Based on authentic linguistic materials and authored texts - newspaper articles, literary texts, films, documentaries, etc. - with particular emphasis on history, art, folklore, traditions, the "made in italy", students will be encouraged to improve the following skills: complex linguistic structures, both morpho-syntactic and lexical, with focus also on Italian culture. The students should be able to understand complex texts on subjects of various types, including their own field of expertise; in terms of oral skills, students should be able to interact with more fluency and spontaneity, while also producing more complex texts on various subjects and expressing their own opinions without difficulty. Therefore, the desired level in the Language Reference for Common European Framework is B1.