FL 1 – Italian Studies for Advanced Level

  • Credits: 3
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2C
  • Semester: winter
  • Year: 2
  • Faculty of International Relations

Teachers

Included in study programs

International Economic Relations

Teaching results

Knowledge: To acquire basic knowledge about history, culture, politics, economy, demography, social and legal systems of Italy.

Skills: To acquire the ability to communicate about current topics in the Italian language. To understand longer professional texts with a complex structure. To be able to adequately express one’s views on the professional, covered and current topics and clearly formulate ideas and attitudes.
Competences: After completing the course, to be able to communicate about professional topics in an international environment at an appropriate language level. To be able to apply the acquired professional and language knowledge and skills in specific communication situations.

Indicative content

1. Demographic development.
2. Political system.
3. Administrative division and cultural heritage.
4. Economic system.
5. Italian economic miracle.
6. Brand protection “Made in Italy”.
7. Education system.
8. Customs and traditions.
9. Gastronomy.
10. Selected topics of culture (cinematography, literature, visual arts).
11. Important personalities of cultural and social life.
12. Current social problems.

Support literature

1. CERNIGLIARO, M.A. (2008): L'Italia è cultura. Roma: Edilingua. ISBN: 978-960-693-007-2
2. DE BIASIO, M: - GAROFALO, P. (2008): Mosaico Italia. Percorsi nella cultura e nella civiltà italiana. Roma: Edilingua. ISBN 978 – 960-663-69-3
3. MEDAGLIA, C. – MEDAGLIA, F. (2021): Nuovo spazio civiltà: conoscere la cultura e la civiltà italiana. Bologna: Loescher editore. ISBN: 978-885-833-916-9
4. TONDELLI C. (2018): La geografia per tutti. Bologna: Zanichelli. ISBN: 978-880-851-183-6

Requirements to complete the course

Project (assessed work) and its presentation – 40 %
Final examination – 60 %

Student workload

78 hours
26 hours – participation in sessions
20 hours – project and presentation preparation (assessed work)
32 hours – preparation for the examination

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Italian

Date of approval: 08.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 12.01.2022