ROMANIAN LANGUAGE I Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: ANGELA TARANTINO

Objectives

Acquisition of a good competence in reading and understanding written texts; satisfactory oral and written competence on specific topics

Learning outcomes

knowledge and understanding, acquiring language knowledge and production and comprehension skills (written and oral) equal to level A1 of the ‘Common European Framework of Reference for Languages’.
ability to apply knowledge and understanding, i.e. to discuss the basic grammatical structures of the Romanian language from a descriptive point of view.
making judgements, i.e. collecting data considered useful for making autonomous judgements regarding the interpretation of language features of the Romanian language.
communication skills being able to communicate in everyday situations with commonly used expressions and elementary vocabulary

Prerequisites

no prerequisite

Programme

The course is divided into two parts:
A. module held by Angela Tarantino
B. Linguistic practice (Lettorato) held by Nicoleta Nesu
A. Syllabus (module Tarantino)
The module A involves a cycle of introductory lectures (five weeks) on the Romanian language and culture illustrated in relation to the European cultural-historical context.
B. Syllabus (Linguistict practice Nesu)
Phonetics: alphabet; vowel and consonantal system of Romanian; vowel alternations
Morphology: article, noun, pronoun, verb
Oral exercises: greeting expressions, courtesy expressions, time indications; elements of everyday contexts (family, home, work)

Books

Modulo A (Tarantino)
voce Romania, Enciclopedia on line Treccani
voce Romania, Enciclopedia Italiana-IX Appendice (2015)
I. Both-A. Tarantino (a cura), Cronologia della letteratura rumena moderna (1780-1914)
Lettorato (Nesu)
V. NEGRIŢESCU, N. NEŞU, Grammatica d’uso della lingua romena, Ed. Hoepli, Milano, 2014
V. NEGRIŢESCU, Grammatica romena, Ed. Hoepli, Milano, 2009
E. PLATON, I. SONEA, Manual de limba română ca limbă străină (RLS). A1 – A2, Editura Casa Cărții de Știință, Cluj-Napoca, 2012
D. BEJAN, Gramatica limbii române. Compendiu, Ed. Echinox, 1997
V. NEGRITESCU, Dizionario romeno-italiano, italiano-romeno, Hoepli, Milano 2023
ACADEMIA ROMÂNĂ, DOOM, Ed. Univers Enciclopedic, 2005

Bibliography

M. SALA, Dal latino al romeno, Edizioni dell’Orso, Alessandria, 2004; pp. 1-46; 112-153
K. HITCHINS, Romania. Storia e cultura, Beit, Trieste, 2015

Lessons mode

The course (module A Tarantino + Lettorato Neşu) takes place on te first semester.
The module A is structured in lectures (10h). The lectures will be devoted to the exposition of the peculiar elements of the Romanian language and culture using slides accessible on the e-learning platform.
The Lettorato will include four hours of lessons per week (2h + 2h), two of which will be dedicated to the exposition and practice of grammar theory and two to oral practice: conversation, oral exposition of previously fixed topics, etc.

Frequency

Attendance is not compulsory. The syllabus and exam format are the same for attending and non-attending students. Non-attending students may agree on an individual plan.

Exam mode

Module A (Tarantino) includes:
(a) an oral exam aimed at verifying the expository capacity of the topics covered in class, supplemented by the supporting bibliography;
The Lettorato includes a written test (2 hours) and an oral test, which will take place at the end of first semester. The written test involves solving exercises on topics covered during the semesters. The oral test will assess the skills acquired during the oral practice exercises. Both tests (written and oral) provide for a synthetic evaluation and not a score in thirtieths. The evaluations of the Lettorato tests are an integrated part of the evaluation of the final exam.
The final exam can be taken at the end of the lessons. The final grades, in thirtieths, recorded on the INFOSTUD platform, will be given considering the outcome of the oral exam of the module A (Tarantino) and the written and oral tests of Lettorato.

Example exam questions

examples of questions and exercises will be available on the e-learning platform

  • Academic year2024/2025
  • Degree program to which the course belongsSustainable tourism science
  • Lesson code1025736
  • Year and semester1st year - 1st semester
  • Activity typeAttività formative affini ed integrative
  • Academic areaAttività formative affini o integrative
  • SSDL-LIN/17
  • Mandatory presenceNo
  • Languageita
  • CFU6 CFU
  • Total duration60 hours
  • Hours distribution36 classroom hours, 24 laboratory hours