- Docente: Veronika Svoradova
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-LIN/21
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation (cod. 8059)
Learning outcomes
The student understands basic phrases and instructions in Slovak language. He/she can write/interact in a simple way and is able to communicate in a different (limited) situations.
Course contents
Vocabulary / Conversation topics:
Greetings, Essential Phrases for Small Talk, Getting to Know Each Other
Countries and nationalities
Things around us
My house / flat
Jobs and professions – masculine and feminine forms
Shopping – clothes, food
Colours
My family
At the restaurant, food, meals
At the university
Time and Date
Days of the week, months, seasons of the year
Daily Routines
Free Time Activities
Grammar:
Alphabet, pronunciation rules
Gender of nouns
Conjugation of verbs of various classes in present tense
Cardinal numerals 1-1,000
Gender of adjectives, adjectives with opposite meaning
Demonstrative, possessive and interrogative (wh- words) pronouns
Nominative plural of nouns, adjectives, demonstrative pronouns
Ordinal numerals 1-1000
Declension paradigm – introduction (cases, their meaning, usage)
Accusative singular and plural of nouns, adjectives, demonstrative and possessive pronouns, and numerals
Accusative prepositions
Modal verbs in present
Instrumental case singular and plural of nouns, adjectives, demonstrative and possessive pronouns
Instrumental prepositions
Grammar Revision
Readings/Bibliography
Kamenárová, Renáta a kol., 2007: Krížom-krážom. Slovenčina A 1. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského.
Kročanová-Roberts, Dagmar – Resutíková-Toppi, Barbora, 2010: Slovenčina-Slovacco-Slovak. Bologna: BUP.
Böhmerová, Ada, 2001: Slovak For You. Bratislava: Perfekt.
Hlušík, Michal – Saccardinová, Michaela, 2003: Slovensko-taliansky slovník.Bratislava: Kniha-spoločník.
Saccardinová, Michaela, 1998: Taliansko-slovenský slovník. Bratislava: Kniha-spoločník.
-, 2006: Taliansko-slovenský dvojjazyčný ilustrovaný slovník. Bratislava-Slovart.
Materials prepared by the teacher.
Students are encouraged to look for additional resources.
Teaching methods
The class combines didactic methods and uses different learning activities, in order to provide students with the communicative grammar of Slovak language, and train all basic skills (reading, listening, writing, and speaking). Activities include reading and listening comprehension, oral and written summaries of texts, dictations, translations, grammar (theory and exercises), producing dialogues, didactic games etc.
Assessment methods
Students are required to:
- Attend the classes and prepare regularly for the lessons,
- Pass a final exam (written test and an oral exam)
Any change of the requirements or evaluation procedures will be announced at the beginning of the semester.Teaching tools
books, PTP, CD player (audiomaterial), visual aids (grammar maps)
Office hours
See the website of Veronika Svoradova