Class contents and exam
requirements
Italian Language (second language)
Code30233, Learning Path 1
Head Teacher: Prof. Elisa TURRA
Introduction
pag. 2
Program
pag. 2
Set and recommended textbooks
pag. 3
Exam content and description
pag. 3
Concluding Info
pag. 5
Reference: a.y. 2012/2013/30233/June 2012
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Italian Course - Code 30233
a.y. 2012/2013/30233/June 2012
ITALIAN AS SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The course is aimed at students enrolled in degree course taught in English who have chosen
Italian as their second foreign language and runs over two semesters. Knowledge of the language
and the exit level is set at B1 (intermediate).
The course ends in an exam which, once passed, gives the student two credits and which grade
forms part of the overall final degree grade average.
Students can also choose to take a partial exam during the year which, if passed, adds one
thirtieth to the final grade (See “Concluding info”, p. 5).
Please remind that the class group is run if the minimum number of applicants is reached.
Program – Path 1
The syllabus covers all the units in the set Textbooks. In addition to the classroom teaching
students are also required to complete a self-study program. The activities in this need to be
carried out in conjunction with the class work (up to five hours per week) in order to constantly
reinforce the lessons learnt and prepare for the exam. Students who actively participate in the
course by attending at least 70% of the lessons and completing on time self study program will be
awarded one thirtieth to their final exam grade (See “Concluding info”, p. 5).
Topics
Ciao! Bella festa, vero?
salutare, presentarsi
chiedere informazioni
Camera con vista
Stili di vita, gli italiani visti da
fuori
Cosa fai oggi?
Chiedere e parlare di azioni
quotidiane
Tu cosa prendi?
Cucina italiana ieri e oggi
Abitudini alimentari
Scusi dov’è la fermata
dell’autobus?
Chiedere informazioni
stradali
E tu dove sei andato in
vacanza?
Parlare di viaggi e vacanze
Le serve altro?
Interagire in un negozio
Interagire al telefono
Mi fai vedere qualche foto
della tua famiglia?
Verrà proprio un
bell’appartamento!
Esprimere l’intenzione di
fare qualcosa, fare progetti
Fare previsioni e
supposizioni
Grammar
Units
Self-study program *
Pronomi personali
Aggettivi dimostrativi,
articoli indeterminativi,
pronomi interrogativi
Presente indicativo
Sostantivi irregolari,
aggettivi, articoli
Presente indicativo
Verbi riflessivi
Presente dei verbi
irregolari
Negazione
preposizioni
Imperativo
Partitivo
Verbi modali
Imperativo
Passato prossimo
Participio passato
Unità 1
Contatto1
Esercizi online:
viaggio interattivo 1
icon 1 unità 1
Unità 2
Contatto 1
Esercizi online:
viaggio interattivo 1
icon 1 unità 2
Esercizi online:
viaggio interattivo 1
icon 1 unità 3
Passato prossimo
Pronomi diretti
Si impersonale
Pronomi diretti e
indiretti
Comparativi regolari di
maggioranza
Futuro semplice
Aggettivi possessivi
Imperfetto
Pronomi diretti e
indiretti
preposizioni
Futuro semplice
Preposizioni di luogo
Connettivi causali
Unità 6
Contatto 1
Unità 3
Contatto 1
Unità 4
Contatto 1
Unità 5
Contatto 1
Unità 7
Contatto 1
Esercizi online:
viaggio interattivo 1
icon 1 unità 4
Esercizi online:
viaggio interattivo 1
icon 1 unità 5
Esercizi online:
viaggio interattivo 1
icon 1 unità 6
Esercizi online:
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Unità 8
Contatto 1
Esercizi online:
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Unità 9
Contatto 1
Esercizi online:
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Come stai?
