Course detail

Italian for Beginners

FAST-BYI1Acad. year: 2020/2021

Pronunciation: Italian phonetic system, stress, intonation, linking
Grammar: definite and indefinite article, making plural forms of nouns and adjectives, present tenses of 3 verb groups, polite forms, dconctraction of articles, possessive pronouns, modal verbs, cardinal numbers
Vocabulary: introducing, visiting, telephoning, writing an email and a letter, travelling, leisure time, my flat, hours and minutes, days, months, seasons

Language of instruction

Czech

Guarantor

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will accomplish the aim of the course, which is: mastering the rules of pronunciation to the extent of 500 words and basic grammar for speaking in the Present Tense.
Reading skills, translating a simple text, communication of simple information.

Prerequisites

None

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Mastering the rules of pronunciation to the extent of 500 words and basic grammar for speaking in the Present Tense.
Reading skills, translating a simple text, communication of simple information. Italy and the Italian.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

T. Marin, S. Magnelli: Nuovo Progetto italiano 1. Edilingua, 2006.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Syllabus

1. Pronunciation: Italian phonetic system, stress, intonation, linking, masculine and feminine gender 2. Verb "to be", definite and indefinite article, question; greeting, introducing, 3. Numbers 1-10, making plural forms of definite article, nouns and adjectives 4. Verb "to have", making plural forms of nouns and adjectives; countries and nationalities 5. "E dove lavori adesso": verbs of 1th group (-are), reading and listening of dialogues, numbers 11-20, new vocabulary: at work 6. "Un giorno importante": verbs of 2nd group (-ere), basic informations about myself 7. "Di dove sei?": verbs of 3rd group (-ire), question with "c´e", "ci sono" 8. "Com´e?": verbs "andare", "venire"; description of person 9. "Un´intervista": verbs "fare", "uscire"; my hobbies 10. "Vieni con me?" verbs "sapere", "stare", "dare"; prepositions of place 11. "Dove abiti?": modal verbs, ordinal numbers; my flat 12. "Che giorno e?": hours and minutes, days, nonths, seasons 13. Telephoning, writing an email and a letter