Italian - upper intermediate level 4024-WLOAKAB2PLUS
Upon completion a student can understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization; s/he can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party; s/he can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
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Learning outcomes
Active participation in lectures and seminars lessons conducted in Italian:
Listening
- the student is able to globally understand a lecture and elicit detailed information from the text;
- the student is able to analyze and synthesize an academic discourse.
Reading
- the student is able to determine the type of the written text;
- distinguish presented facts from the author's opinion and refer to the text critically;
- can find detailed information in the text; - broadens the knowledge of semantic fields, as well as grammatical structures that characterize the formal register;
- is able to analyze and interpret graphical charts.
Speaking
- the student is able to summarize orally information contained in spoken and written texts and paraphrase it;
- uses a style appropriate to the conventions of academic speaking;
- can formulate his own opinion and make own arguments.
Interaction
- the student is able to actively participate in an academic debate presenting and justifying his point of view ;
- can ask questions and express an opposite opinion referring to the arguments of the other discussion participants
Writing
- the student is able to edit a letter based on the stylistic conventions characteristic of the academic language, using appropriate semantic fields and grammatical structures;
- can write an article, abstract, report, and conduct formal correspondence.
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