ITA 101 - Italian 1
66622
Delivery Options
Online Synchronous
UCalgary Continuing Education
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Course Description
Learn basic vocabulary, key phrases and introductory grammar as tools for basic interactional competence (oral and written). This course provides the appropriate foundation for progressing to higher levels.
Course Details
Upon successful completion of this Italian course, students will be able to:
- Listening: Understand the gist of simple conversations and audio material related to the thematic and linguistic content of the course.
- Speaking: Ask/answer simple questions and express simple ideas using limited vocabulary (introduce oneself and others, talk about everyday life activities, likes and dislikes, plans and family).
- Reading: Get the gist of simple reading material (short paragraphs, advertisements, schedules, brochures…).
- Writing: Write short, simple paragraphs in the present tense, such as messages and letters, to give information about self and others, everyday life activities and plans.
- Culture: Become aware of basic features of Italy such as history, such as geography, the arts, cultural traditions and distinguishing regional features. Italy from a Canadian perspective.
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I was raised and born in Milan, Italy where I studied Communications and Semiotics. I worked in the communication and AD field for 6 years in Milan before moving to Canada in 2007 where I have worked in Strategic communication for two different agencies, one of them based in Milan. My area of expertise is Semiotics, applied Semiotics, strategic analysis and branding. My love for the Italian language brought me to teaching Italian language, first with the FIS department at the University of Calgary and, since 2010, I have been working with Continuing Education with some breaks for personal reasons. Through teaching, I have discovered a strong passion for Italian culture and language and I love to pass this passion on to my students. In particular, I use practical situations where language and culture work together. Because of my background in advertising, I have an ‘insider’ approach in my teaching style. I have taught different level of Italian but the one I like the most is the beginner level where students come with no idea of the language but they leave, in most cases, with desire to learn more.