CE3091: Italian Language A

School Continuing and Professional Education
Department Code LEARN
Module Code CE3091
External Subject Code R310
Number of Credits 10
Level L4
Language of Delivery English
Module Leader Ms Helga Eckart
Semester Autumn Semester
Academic Year 2013/4

Outline Description of Module

This module is designed for students with no knowledge of the Italian language who wish to acquire the basics of the language for social, survival or study purposes. The primary focus will be upon the skills of speaking and listening, but some attention will be given to reading skills.  Students with a GCSE in Italian are not permitted to take this module.

METHODS OF TEACHING: i) Weekly two-hour workshops ii) Self study including use of digital language laboratory.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT: i) Coursework 20%. ii) Oral end test 30%/continuous assessment 10%. iii) Aural end test 40%.

Email: languages@cardiff.ac.uk

On completion of the module a student should be able to

  • Communicate orally at a basic level in Italian in given survival, social and study settings.
  • Demonstrate understanding of spoken Italian at basic level in survival and study settings.
  • Demonstrate some competence in basic syntax.

 

How the module will be delivered

This module will be taught in small groups to encourage interaction. The emphasis will be on communication. The module is taught over 12 weeks.

Skills that will be practised and developed

Intellectual Skills                       -    integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study. 

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

  1. demonstrate their ability to understand simple instructions and respond appropriately in everyday situations,
  2. demonstrate their ability to communicate in spoken and written form using limited vocabulary and formulaic expressions,
  3. collect information from short texts in the target language. 

Employability Skills:    - to be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group,

                                       - to understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies

How the module will be assessed

 

100% coursework (breakdown below).

 

Type of assessment

 

%

Contribution

Title

Duration
(if applicable)

Approx. date of Assessment

speaking

30

2 role plays (15% each)

 

 

speaking

10

Class participation

 

End of module

listening

40

Class test

 

End of module

Coursework

20

2 pieces (10% each)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Breakdown

Type % Title Duration(hrs)
Written Assessment 100 Coursework N/A

Syllabus content

  • Introduction to basic elements of lexis, syntax and phonology
  • Oral/Aural practice in a range of appropriate language functions e.g.

           -           Greeting/leave taking
           -           Giving personal information re:
                       name, age, nationality, occupation etc
           -           Asking for information/directions/prices in a variety of appropriate settings

 

  • Basic numeracy in Italian
  • The “cultural briefing”: aspects of Italian society (e.g. civilisation, economics, politics) considered important for the student traveller in Italy - presented as reading or aural comprehension passages
  • Reading comprehension at a basic, survival level (signs, menus, basic correspondence)

Essential Reading and Resource List

Required:

Italian Espresso 1, Alma Edizioni 2006

Suggested:

Tony Giovanazzi, Basic Italian grammar, London John Murray 1996

Marco Mezzadri, Essential grammar in practice : a reference and practice book for students from elementary to intermediate, Perugia : Guerra 2001


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