UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES
& INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
SSCs 2015-2016
Italian Syllabus C
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Italian Syllabus B at the UCL CLIE or a similar course and have experience of dealing with
relevant authentic material.
Course duration
Year 1 students: double-block (16 x 3-hour classes. Block 1: 8 x 3-hour classes; Block 2: workshops and tutorials related
to Project).
Year 2 students: single block (8 x 3-hour classes).
Self-Study
40 hours in total.
Course codes
LCIM6003.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students with a good basic knowledge of Italian to develop the four skills up to an
intermediate level. Students should be able to communicate in most situations within Italy.
Students will be able to converse reasonably fluently with native speakers and discuss personal, social and current
issues using appropriate structures. Medical related issues/vocabulary will also be covered.
Cultural awareness will be further developed. Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and how to
approach authentic material, will be enhanced. Some transferable skills will also be covered.
Functions
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expressing past medical experience;
how to report medical cases;
how to solve problematic situations;
expressing personal emotions and sensations;
expressing doubt, agreement and disagreement;
describing attitude and character;
expressing concern, hope, wishes and needs;
how to give advice;
giving detailed descriptions of symptoms and illnesses.
Course Content
Main topics/themes to be covered
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Italian national health system (an introduction);
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Italian education related to medical studies;
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Reading medical journal (introduction);
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Medicine and the media;
“Medical tourism” in Italy.
Linguistic Structures
Grammar
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revision of present and imperfect tenses;
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use of present, past, imperfect and pluperfect;
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revision of future and future perfect;
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conditional (present and introduction to the past);
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linking words;
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introduction to combined pronouns;
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introduction to relative pronouns, adverbs;
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ci/ne;
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partitivo;
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revision of the imperative.
Learning Resources
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Contatto Volume 2A + CD Audio B1 (Loescher) 2007 pp. 232 cod. 4140 – ISBN: 9788820141400
E book edition:
http://www.scuolabook.it/rosella-bozzone-costa-chiara-ghezzi-monica-piantoni-contatto-volume-1-b-cd-audioloescher-editore-1105e.html
Easy Learning Italian Dictionary (Collins) - ISBN: 9780007434787
In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials available for self-study in the Self-Access Centre.