", units 1, 2, 7, 3, 5. Main topics: citizenship, music, emotions, physical/sports activities, Grammar structures: Verb forms: imperfetto, passato prossimo, trapassato prossimo, passato remoto, condizionale presente e passato, congiuntivo presente e passato, imperativo formale; relative pronouns, revision of direct/indirect personal pronouns; some subordinative connecting words. 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.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • BIRELLO, Marilisa; Simone BONAFACCIA; Franca BOSC; Giada LICASTRO and Albert VILAGRASA GRANDIA. Al dente 3 : corso d'italiano. Edited by Maddalena Bertacchini - Cristina De Girolamo - Elena Tea. Barcelona: Edizioni Casa delle lingue, 2018, 261 stran. ISBN 9788417710859. info
    recommended literature
  • DARDANO, Maurizio and Pietro TRIFONE. Grammatica italiana :con nozioni di linguistica. 3. ed. Bologna: Zanichelli, 1999, xxxiii, 78. ISBN 88-08-09384-0. info
  • La Grassa, Matteo, "Italiano all'università", vol. 1 a vol. 2, Edilingua, 2013.
  • NOCCHI, Susanna. Nuova grammatica pratica della lingua italiana : esercizi - test - giochi. Edizione aggiornata, tutta a. Firenze: ALMA, 2011, 288 stran. ISBN 9788861822474. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
This is an intensive course of Italian language - two 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 course.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Written and oral parts. Students can take the oral part if they have passed the written part. The written part consists of two written sections: 1)skills section (listening, reading, writing); 2) grammar and vocabulary knowledge section. In order to pass the written part, a minimum score must be achieved in both sections.
Language of instruction
Italian
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 2 times per week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
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