The aim of the course is to develop the students' speaking, reading, listening and writing skills, in particular their communicative ability.
They should be able to apply grammatical structures and lexis properly.

course for beginners

The students acquire language functions to present themselves (e.g. family,job, daily routine, hobbies) and to communicate effectively in everyday situations, such as dialogues at a restaurant, hotel reservations, giving directions and so on.

Espresso 1, Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch, Ziglio Luciana, Rizzo Giovanna, Max Hueber Verlag 2009

material provided by the lecturer

communicative language teaching - role-plays,simulations, telephoning
the use of audio-visual equipment
computer-based language teaching

class participation, continual assessment, homework assignments
final written exam