On successful completion of this course students will be able to: Interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowlyUnderstand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance (personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) Speak about personal experiences, interact in different contexts, express own idea read letters, descriptions, regulatory text write simple text

Italian 1

Working on and Improving the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing; Basic Grammar (forming the present perfect; the reflexive, direct and indirect personal pronouns; adverbials of time; reflexive verbs; the continuous form, possessive and neutral pronouns) ; listening and listening comprehension based on authentic listening texts Including videos of daily life in Italy; oral expression.

Contatto 1, Loescher 2007; or:Allegro, Klett 2003; campusitalia, Klett 2009.

The lessons, based on current principles of modern language teaching, are communicative, learner-oriented, task-oriented and intercultural.Discussions, self study and group work, role play, learning by doing, Instructions for autonomous learning.Discussions, group work, learning by doing presentations

Compulsory attendance; homeworks; contribution to class discussion (30%)midterm exam: listening and reading comprehension (30%); final exam: written and oral competence (40%)