Parlare della propria salute
Chiedere e dare consigli
Vivere, studiare e lavorare
all’estero
Riflettere sull’apprendimento
di una lingua straniera
Studiare l’italiano in Italia
Capire/raccontare fatti di
cronaca
Sport e attività all’aria aperta
Descrivere una località
turistica
Discutere sul modo di
divertirsi dei giovani
Parlare di spettacoli e di
gusti musicali
Parlare di lavoro
Sostenere un colloquio di
lavoro
Scrivere una lettera di
motivazione
Vizi e virtù degli italiani:
luoghi comuni e stereotipi
La comunicazione
interculturale
Scrivere una lettera di
lamentela
Scrivere una relazione
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Passato prossimo e
imperfetto
Pronomi e aggettivi
indefiniti
Presente, passato
prossimo, imperfetto
Unità 10
Contatto 1
Esercizi online:
viaggio interattivo 1
icon 1 unità 10
Contatto 2
Unità 1
Italiano è di Moda: attività da pag.
22 a pag. 26
Esercizi online: icon corso di
italiano livello 2 unità 1
Passato prossimo e
imperfetto, trapassato
prossimo, stare +
gerundio
Condizionale
Imperativo
Il pronome ne
Contatto 2
Unità 2
Comparativo di
maggioranza e di
minoranza
Superlativo assoluto
Pronomi combinato
Pronomi relativi
Gerundio
Connettivi
Periodo ipotetico
Contatto 2
Unità 4
Italiano è di Moda attività 7 pag.
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Esercizi online: icon corso di
italiano livello 2 unità 2
Italiano è di Moda tutti gli esercizi
dell’unità 6
Esercizi online: icon corso di
italiano livello 2 unità 3
Esercizi online: icon corso di
italiano livello 2 unità 4
Congiuntivo presente
Costruzione di+ infinito
Verbi che reggono le
preposizioni di, a, in
Connettivi concessivi
Contatto 2
Unità 6
Contatto 2
Unità 3
Italiano è di Moda unità 8
Contatto 2
Unità 5
Italiano è di Moda attività 3 pag.
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Attività 4 pag. 127
Attività 5 pag. 89
Esercizi online: icon corso di
italiano livello 2 unità 5
Esercizi online: icon corso di
italiano livello 2 unità 6
Italiano è di Moda attività1 pag.
135 e attività 1 e 2 pag. 167
* In order to get the most out of the course students are advised to complete the exercises at the following address:
www.italicon.it, (level 2).
In particular students should do one exercise for each vocabulary and grammar topic.
Set textbooks:
AA.VV., Contatto 1, Livello principiante-elementare, Manuale + Esercizi Loescher Editore
AA.VV., Contatto 2A, Livello intermedio, Manuale + Esercizi Loescher Editore
Recommended textbooks
- Mezzadri M., Italian Grammar in Practice Guerra Edizioni
- Turra E., Italiano è di Moda, Arcipelago Edizioni
B1 Exam
Knowledge is assessed by one of the following methods, among which students can choose:
• international certification from among those recognized by the University (see
www.unibocconi.eu > Language Center > Language Certificates ), or
• Bocconi exam, which corresponds, like international certificates, to the Common European
Framework standards.
The exam consists of a written paper and an oral exam. Both need to be passed for the grade to
count towards the final average. In order to take the oral exam, it is necessary to:
• pass the written exam (minimum mark 18/30)
• have a test score that hasn’t expired, i.e. that is still valid (see Written Exam, Validity)
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Students can chose to retake the written exam before the taking the oral exam but must remember
that handing in their paper annuls any previous grade.
Students must enroll for the exam via the Punto Blu
Written exam
The written exam is divided in two parts, the first is listening, the second reading comprehension.
The final grade is the total score from the two in thirtieths.
Bilingual dictionaries can be used.
