Italian A1 part 1 (Monday evening)

Course content
Numeri, articoli determinativi e indeterminativi singolari e plurali, plurale dei nomi, pronomi personali e riflessivi, ausiliari, verbi regolari e irregolari al presente, verbi riflessivi, concordanza degli aggettivi, aggettivi e pronomi possessivi, interrogativi, preposizioni.
 

Study material
The course materials are provided through the platform iCorsi3. Students should bring their laptop to every lesson.

Handbook
The course textbook is not provided by the University and must be purchased by students before the start of the course. Title: Marco Mezzadri, “Italiano Plus A1-A2”, Volume 1, Bonacci editore, 2015, ISBN 9788820108816

The Absolute Beginners course (CEFR A1 part 1) is intended for students with no prior knowledge of the Italian language. By the end of the course students will be able to employ simple sentences and expressions when dealing with various situations in daily life.

Learning outcomes
Understand frequently used expressions related to everyday life.

In presence

Mode
The course is blended and combine classroom instruction (28 hours in class) with self-paced online learning on iCorsi (28 hours of individual exercises). This approach offers a flexible and effective way to learn by integrating face-to-face interaction with digital resources.

Attendance
Regular and active attendance of at least 75% of the course duration is required. The course follows a weekly schedule, consisting of 2 teaching units of 45 minutes per week, held in person in the evening, over 14 weeks (for a total of 28 teaching units), along with individual study at home of approximately 2–3 hours per week.

Final test
Different assessment procedures are conducted during the course, including an end-of-course test. This is a three hours test, and includes a short listening and reading comprehension, grammar exercises, one brief essay and a speaking part.

Certificate of attendance
Regular and active attendance is required throughout the course. Students who attend at least 75% of the classes and successfully pass the final examination will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

ECTS

• Regular USI students: Faculty of Biomedical Sciences students of the Master in Cognitive psychology in health communication will receive 3 ECTS credit points for the successful completion of the course.
• Incoming mobility students: SEMP (ex Erasmus), Swiss Mobility and International Exchange students will be awarded 3 ECTS credit points after successful completion of the course.