Italian Advanced C1.3

This course is a continuation from Italian C1.2 and is for students who feel relatively at ease expressing themselves in Italian and wish to extend and maintain their competency for business, travel or everyday use. Students will have the opportunity to focus on specific skills, such as extending vocabulary in given areas, improving written language, developing a better understanding of particular cultural and social issues in the target language. Grammatical elements such as the revision of verbs, past infinitive, using historical tenses are part of this course.

Outcomes

• Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes
• Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects
• Ask for assistance
• Express approval and disapproval
• Express positive and negative aspects
• Talk about dreams, hopes and aspirations

Content

• Living in the city
• Dealing with change
• Aspirational thinking
• Current affairs and issues in contemporary Italy
• Expressing complex opinions