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ADE - PRECLERKSHIP ITALIAN LANGUAGE
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ADE - PRECLERKSHIP ITALIAN LANGUAGE
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Academic year 2019/2020
- Course ID
- SCB0328
- Teacher
- Dott. Ermelinda Massari (Lecturer)
- Year
- 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 6th year
- Type
- Basic
- Credits/Recognition
- 2
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- NN/00 - nessun settore scientifico
- Delivery
- Lecture
- Language
- Italian
- Attendance
- Mandatory
- Type of examination
- Practice test
- Prerequisites
- No prerequisites
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
The course syllabus aims to provide the non- native Italian speaking Student with the basic skills and knowledge of the Italian language for the future understanding of a medical-clinical context to enable interaction and communication during the clerkship of the medical degree course in English.
The Italian Language Course for non-Italian native speakers (20 hours):
- Teaching of grammar concepts above all verb tenses, the use of definite and indefinite articles, and prepositions; reading, listening, speaking and comprehension techniques, at a basic level for non- Italian native speakers;
- reading, listening and comprehension exercises using scientific-medical terms with appropriate feedback and debate;
- role play of medical clerkship contexts
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Results of learning outcomes
At the end of the Pre- clerkship Italian Language Course the student will be able to:
- read and grasp the meaning of specific medical texts as per clerkship;
- know and understand the meaning of specific medical vocabulary;
- translate basic documents into Italian;
- provide personal information/details in Italian;
- ask and answer health related questions in Italian;
- interact and communicate in Italian at a satisfactory level (A1/2 level)
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Course delivery
The learning Modality is based on various teaching techniques:
- face-to-face learning;(in-class/in class time with online learning)
- activities, such as role play, to enhance oral/aural communication skills
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Learning assessment methods
The Italian Language Test.
This practice test will be carried out at the end of the first semester. Total time 1 hour 15 minutes.
The test, aimed at non-Italian native speakers, will consist of a pass/fail test based on concepts learned during the Italian Language Course.
A short conversation in Italian, exchanging personal details, will also be included
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Support activities
Support activities
Support Activities and Recommended teaching material:
Campusnet Handouts, Moodle besides the following:
Useful Websites for the Italian language
- https://www.uvm.edu/~cmazzoni/3grammatica/grammatica/
- https://onlineitalianclub.com/free_italian_exercises/A1_presente_verbi_regolari.html
- http://www.italianlanguageguide.com/languagetools/italianbasictest2.asp
- https://www.babbel.com/registration/new
- http://italianencounter.com/en/free-italian-exercises/
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Program
During the course the following topics will be covered in the Italian language as per book Pathway 16 Massari/Teriaca Italian Notes (Massari)
- basic grammar concepts, above all verb tenses, modal verbs;
- principal language functions;
- medical language functions;
- medical vocabulary;
- basic medical comprehension exercises;
- structure, language and terminology for clerkship.
The 20 hours of the Pre-Clerkship Italian Language Course focusses on:
- teaching of grammar concepts, reading, listening and comprehension techniques at a basic level;
- reading, listening and comprehension of basic medical texts with appropriate feedback ;
- introducing medical-clinical topics with guided questions for interaction;
- role play of clerkship situations in a medical- clinical context.
Suggested readings and bibliography
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Handout
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