Business Italian for Advanced Students I.

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Language knowledge: mastering the basic principles of professional language.
Language skills: the student is able to use receptive and productive language skills at the required level. He/she understands longer speeches, conversations, a longer professional text with a complex structure. The student can adequately comment on general and professional topics and clearly formulate ideas and attitudes. In written communication he/she can create clear, well-arranged and detailed texts on complex topics, demonstrating mastery of compositional techniques, conjunctions and means of cohesion.
Language competencies: flexible and effective use of acquired language skills which are necessary for student’s successful application in practice and for social, academic or professional purposes.

Indicative content

1. Basic types of Italian business companies
2. Italian companies in Slovakia
3. Business communication
4. Business letter
5. Human resources management
6. Recruitment process
7. Labour market, unemployment
8. Labour market in Italy
9. Marketing
10. Products and world brands
11. Market research
12. Internet sales

Support literature

Cherubini, N: Convergenze: Iperlibro di italiano per affari. Roma: Bonacci editore, 2012
Pelizza, G. – Mezzadri, M.: L‘italiano in azienda. Perugia: Guerra Edizioni, 2002
Complementary articles from the current Italian press and the Internet.

Requirements to complete the course

Activity at seminars – 20 %
Assessment of homework assignments – 20 %
Results of final written exam – 60 %

Student workload

78 hours
26 hours – Seminars participation
26 hours – Seminars preparation
26 hours – Exam preparation

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Italian

Date of approval: 08.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 11.01.2022