UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES
& INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
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Italian Level 4
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Italian Syllabus 3+.
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to:
- Acquire a better fluency
- Express correctly and develop a level of sophistication in grammar structure and
vocabulary
- To communicate in all situations using more accurate structures
- Discuss personal, social and current issues using appropriate structures and range of
vocabulary.
Functions
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Language of media: leaving messages, writing texts and emails
Telephone calls and Skype conversations
Talking about books
Reading and writing reviews
Expressing opinions
Hypothesis
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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Means of communication (emails, mobiles, FB, twitter)
Italian literature
Changes in the Italian family
Celebrations and traditional festivities
Grammar
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Subjunctive imperfect and different uses
Introduction to indirect speech
Passive form
Comparative and superlative of BUONO, CATTIVO, GRANDE and PICCOLO
If clauses (IF + Subjunctive Imperfect Tense/conditional): “se dormissi di più saresti
meno stressato”
Past conditional
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Learning Resources
Books
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Espresso 3. Libro dello studente ed esercizi. Chapters 4-7
Handouts provided by the tutor.
In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials for self-study in the
Self-Access Centre.
Bilingual Dictionaries
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Bilingual Dictionary (Collins).
Reference:
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Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana. ISBN 8886440340.
Italian grammar in practice. ISBN 9788886440899
Useful websites:
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http://www.ucl.ac.uk/language-centre/Self-AccessCentre/index.php?Language=Italian&UserID=
Bookshops:
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Waterstone’s – 82 Gower Street WC1E 6EQ
Italian Bookshop - 5 Warwick Street
London W1B 5LU
Please note that the syllabus might vary according to class progress and availability of materials.
Do not hesitate to contact your tutor for further information.
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