- Docente: Ivan Susa
- Credits: 8
- SSD: L-LIN/21
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Interdisciplinary research and studies on Eastern Europe (cod. 8049)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation (cod. 8059)
Learning outcomes
Student is expected to acquire all linguistic skills: speaking, writing, listening and reading comprehension. The course uses communicative method of teaching. It also offers a brief introduction to Slovak studies. At the end of the class, students - is familiar with the basic grammar structure of Slovak, - is able to engage in and produce simple oral and written utterances, as well as - is able to analyze and comprehend texts.
Course contents
Vocabulary / Conversation topics:
- Party, hobby free Time Activities
- University, school system in Slovakia
- Travelling – railway station, airport
- At the doctor´s, in pharmacy, health and illnesses
- The Human body, describing a person
- Telephoning, e-mail, correspondence, writing personal letters, postcards
- At the post office, at the bank
- Town, asking for directions
Grammar:
Accusative singular and plural of nouns, adjectives, demonstrative and possessive pronouns, and numerals
Accusative prepositions
Modal verbs in present
Instrumental case singular and plural of nouns, adjectives, demonstrative and possessive pronouns
Instrumental prepositions
Grammar Revision
- Past tense, Modal verbs in past tense
- Locative case singular and plural of nouns, adjectives, demonstrative and possessive pronouns, prepositions
- Conjugation of verbs of various classes in present tense
- Possessive pronoun svoj
- Comparative and superlative of adjectives
- Dative case singular and plural of nouns, adjectives, demonstrative, possessive and personal pronouns, numbers
- Dative prepositions
- Comparative and superlative of adverbs
- Conditional
- Genitive case singular and plural of nouns, adjectives, demonstrative, possessive and personal pronouns, numbers
- Genitive prepositions
- Revision of prepositions
- Imperative
- Direct and indirect speech
- Verb aspect (perfective, imperfective verbs)
- Future tense of perfective and imperfective verbs
- Conditional clauses
Readings/Bibliography
Nemčíková, Zuzana - Šuša, Ivan, 2022: Corso di Lingua Slovacca. Milano: Hoepli.
Kamenárová, Renáta a kol., 2012: Krížom-krážom. Slovenčina A2. Doplnené a prepracované vydanie. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského.
Kročanová-Roberts, Dagmar – Resutíková-Toppi, Barbora, 2010: Slovenčina-Slovacco-Slovak. Bologna: BUP.
Materials prepared by the teacher.
Students are encouraged to look for additional resources.
Teaching methods
The class combines didactic methods and uses different learning activities, in order to provide students with the communicative grammar of Slovak language and train all basic skills (reading, listening, writing, and speaking). Activities include revision and practice of grammar, reading and listening comprehension, oral and written summaries of texts, translations, syntactic and stylistic analysis of the texts etc.
Assessment methods
Students are required to:
- Attend the classes and prepare regularly for the lessons,
- Pass a final exam (written test and an oral exam*)
* Topics for oral exam will be announced in advance.
Any change of the requirements or evaluation procedures will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
Teaching tools
Teaching tools: textbooks, PTP, CD player (audiomaterial), visual aids (grammar maps)
Office hours
See the website of Ivan Susa