- General Language competences
Building on Italian Communicative Skills and Business Italian 1 & 2, students extend knowledge of language learning strategies and communication strategies appropriate to B2.2 level. They are able to produce and understand Italian at B2.2 level according to the CEFR.
- Specific language competences
Students have a clear awareness of challenges in intercultural communication and issues of conducting business in contemporary multilingual and multicultural settings.
They demonstrate fluency in understanding and analyzing key aspects of their own national culture and of the Italian one.
Students are keenly aware of register variation in Italian and can use a wide repertoire of language skills appropriately depending on interlocuter and communicative context.
Students are able to observe typical features (thinking, acting, communicating) of the target culture and react by asking questions, expressing understanding and proposing solutions.
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| Learning Outcomes
Can work collaboratively with people who have different cultural orientations, discussing similarities and differences in views and perspectives.
Can identify and reflect on similarities and differences in culturally determined behavioural patterns (e.g. gestures and speech volume or, for sign languages, sign size) and discuss their significance in order to negotiate mutual understanding.
Can clarify misunderstandings and misinterpretations during intercultural encounters, suggesting how things were actually meant in order to clear the air and move the discussion forward.
Can understand and analyse key aspects of Italian culture and how they influence business practices, decision-making and workplace dynamics.
Can understand the main ideas of a complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in intercultural and business field.
Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options with a high level of grammatical accuracy and stylistic appropriateness.
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Course Topics:
- Culture and cultural identity
- The discipline of intercultural communication
- National identities
- Perception of time and its implications
- Italian geo-economics (extension of the contents of the class Business Italian 1) and its cultural and historical treasures
- Interaction between culture and economy
Learning Outcomes
1. Acquisition of knowledge relating to…
… the key theoretical frameworks and models of intercultural communication, along with their practical applications in various real-world contexts, particularly in professional and business environments.
… specific socio-economic and cultural issues.
2. Grammar: reported speech and, if needed, other aspects of grammar and vocabulary necessary for linguistic and communicative competences at B2.2 level.
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