Italian Language Course in Dhaka
Overview
Students in this course will interact with vocabulary and language structures related to introductory level texts, themes and topics. They will develop grammatical concepts with a focus on language in use, sociolinguistic knowledge integral to the range of situations and tasks covered and a range of text types appropriate to students’ language proficiency level. Students will also explore aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society.
COURSE OUTCOME
There is a general outcome for the level as a whole, and more specific learning outcomes for each unit. These outcomes are expressed in terms of what you should be able to do in Italian by the time you reach the end of each unit; various grammar points are covered as they are appropriate to the themes of the units.
(Please note that the information which follows is subject to change, since we make ongoing revisions to our course material in the light of client feedback, and we may also adjust it to suit the needs of particular classes.)
COURSE OUTLINE
Grammar I:
• Personal subject pronouns
• Definite and indefinite articles
• Nouns
• Adjectives
• Present tense of regular verbs
• Interrogatives
• Food and beverage
• Reflexive verbs
• Adverbs of frequency
Grammar II:
• The verbs sapere and potere
• More about the verb piacere
• Prepositions in and a
• Regular and irregular past participles
• The Present Perfect
• The adverb fa
• More interrogatives
• The agreement noun/adjective (plural)
• Direct object pronouns
• The particle ne
• The partitive articles
Topics & Vocabulary:
• Saying hello and goodbye
• Introducing yourself
• Nationality
• Address and telephone number
• Asking and saying how one is
• Asking and giving personal details about one’s job and the languages one speaks
• Apologising
• Ordering food and drink at a bar and paying
• Reading a simple menu
• Spelling one’s name
• Talking about one’s preferences
• Asking and telling the time
• Talking about one’s everyday routine
• Referring events in a chronological order
• Expressing frequency
• Expressing likes and dislikes
• The Italian alphabet
• Numbers 1-100
• Days of the week
Cultural Content:
• Titles of study in Italian business cards
• Greetings and gestures
• The “coffee culture” in Italy
• The world of work in Italy (male/female jobs)
• Meals as a family ritual