Practical Italian 4
Practical information
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CEF
B2
CEF
| A1 |
At the end of the course, you can understand and use familiar, everyday expressions and basic phrases in areas of immediate need. You can also read and write short, simple texts. You can interact in a simple way provided the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is willing to help. You can for example introduce yourself and you can ask and answer questions on very familiar topics. |
| A2 |
At the end of the course you can understand phrases related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. personal and family information, shopping, employment, ...). You can read and write short, simple notes and messages and find information in everyday material such as advertisements and timetables. You can communicate in simple and routine situations on familiar, everyday topics.
You can describe in simple phrases some aspects of your background, your close surroundings and your immediate needs. |
| B1 |
At the end of the course you can understand the main points of standard communication on familiar matters regularly encountered. You can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar and you can connect phrases in a simple way. You can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest and you can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. |
| B2 |
At the end of the course you can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes. You can even follow complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. You can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. You can understand the main points of complex texts on concrete and abstract topics and you can understand technical discussions related to your field. You can write clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects and you can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue expressing the advantages and disadvantages of various options. |
| C1 |
At the end of this course you can better understand native speakers, even when they talk very fast. You learn how to express yourself fluently and spontaneously without any preparation and without much obvious searching for expressions. You can understand more difficult and longer texts, like those you will encounter during your studies. You can also recognize implicit meaning. You can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. You can write clear, well-structured, detailed texts about complex subjects, logically structured, coherent and well connected. |
| C2 |
At the end of the course you have no difficulty in understanding any kind of spoken or written language. You can summarize spoken or written language and reconstruct arguments and presentations coherently. You can express yourself fluently and spontaneously and convey finer shades of meaning precisely, even in more complex situations. |
Course hours
30
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Commercial student
This is the standard price for this language course. If you are not entitled to a discount, this is the price you will need to pay.
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€315 |
Student UGent
You are registered as a UGent student and you take a course this academic year (or the summer before). Not registered yet? Check out the FAQ discount for future UGent students. PhD students benefit from the staff rate.
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€210 |
Scholarship student UGent
You are registered as a UGent student and you have a scholarship from the Flemish Community this academic year. Send us a proof of your scholarship via this form, together with your registration.
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€170 |
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Incoming exchange student UGent
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€210 |
Outgoing exchange student UGent
As an outgoing exchange student of UGent you receive an extra discount. You pay the student fee first and after your departure (after you upload the confirmation of arrival) your discount will be settled automatically.
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€65 |
Outgoing exchange scholarship student UGent
As an outgoing exchange student of UGent you receive an extra discount. You pay the student fee first and after your departure (after you upload the confirmation of arrival) your discount will be settled automatically.
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€50 |
Staff member UGent
As a staff member of UGent, you receive a discount, independent of the paying method used for the course. PhD students fall under this category as well.
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€280 |
Hours per week
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Objectives and content
- Speaking skills: In the speaking exercises, we will deal with nuanced opinions, discussing personal experiences, etc.
- Listening skills: Authentic material is used as much as possible in classes. You will be able to follow more complex explanations.
- Reading skills: We will mainly work with authentic texts (a.o. news paper articles).
- Writing skills: By means of practical writing exercises, you will practice grammar and vocabulary in realistic contexts. We will also mainly focus on the correct use of tenses.
- Vocabulary: Each chapter covers a specific theme o expand vocabulary and deal with several grammatical items. We will also focus on idiomatic expressions and collocations, as well as Italian for business purposes.
- A number oftopics from the course: work, art, technology, etc.
- Specific grammar items: The tenses of the congiuntivo (presente/imperfetto/passato e trapassato), il periodo ipotetico (sentences starting with SE), conjuncts (+indicativo/congiuntivo), recognizing the passato remoto, la concordanza dei modi/tempi.
Required prior knowledge
- You already have quite extensive knowledge of Italian: you can understand spoken Italian very well, even when spoken fast.
- You can participate quite easily in a conversation on topics that you are familiar with (job, hobbies, etc.) You can use complex sentences in these situations.
- You can use the following tenses: l’indicativo presente, il futuro semplice, il condizionale semplice, l’imperativo (tutte le forme), il condizionale composto, il passato prossimo, l’imperfetto, il congiuntivo presente, la forma passiva.
- In addition, being able to use the following grammar items is required: i pronomi personali, possessivi, diretti, indiretti, combinati; i gradi di comparazione, i pronomi relativi, gli avverbi.
Tests
There is a placement test and a final test.
Course materials
Course book: UCT course book. You will receive this book from your language teacher in class.
Recommended books:
- Brinker H. (2011) : Prisma Grammatica Italiaans, Utrecht : Het Spectrum
- Cappelletti L. (1997) : Bescherelle: Les verbes Italiens, Paris : Hatier
- Prisma mini Italiaans, Utrecht: Het Spectrum
- Prisma Woordenboek Italiaans - Nederlands, Utrecht: Het Spectrum
- Prisma Woordenboek Nederlands - Italiaans, Utrecht: Het Spectrum
If you buy one of these books at Standaard Boekhandel Shopping Zuid, Woodrow Wilsonplein 4, 9000 Gent (in the campus shop next to the shop), you will receive a discount of 10% on the official price. Make sure to mention that you take a language course at the UCT.
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