Foreign Language (Italian)

Bachelor 2020/2021

Category 'Best Course for Career Development'

Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'

Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'

Type: Elective course (HSE University and University of London Parallel Degree Programme in International Relations)

Area of studies: Public Policy and Social Sciences

Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

When: 2 year, 1-4 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Еранова Наталья Анатольевна, Daniil Okhotnikov

Language: English

ECTS credits: 7

Contact hours: 232

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Abstract

The course has been designed for the 2-year students of the “HSE and University of London Double Degree Programme in Economics”. The main goal of this course is to continue preparing students to use Italian in their further academic studies or/and in their future carrier, which means to develop their communicative skills in Italian at the B1-B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in multiple contexts such as reading and listening comprehension, written and oral expression, communicative interaction. At the same time, the course is aimed at promoting autonomous learning, self-assessment, peer-correction and critical thinking. Plenty of authentic and culturally-enriching materials will be used.

Learning Objectives

development of general cultural competence
Formation and development of intercultural foreign-language professionally-oriented communicative competence (level B1-В2) on the European scale of CEFR foreign language proficiency).

Expected Learning Outcomes

- determine the topic, problem, purpose (audio) of the text - ignore unfamiliar linguistic phenomena that do not interfere with the understanding of significant information - highlight keywords - find the requested information in (audio) text - determine the presence / absence, conformity / inconsistency, truth / falsity of the requested information in the content (audio) of the text
- distinguish between facts and opinions, the position of the author and the persons quoted by him - understand causal relationships - understand the information explicitly and implicitly presented in (audio) text - determine the meaning of an unknown word by context
- understand the semantic links between parts of the text / fragments of the text - own the necessary language tools for formalizing logical connections in written texts and oral statements
be able to use the necessary language tools to discuss the given topics (problems) in the format of a monologue / dialogue / polylogue - be able to build structured statements using logical communications - be able to produce monological texts of different types (monologue-opinion, monologue-message, monologue-description, monologue-reasoning)
distinguish between the formats of different types of texts, their structural and stylistic features - use a variety of connecting elements that indicate the type of relationship between parts / fragments of the text - be able to translate from Russian into Italian coherent fragments of text (situations) using a thematic dictionary and studied grammatical constructions
- determine the topic, problem, purpose of the text - distinguish the main topic / idea from subtopics / arguments / examples - ignore unfamiliar linguistic phenomena that do not interfere with the understanding of significant information - highlight keywords
- find the requested information in the text - determine the presence / absence, conformity / inconsistency, truth / falsity of the requested information in the text content
- be able to use the necessary language tools to discuss the given topics (problems) in a monologue / discussion format - build structured statements using logical communications - be able to produce monological texts of different types (monologue-message, monologue-description, monologue-reasoning) - own speech models that allow communication in a discussion format: • expression of one’s own opinion • bringing arguments / counterarguments in defense of one’s own opinion / position
- distinguish between the formats of different types of texts, their structural and stylistic features - use a variety of connecting elements that indicate the type of relationship between parts / fragments of the text - be able to translate from Russian into Italian coherent fragments of text (situations) using a thematic dictionary and studied grammatical constructions
 integrate knowledge from various disciplines of the humanitarian, natural science and professional fields;  expand the information and language stock of students, taking into account possible contexts of activity and areas of communication between specialists and higher education;  develop the skills of oral and written speech at the level of reception and production;
 develop the skills of oral and written speech at the level of reception and production;  provide the ability to work simultaneously with different types and types of texts of a social and professional orientation;  vary the complexity of the course, offering the necessary amount of independent search and research work, taking into account the real learning situation.
 provide the ability to work simultaneously with different types and types of texts of a social and professional orientation;  vary the complexity of the course, offering the necessary amount of independent search and research work, taking into account the real learning situation.
 integrate knowledge from various disciplines of the humanitarian, natural science and professional fields;  expand the information and language stock of students, taking into account possible contexts of activity and areas of communication between specialists and higher education;
expand the information and language stock of students, taking into account possible contexts of activity and areas of communication between specialists and higher education;  develop the skills of oral and written speech at the level of reception and production; provide the ability to work simultaneously with different types and types of texts of a social and professional orientation;

