ITALIAN II

General Foundation

The learning outcomes are identified in five areas/skills: 1. Listening comprehension: Can understand phrases and words related to areas of immediate personal relevance. Can grasp the main idea in short, clear, and simple messages and announcements. 2. Reading comprehension: Can read very short, simple texts. Can find specific information in simple everyday materials such as advertisements, brochures, restaurant menus, and can understand short, simple personal letters. 3. Spoken interaction: Can communicate in a simple way about familiar topics and activities. Can handle very short social exchanges, although they usually cannot understand enough to keep the conversation going on their own. Can talk about things they like or dislike. 4. Spoken production: Can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms their family and other people, living conditions, preferences/tastes, educational background, or current job/employment. 5. Written production: Can write short, simple messages and notes related to familiar topics.

In this course, the teaching of the Italian language at level A1 continues and is completed according to the specifications of the Common European Framework of Reference. This semester, Italian classes are also held once a week for three consecutive teaching hours and in co-teaching with other courses/departments (4). The student is able to understand frequently used sentences and expressions related to areas of immediate relevance (e.g., very basic personal and family information, shopping, directions, etc.). They can express preferences and dislikes, describe other people, and obtain or understand similar information from others. Specifically, students focus on the following grammatical phenomena (grammatical reflection): Present indicative of irregular verbs: volere, potere, dovere, bere, sapere, dire, venire, uscire. Syntactic structure: potere, volere, dovere + infinitive. Syntactic structure: mi piace/non mi piace, preferisco, amo + infinitive. Interrogative forms: come?, che cosa?, che?, qual?, quanti/e?, chi?, perché? Irregular plural nouns: uomo, uovo, parts of the body, etc. Invariable nouns. Indefinite pronouns and adjectives: niente, nessuno, qualche, alcuni/e. Forms of the verb "esserci": c’è, ci sono. Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives: questo, quello. Possessive pronouns and adjectives. Possessive adjectives with family member names. Adverbs and adverbial phrases of place: a sinistra, a destra, di fronte, in fondo, vicino, lontano, lì, là, qui, qua. Simple and articulated prepositions. Relative pronouns: che, quale, chi. Additionally, students develop the following communicative skills (linguistic acts): Asking for and giving information about: Close friends (physical appearance, character) Favorite food and drinks Favorite colors Preferred means of transportation Directions Hobbies and interests Housing Family Weather Clothing Free time Starting and ending a letter or an email, both formal and informal. Writing short messages, letters, emails, and notes.

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07-03-2025