AP Italian Language and Culture Unit 4 - Sfide Globali

Unit 4-Sfide globali Global challenges Essential questions: ● In che modo le sfide ambientali, politiche e sociali hanno un impatto positivo e negativo sulle comunità? Le sfide a volte uniscono le comunità in quanto tutti devono concentrarsi sulla sfida e rimanere uniti, tuttavia spesso ciò provoca conflitti all'interno di una società, rendendo queste sfide la ragione per cui cade a pezzi. Pensa a come la società italiana affronta le sfide globali e come influenza la cultura. ● Quale ruolo giocano le persone nell’affrontare i problemi complessi della società? Elabora l'aspetto culturale della domanda, ad esempio qual è il modo in cui la società affronta le sfide e come si collega alla cultura. ● In che modo le sfide impegnative influenzano la cultura di una società? Le sfide sono sempre difficili da affrontare ed è difficile non cambiare dopo l'esperienza. Concentrati e pensa a come le comunità italiane affrontano le sfide e come la cultura è cambiata di conseguenza ● In che modo gli aspetti della vita quotidiana influenzano e sono in relazione con la qualità della vita? Le condizioni di vita influenzano direttamente la qualità della vita perché è la parte più importante. La nostra casa è ciò a cui torniamo di notte e ci svegliamo al mattino e se siamo infelici a casa nostra, influisce notevolmente sulla qualità della nostra vita ● Cosa influenza la propria interpretazione e le percezioni relative alla qualità della vita? La cultura ha un forte impatto su ciò che si percepisce come una buona qualità della vita stabilendo degli standard, per comprendere la cultura italiana è necessario capire quali standard e confronti vengono fatti per quanto riguarda la qualità della vita. Unit 4 sub themes and keywords: Migrazioni e frontiere: ● Given its geographic location on the Mediterrenean Sea, Italy receives many immigrants from Southern countries. The borders and immigration policies are also accepting of immigrants. ● Sometimes it is hard for them to integrate in Italian societies and often are even discriminated against. ● There is also a lot of internal migration to the North in search of economic opportunities in big urban areas such as Milan. Important vocabulary for migration and borders: ● L’immigrato -- male immigrant ● La dogana -- the border ● Lo straniero -- foreign person ● L’integrazione -- integration ● La cittadinanza -- citizenship Politica: ● Italian society takes great pride in their political beliefs and it often causes disputes when they do not coincide. ● Especially in older generations, politics are very important and almost everyone has strong political beliefs. They are always a topic of conversation and on the news. ● Children and teenagers pay less attention to politics except when their parents are talking about it, in which case they will listen as it is interesting for them. Important vocabulary for politics: ● La politica -- politics, common topic of conversation in Italy however, much less in Italian speaking Switzerland as Switzerland’s main government is in the German speaking part making them less involved ● Il presidente -- president ● Il politico -- male politician ● La legge -- the law Alimentazione: ● The main nutritional sources vary from region to region however Italians take great pride in their food and cooking as it has cultural significance. Grandmothers are usually great cooks and they make homemade pasta for the family reunions. ● In southern Italy it is common for older generations to start their own pizzeria and make homemade dough with a secret recipe. Their food is a huge part of their culture and pride ● Their culture has diffused all across Europe and the Western Hemisphere making Italy famous especially for their homemade food with recipes that have been in the family for decades. Important vocabulary for nutrition: ● Il cibo -- food ● Il pasto -- meal ● La colazione -- breakfast ● Il pranzo -- lunch ● La cena -- dinner ● La pasta -- pasta, usually made from scratch ● La pizza -- pizza, Naples is the hearth and is supposedly the best pizza ever as all the Northern restaurants try to imitate its taste Ambiente: ● Italians love their environment, especially the sea and lakes, and try to preserve as best they can since they attract a lot of tourism from all around the world. They aim to preserve their beaches and their periphery to attract tourism and consequently income from all the attractions. ● However, older Italian generations don't think of climate change as an urgent problem and are usually fairly skeptical about the topic. Important vocabulary for environment: ● L’ambiente -- environment ● Il cambiamento climatico -- climate change ● Il clima -- climate Difficoltà economiche: ● There are many economic difficulties arising in Italy challenging society to overcome them. First, there is a big difference between the North and the South, the North being the richer more prosperous part and the South being in economic difficulty. This difference has been the same for centuries ever since the governing rich families were prevalent in the North. ● This not only causes bad blood and competition but also internal migration towards the North where families search for economic opportunities and prosperity. Important vocabulary for economic difficulties: ● I soldi -- money ● Le monete -- coins ● Il ricco -- a rich male ● La povertà -- poverty