a.y. 2013 2014 Class contents and exam requirements Codice 30125 Italian Language First language, First Exam Module P3 Program Bachelor Degree course CLEAM, CLEF, CLEACC, CLES Teaching activity 1 year, annual course P3 ; (total classroom teaching hours 72). The course is activated if an appropriate number of participants is met Final Exam Bocconi internal exam or an international certification among those recognized by the University Head Teacher 3 credits, 2 nd semester To acquire the language skills required for communicating at work without difficulty Elisa Turra Index Course program page 2 Textbook page 2 Exam content and description page 3 Additional points page 4 Resources page 5 1
Course program s At the end of the course, the student should be able to understand the main points of a complex text about both concrete and abstract ideas, including the technical aspects of their major subjects interact with native speakers fairly fluently and be easily understood write clearly and in some detail on a wide range of subjects, especially work related ones express an opinion arguing for and against and with the use of presentation software Contents The teaching will propose the following activities grammatical revision: consolidation and extension of intermediate grammatical forms and structures vocabulary extension: the reading of authentic an adapted texts drawn from textbooks, newspapers and the Internet written assignments: tasks will be set to develop individually or in small groups, at times requiring presentation to the whole class; editing professional documents (formal letter, report, e mail) reading comprehension: presentation and analysis of texts in Italian indicated by the professor oral interaction: discussion of concepts relating to everyday and professional topics mock exams and testing: exercises taken from past exams and also full mocks will be given and corrected either in class or at home by the professor Set Textbook Turra, E. Italiano è di Moda, Arcipelago Editore, Milano, 2003 Recommended textbooks Nocchi, S. Italian Grammar in Practice, Alma Edizioni, Firenze 2007 Organisation Vivere, studiare e lavorare a Milano Topics/units Stili di vita, gli italiani visti da fuori Cinema,arte e spettacolo Cucina italiana ieri e oggi Abitudini alimentari Esprimere abitudini al passato Grammar/Skills Mettere a confronto realtà e culture diverse Pronomi personali Aggettivi possessivi Presente indicativo Sostantivi irregolari Preposizioni e espressioni di luogo Il passato prossimo aggettivi indefiniti uso di ne e ci verbi pronominali Imperfetto Stare + gerundio Aggettivi e pronomi indefiniti Self study program* (see set textbooks ) IGP: Present tense of irregular verbs p. 36 38 IGP: Personal pronouns p. 76 92 Italiano è di Moda: attività 7 p. 16 IGP: Prepositions p.82,85,87,88 IGP: Indefinites p. 216 Italiano è di Moda attività 2 p. 14 Italiano è di Moda: Attività 11 p. 68 Italiano è di Moda attività pp. 66 67 (si consiglia di svolgere le attività p. 66 67) unitamente alla visione della prima parte del film La leggenda del pianista sull oceano (disponibile in laboratorio) 2
Il tessuto economico e aziendale Arte e turismo Esprimere un opinione o un dubbio Riportare una notizia non confermata Leggere e scrivere un fax o una lettera Passato prossimo, imperfetto e passato remoto Pronomi relativi Condizionale Pronomi relativi IGP: Imperfetto, passato prossimo e passato remoto p. 68 70, 100 104, p.216 IGP: Conditional p. 112 116 Forme impersonali Made in Italy IGP: p. 194 200 Forma passiva Congiuntivo Luoghi Comuni Periodo ipotetico IGP: p. 170 180 La comunicazione interculturale Passato remoto On the e learning platform you will find the materials provided in class by the professor and the assignments to be carried out while you are attending the course (up to a 5 hours a week). This study method allows a constant improvement in your language skills and an adequate preparation for the exam Exam content and description s The exam is scored out of a maximum of 30 points, which will go into the calculation of your grade point average, and evaluates your ability to understand fairly long and complex listening passages, making notes and reworking the information heard write structured texts of various types demonstrate your knowledge of the language, by correctly using a range of vocabulary and grammatical structures Contents The first year exam consists of a written test only. Students cannot sit the second year exam until they have passed the first year exam. If the exam is marked and passed with a minimum of 18/30, it cannot be repeated and the mark is registered. The exam is the same for both attending students and non attenders. We would like to remind students that, in order to take the exam, they must register for the exam session in question at the Punto Blu. Organisation The written exam consists of two parts. Each part is worth assigned a mark and the sum of these marks is converted into thirtieths to give the final grade First part Listening and Writing 15/30 Skill Exam Check candidates ability to identify the subject matter, how it is communicated and the most important details in one or more listening passages Listening to one or more passages monologues and dialogues containing data, opinions, descriptions, explanations Ability to write structured texts according to instructions given (letter, article, short report) 3
Second part Writing 15/30 Skill Exam Verify capacity to understand a written text and to write structured texts according to instructions and format given Ability to write structured texts following the instructions given Writing a text ( e mail, post on blog or social network, formal or informal letter) Duration Dictionary Validity 120 minutes Monolingual dictionary can be used it is valid for the 3 subsequent oral exams, and it is also valid for the subsequent 12 months but there is a penalty that must be paid (see Oral Exam, Validity) As an alternative to the Bocconi exam, students may choose to register one of the international certifications recognized by the University. The achieved result is converted into a number grade out of a possible thirty and is registered in the academic career Additional Points The assessment of language skills depends both on the result of the final exam and on marks awarded during the year: 1. Positive participation in the course and completion of self study activities 2. Exam passed the first time it is taken Points are registered at the same time the written exam is passed 1. Positive participation in the course and completion of self study activities To encourage constant and active improvement in the language Maximum points awardable Assignment of points Validity 2. Exam passed the first time it is taken 1 thirtieth for attending at least 70% of the classroom lessons 1 thirtieth for completing the self study program as indicated by the teacher Defined by professor at the end of the course on the basis of quality of work performed and respected due dates as indicated the professor in the classroom and also online from June to December immediately following the course. These months are included Maximum points awardable Assignment of points Reward students who sit for the exam only when really well prepared 1 thirtieth Automatically, when the student registers for the written exam and hands in the exam for the first time, and passes it (minimum 18/30) and take the oral exam on the first available date subsequent to the written exam 4
Resources Materials prepared by professors Self study programme Past exams Extra teaching materials Language tutors Office Hours for Bocconi teachers International certificates recognized 5