Duration of the exam: 150 minutes
Contents of the exam
First part
Listening to messages and news: announcements, surveys, extracts from radio
programs
Objective
Check candidates’ ability to:
to identify the subject matter, how it is communicated and the opinion expressed in
a brief listening passage
report accurately in a structured written form the information expressed in a brief
listening passage
- lexical and morph syntactic skills
5/30
Exam
1.Sentence completion and/or tables; true/false questions; multiple
choice answers
10/30
2. Sentence completion, open or closed answers
Second part Writing a text
Objective
Checking candidates’ability to write structured texts according to instructions given.
Exam
Writing a short text (introduction, titles, captions) for graphs and/or
15/30
tables, e-mail, letter, fax, memo, according to the documents given
Validity
The written exam is valid a limited amount of time:
• if passed by 31st May 2013, it is valid for the 3 subsequent oral exams
• if passed from 1st June 2013, 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)
Oral exam
There are two parts to the oral exam: presentation and discussion. The student presents two
articles which relate to one of the topics contained in the course.
It is indispensable that the above-mentioned items are prepared thoroughly for the oral exam and
students are advised to prepare themselves well in advance of the date. Details on how to prepare
for the exam are to be found on line in the library for each language (Bocconi e-learning platform)
or at: www.unibocconi.it/centrolinguistico in Laboratori linguistici > Materiali di autoapprendimento
on-line.
Duration of the exam: 15 minutes
Description of exam stages
Presentation Carrying out the task given in the exam (10-12 minutes)
Discussion
Discussion of the topic presented led by the examiners using ad hoc questions.
Validity
The oral exam can only be taken once you have passed the written exam (see Written Exam).
Students will be assessed in terms of their practical ability to communicate. During the oral exam
marks can be added to or subtracted from the written exam result in the following way:
• by +3 or -3, if the oral exam is passed within the 3 oral exams subsequent to the written
exam
• by +1 or -3, if the oral exam is passed after the first 3 subsequent oral exams, but still by 12
months subsequent to the written exam (this option is possible only for students who take
the written exam after 1st June 2013).
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Concluding info
The assessment of language skills depends both on the result of the final exam and on marks
awarded during the year.
Students who pass the exam (minimum 18/30) can be awarded extra points, up to 3/30.
These points have limited time validity and will be will be added to the final grade by the teacher,
as follows:
1. Positive participation in the course and self-study activities
2. Partial exam
3. Final exam passed on the first time it is taken
Any additional points are allocated by the teacher at the end of the course depending on students’
attendance and active participation as determined in class and on line in each language’s Library
on the Bocconi e-learning platform: These points are valid for a limited duration as specified in the
following.
1. Positive participation in the course and self-study activities
Following a positive participation in the course an extra point can be added to the final grade by the
teacher as follows:
Activity
Extra points
Validity
Attendance to at least 70% of the lessons +
1/30
7 months (from June to
completion on time of the self-study program
December, inclusive)
2. Partial exam
The “partial exam” consists of a written test.
It is optional and all students enrolled in the 3rd year (attending lessons and not) can take the
exam. It takes place once a year at the end of the first semester (the date can be checked on the
exam timetable). All students must enroll via the Punto Blu.
Activity
Extra points
Validity
Partial exam
1/30
7 months (from June to December, inclusive)
passed
Description of exam stages
The exam covers the topics from unit 1 to 10 of the set textbook Contatto 1.
Duration of the exam: 60 minutes
Neither mono- nor bi-lingual dictionaries can be used.
First part
Second part
Third part
Grammar exercises consisting of multiple choice answers, completion,
transformation on the topics of the course book
Vocabulary exercises, multiple choice answers, completion, cloze test
Writing a short text according to the information and instructions given (e.g.
answering an email following the instructions about the contents)
The final grade is expressed by “pass” or “fail”; the extra points will be awarded in case of positive
result (“pass”)
3. Final exam passed on the first time it is taken
In order to reward students who sit for the exam only when really prepared, an extra point will be
added to the final grade if they enroll to the exam and hand it in for the first time, pass the exam
(minimum 18/30) and pass the oral exam on the first available date subsequent to the written
exam.
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