UCJANGBP48 Italian 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Romana Kovaliková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jaroslava Malá (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Táňa Alešová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UCJANGBP48/A: Tue 13:05–14:40 M8, J. Malá
UCJANGBP48/B: Wed 11:25–13:00 M13, R. Kovaliková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The Italian 1 course is intended primarily for students of the English and German programs, who can thus supplement their language skills. They will work with a modern Italian textbook, which includes both listening and useful grammar with a number of exercises of various types. Language teaching will be complemented by reading texts and working with them; these texts acquaint students with the basics of Italian studies.
Learning outcomes
The student will learn the basics of Italian and go through 5 textbook lessons.
Syllabus

1.     Introduction (Introduzione): Italian pronunciation (c, g, z, double consonants, vowel length) and the Italian alphabet.


2.     Lesson 1A (Chi è?): Indefinite articles (un, uno, una, un'), noun and adjective endings, negation, the verb essere, and the formal form of address (Lei).


3.     Lesson 1B (Incontro in Italia): Texts Ecco una rivista, Roma, Praga, pronunciation notes, and Italian cities. 


4.     Lesson 2A (Com'è la rivista?): Definite articles (il, lo, la, l'), expressing case relations using the preposition di, and the verb avere.


5.     Lesson 2B (La macchina o la motocicletta?): Colours, introducing people, and the dialogue Ha tempo oggi, signorina?


6.     Lesson 3A (Le macchine italiane): Plural forms of nouns and adjectives, plural forms of articles (i, gli, le), the structures c'è / ci sono, the words molto, poco, troppo, and numbers 1–10.


7.     Lesson 3B (La collezione di fotografie): Text L'album di famiglia, family vocabulary, and the geography of Italy (seas, mountains, lakes).


8.     Revision I (Revisione I): Comprehensive revision and consolidation of the grammar covered in Lessons 1–3.


9.     Lesson 4A (Parli italiano?): Conjugation of regular verbs ending in -are (parlare) and -ere (prendere).


10.  Lesson 4B (Una famiglia ideale): Text Al bar, food and drinks, ordering in a café, irregular verbs leggere, giocare, sedere, and expressions such as ha fame / ha freddo.


11.  Lesson 5A (Mi piace molto la vita nella mia città): Prepositions di, a, da, in, su combined with definite articles (del, al, dal, nel, sul), the structure andare a fare, and the relative pronoun che.


12.  Lesson 5B (Interviste): Interviews and conversations about free time, hobbies, and daily routines.


13.  Test

Literature
    required literature
  • Bahníková, A. a kol. Italština. Praha: Leda, 2023.
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
active seminar attendance 75% test
Language of instruction
Italian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
General note: Student povinně zapisuje druhý cizí jazyk.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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