Laurea Magistrale (M.Sc.) in Stochastics and Data Science

Italian for international students (intermediate level)

Italian for international students (intermediate level)

Academic year 2021/2022

Sommario del corso

• Course objectives
• Results of learning outcomes
• Course delivery
• Learning assessment methods
• Program
• Suggested textbooks and readings
• Notes
• Teaching tools

Course objectives

The course “Comunicare in italiano” is meant to welcome the international students and help them feel at ease in the Italian cultural and linguistic context.  The course is organized by the University Language Center (CLA-UniTO) and it is composed of 2 yearly levels (Beginner and Intermediate). Students who successfully complete the course will be entitled to ECTS credits and to an “Open Badge”, that is to say, a digital certificate stating the CEFR level and the skills acquired.

Results of learning outcomes

Students are expected to:

• develop communication skills in Italian in order to easily manage everyday life in Italy
• learn the main vocabulary, morpho-syntactic structures and phonological features of Italian at an intermediate level (CEFR B1)
• acquire good intercultural skills

Course delivery

Blended synchronous (through video conferencing tools or in person) and asynchronous (through online e-learning platforms).

It will be an 60-hour blended course:

• module 1: 40 hours (20 hours of synchronous teaching + 20 hours of asynchronous learning)
• module 2: 20 hours (8 hours of synchronous teaching + 12 hours of asynchronous learning)

Synchronous teaching will take place in person or through the WebEx platform. Asynchronous learning will take place mainly through the ICoN and Moodle platform. Cultural activities and extra meetings with Italian intern students will be part of the course as well.

Learning assessment methods

Written and oral

Assessment details:

• mid-term test at the end of the first module
• final exam at the end of the year: a written task and an oral task.

Teachers will provide more information during the course.

Program

Students will be divided into homogeneous groups according to their starting level in Italian, as well as to their area of study (science or humanities). The course will be composed of a module of General Italian and a module of “Italiano Plus” to improve writing and speaking skills in the academic context. Students will take a mid-term test at the end of the first module and a final exam at the end of the year.

• Course degree
  First-year students from undergraduate, postgraduate and 5-year/6-year postgraduate degrees taught in English.
• Teaching period(s)
  full year
• Language of the Course:
  Italian
• Attendance requirements
  Mandatory. Min. 75% of attendance for synchronous teaching is required in order to be eligible for  the final exam.
• Teaching materials and references
  Information will be provided at the beginning of the course.

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Note

These courses are starting in January. For the undergraduate students, courses may also start in November. Detailed information about the calendar and enrolments will be available at www.cla.unito.it

• Teaching materials
• Exams and finals
• Go to Moodle
• Visit the forums