EXPORT-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT - IMC Fachhochschule Krems

important language structures of the Italian language. The students will work
individually, in pairs, groups and in plenary.
EXERCISES
The material offered in the lecture will be practiced and enlarged in order to develop the
four basic skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking. The students will work
individually, in pairs, groups and in plenary.
NB: EXERCISES ARE NOT COMPULSORY, BUT THEY ARE VITAL IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE
THE GOAL OF THE SEMESTER!
Italian I
Semester Hours per week Subject code ECTS
Fall 2 ITA 2,5
Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives
On successful completion of the course the students will be able to
� introduce themselves
� ask and answer questions about personal details, their likes and preferences,
their habits, what they do in their free time
� describe in simple terms aspects of their immediate environment
� speak about something that happened in the past
� deal with everyday life situations like eating in a restaurant and booking
accomodation
� find specific information in simple everyday material such as menus and
advertisements
� understand simple written texts on the topics dealt with in the unit contents
� produce simple written texts like postcards, e-mails, personal letters and
simple compositions
� fill in forms with personal details
Prerequisites / Level
None
Course Description
The foundation course takes the students up to ‖intermediate‖ level in three semesters.
The course is therefore fast and demanding and requires steady work
throughout the semester. The objective of the first semester is to reach essential
communicative competence as basic user in the private and public domain (everyday life
situations). During the course the students will learn to interact in simple conversations
and to deal with everyday life situations . Further the students will learn to find specific
information in simple everyday material and practise the comprehension of short simple
texts. They will also produce simple written texts.
Literature
REQUIRED TEXT:
ZIGLIO-RIZZO, Espresso 1, Units 1 – 5, 7
1° SEMESTRE-MATERIALE INTEGRATIVO (copies of the enlarged topics of the units in the
book; found in the IMC library)
FHR-5-0008_Vers.03_Rev.00_2012 171