Course Contents

Family and Family traditions in Italy
Reiteration and consolidation of studied material
Life in the centre of the city (urban cities)
Healthcare in Russia and Italy / Economic, political, social, and cultural aspects
Reading and discussion of current press in Italian on political and social topics
Reiteration and consolidation of studied material
Fascism in Italy. features and differences from the German and Spanish versions.
The birth of the state of Italy. Risorgimento.
Reiteration and consolidation of studied material
The threat of terrorism in modern world
Linguistic minorities of Italy
The work of the Italian government and the Prime minister
History of development of various international organisations
Reiteration and consolidation of studied material
The media in Italy. Acquaintance with leading Italian newspapers.
EU: stages of development and objectives
Transport problems of the metropolis
Negotiations
Reception of foreign delegations
Talking about current problems in Italian politics
Reiteration and consolidation of studied material.
Italian cities
Specifics of Italian regions
Italy on a geographic map. Features of economic and political development. Sociological picture of Italian society.
Reiteration and consolidation of the studied material
Great individuals of the Italian Renaissance
History of Italy from ancient times to the twentieth century
Collaboration with banks, use of credit cards
Reading and discussing Italian newspapers
Reading and discussing Italian press
Educational system in Russia and Italy. Economic and political, social and cultural aspects.
Music, TV broadcast
Superstitions in Russia and Italy

Assessment Elements

Oral elements of control
Written elements of control
Certification works
Independent Seatwork
Exam
The exam in the discipline "Italian language" is conducted orally without the use of proctoring. The exam is conducted on the ZOOM platform, link https://zoom.us/my/cacciatori?pwd=OVlSNXN5VnMvbjA4cEVVY21neHo4dz09 You must connect to the exam according to the exact schedule sent by the teacher to the students ' corporate emails on the eve of the exam. The student's computer must meet the following requirements: a working camera and microphone, support for Zoom. To participate in the exam, the student must: show up for the exam according to the schedule, turn on the camera and microphone when answering. During the exam, students are forbidden to: turn off the camera, use notes and tips, communicate (in social networks, with people in the room). A short-term communication failure during the exam is considered to be a communication failure of less than 10 minutes. A long-term communication violation during the exam is considered to be a violation of 10 minutes or more. If there is a long-term communication failure, the student cannot continue to participate in the exam. The retake procedure is similar to the pass procedure.
Oral elements of control
Written elements of control
Certification works
Independent Seatwork
Exam
The exam in the discipline "Italian language" is conducted orally without the use of proctoring. The exam is conducted on the ZOOM platform, link https://zoom.us/my/cacciatori?pwd=OVlSNXN5VnMvbjA4cEVVY21neHo4dz09 You must connect to the exam according to the exact schedule sent by the teacher to the students ' corporate emails on the eve of the exam. The student's computer must meet the following requirements: a working camera and microphone, support for Zoom. To participate in the exam, the student must: show up for the exam according to the schedule, turn on the camera and microphone when answering. During the exam, students are forbidden to: turn off the camera, use notes and tips, communicate (in social networks, with people in the room). A short-term communication failure during the exam is considered to be a communication failure of less than 10 minutes. A long-term communication violation during the exam is considered to be a violation of 10 minutes or more. If there is a long-term communication failure, the student cannot continue to participate in the exam. The retake procedure is similar to the pass procedure.

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (2 module)
0.1 * Certification works + 0.4 * Exam + 0.1 * Independent Seatwork + 0.2 * Oral elements of control + 0.2 * Written elements of control
Interim assessment (4 module)
0.1 * Certification works + 0.4 * Exam + 0.1 * Independent Seatwork + 0.2 * Oral elements of control + 0.2 * Written elements of control

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Банкери, С. Итальянский язык. Основной курс : пособие для изучающих итальянский язык: уровень от начального к среднему / С. Банкери, М. Леттьери. [пер. с англ. А. А. Вовина]. — Санкт-Петербург : КАРО, 2018. - 416 с. - ISBN 978-5-9925-1273-1. - Режим доступа: https://new.znanium.com/catalog/product/1047900
Основы итальянского языка, Грейзбард, Л. И., 2006

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Говорим по - итальянски : учеб. пособие, Буэно, Т., 2007
Келейникова А.Г. - Parliamo Italiano. Ч. I - Пятигорский государственный лингвистический университет - 2016 - 234с. - ISBN: 978-5-406-05482-6 - Текст электронный // ЭБС BOOKRU - URL: https://book.ru/book/919874

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