Learning objectives

Referring to knowledge — Acquire the grammar necessary for successful communication in everyday and specialized situations.   Referring to abilities, skills — Gain competence in communication and sociocultural aspects, and in contexts of business and trade. — Acquire techniques for oral and written communication and comprehension in a business context.   Referring to attitudes, values and norms — Develop teamwork skills, participation in class, group motivation, weekend activities, identifying learning difficulties and devising solutions, completing segmented tasks and attending tutorial classes, among others.

 

 

Teaching blocks

 

Blocks 1-4

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Block 1
Tools for the company: linguistic intelligence

Techniques for oral and written communication and comprehension in a business context

Block 2

Introductions
— Greetings, introductions, introducing other people, speaking about oneself
— Oral role plays

Block 3

Everyday situations
— Getting around the city (asking for directions, transport information, bars, restaurants)
— Requesting/offering information
— Hold a conversation appropriate to the situation and know how to reach a predetermined goal

Block 4

Business meetings: business trips

Travel agencies, airports, stations, hotels
— Have a basic knowledge of Italy’s physical and political geography
— Plan and take a business trip: booking tickets, accommodation and cars
— Role-play: phone calls and face-to-face interactions
— Writing emails

Blocks 5-6

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Block 5
Managing human resources: job offers and requests, the world of work (1)

— Understanding job ads
— Understanding a CV
— Writing ads (text typology)

Block 6

Recruitment (1)

Targeted discourse
— Talk about yourself and your company using conversational management strategies and respecting discourse devices of cohesion and coherence

Course bibliography

*  To be able to follow the course, the following documents must be obtained:

1. Luciana Ziglio, Giovanna Rizzo, Nuovo Espresso 1. Alma Edizioni (last edition).

2. A dossier of photocopies from the copy service, at Diagonal 696.

 

 

Teaching methods and general organization

 

The methodology used tends toward a very communicative approach (oral and written communication and comprehension). Digital material for independent study of the subject is prepared ad hoc. Students may access some components prior to classes starting, at www.ub.edu/fodie/fodie. The Google Sites tool will be used to do group writing assignments. Other tools and applications are also used to carry out computer learning activities.

 

 

Official assessment of learning outcomes

 

Continuous assessment is recommended for students who attend class regularly, as tests are set throughout the entire teaching period. The mode of assessment chosen may depend on the entry level of the student, and the decision should be made by the student. Students who wish to renounce continuous assessment and opt for single assessment must do so before 30 October. Continuous assessment Continuous assessment is organized following this basic structure: — First test: grammar and oral communication (30%). — Second examination (end of semester): grammar, oral and reading comprehension, oral expression, written communication (50%). — Written course exercises (15%). — Face-to-face and online participation, computer exercises, weekend activities, evaluation of competences (under development) (5%). Documents or assignments containing clear examples of the use of automatic translation or similar tools will not be accepted under any circumstances. Repeat assessment of continuous assessment Students who do not pass the course through continuous assessment have the right to repeat assessment. The content, form and criteria are the same as for the single assessment.   Examination-based assessment Students who opt for single assessment sit a final examination on the entire course content held on the day of the first sitting for examination. The examination covers grammar, oral and reading comprehension, and oral and written communication. Task-based single assessment (only for specific cases) Within the single assessment mode, students who demonstrate that they have attained a language level higher than that specified in the subject’s course plan and who cannot attend face-to-face learning sessions have the option of task-based assessment.  This assessment consists of undertaking a set of written and oral tasks/exercises, which will be indicated at the start of the academic year. Through these tasks, students must develop a range of specific competences relating to companies in an international environment. Students who are interested in opting for this mode must contact the lecturer who is responsible for the subject at the start of the academic year and attend different personal interviews. Repeat assessment of single assessment Students who do not pass the single assessment examination at the first sitting have the right to repeat assessment. The content, form and criteria are the same as for the single assessment.

Reading and study resources

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Book

BAILINI, Sonia; CONSONNO, Silvia. Verbi italiani : grammatica esercizi e giochi. Firenze : ALMA, 2004

Catàleg UB  

CALVO RIGUAL, Cesáreo; GIORDANO, Anna. Diccionario italiano : italiano-español, español-italiano. Barcelona : Herder, 2003

Catàleg UB  

CHERUBINI, Nicoletta. Convergenze : iperlibro di italiano per affari : consapevolezze, conoscenze e strumenti per la comunicazione negli affari e nel lavoro : livello QCER: B2-C2. Roma : Bonacci, 2012

Catàleg UB  

CONSTANTINO, Anna; RIVIECCIO, Antonella. Obiettivo professione : corso di italiano per scorpi professionali : livelo A2-B1. Formello : Bonacci, 2011

Catàleg UB  

DE GIULI, Alessandro. Le Preposizioni italiane. Firenze : Alma, 2008

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FORAPANI, Daniela. Italiano per giuristi. Firenze : Alma, 2003

Catàleg UB  

LOMBARDO, Daniela;  NOSENGO, Laura;  SANGUINETI, Anna Maria. L’Italiano con la pubblicità : imparare l’italiano con gli spot televisivi : elementare. Perugia : Guerra, 2008

Catàleg UB  

NADDEO, Ciro Massimo. I Pronomi italiani : grammatica, esercizi, giochi.  Firenze : Alma, 2016

Catàleg UB  

NADDEO, Ciro Massimo. Italiano per economisti. Firenze : Alma, 2003

Catàleg UB  

Leila Brioschi Il mio diario di italiano- Livello elementare, Alma Edizioni, 2021

Catàleg UB   

Affare fatto! 1 : corso d’italiano aziendale : quadro europeo di riferimento A1-A2 / Laura Incalcaterra McLoughlin, Anna Ruggiero, Giovanna Schiavo. Roma : Edilingua, 2016

Al Lavoro (A1), Damiela Pepe, Giovanni Garelli. Loescher, 2016.

Web page

https://www.wordreference.com/ites/

https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/