On successful completion of this course students will be able to :
understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of concrete needs;
understand everyday situations;
correctly ask for and understand information on everyday situations;
speak about personal experiences;
interact in different contexts of everyday life;
handle familiar topics;
write simple personal letters

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Communication: Working on and improving the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing;
Describing objects, people, pictures and situations. Expressing opinion on everyday topics using standard idioms.
Grammar focus on: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns

Primo contatto, Loescher 2008; 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.

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