Home » Services and Admin » Language Centre » Italian » Italian September A2

Italian September A2

ItalianCourses

EUI language courses are free for EUI PhD and LL.M. researchers, but most other EUI members have to pay a nominal fee. To check course fees click on total hours.

 

 Course description

Italian 200

Communication and grammar skills

CEFR level: A2

All EUI members

Time & Place

4-29 September

24 hours

  • Monday, Tuesday 18.00-19.30
  • Thursday, Friday 18.00-19.30

Online

Instructor

 Alessandra Becucci

 

Italian 201

Communication and grammar skills

CEFR level: A2

Max Weber fellows

Time & Place

 4 September - 2 October 

12 hours

  • Tuesday 9.00-10.30
  • Friday 9.00-10.30

Online

Instructor

 Annarita Zacchi

Italian 202

Communication and grammar skills

CEFR level: A2

Max Weber fellows

Time & Place

4 September - 2 October 

12 hours

  • Tuesday 11.00-12.30
  • Friday 11.00-12.30

 Online

Instructor

Annarita Zacchi

Italian 204

Communication and grammar skills

CEFR level: A2+

All EUI members

Time & Place

3-29 September

 

24 hours

  • Monday, Tuesday 16.00-17.30
  • Thursday, Friday 16.00-17.30

Online

Instructor

Gaia Pieraccioni

Italian A2

 
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able 
  • to interact in areas of immediate personal relevance
  • to ask for and give information on everyday topics and their own field of research
  • to talk about various aspects of their home country and  town (food, architecture, lifestyles, arts, sport, etc.)
  • to read informative texts and notices on topics of personal and professional interest; texts that consist of general language and academic-related language (fields of research, academic professions and positions)
  • to participate in basic conversations about work, studies, leisure, etc.
  • to read short texts (fiction, journalism and essays)
  • to write notes, messages and short stories/reviews
 
Course contents
 
Course materials for 201-202: Universitalia 2.0 Vol. 1
Course materials for 200 and 204 are comunicated by the Italian Unit.
 
 
The course includes work on the following

    • revision of the main structures of Italian grammar: verbs (past tenses); articles; time adverbs; prepositions

    • introduction of structures of Italian grammar and syntax: verbs (future and conditional); pronouns

    • Italian life and culture

    • living in Florence: places, markets, museums, parks and gardens, etc.

    • expanding the vocabulary through reading and speaking

 

Learning methods and activities
Activities in class include

  • controlled grammatical exercises

  • small groupwork

  • pairwork

  • role play

  • readings

  • peer correction

  • individual writing

This description refers to the general content of the A2- level and the teaching methodologies. The specific syllabus for each course covers part of this content according to the number of hours and the needs of the participants.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Page last updated on 04 September 2020