CE3092: Italian Language B
School | Continuing and Professional Education |
Department Code | LEARN |
Module Code | CE3092 |
External Subject Code | R310 |
Number of Credits | 10 |
Level | L4 |
Language of Delivery | English |
Module Leader | Ms Helga Eckart |
Semester | Spring Semester |
Academic Year | 2013/4 |
Outline Description of Module
This module is designed for students with a little knowledge of Italian: perhaps one year at school or module CE3091 Italian language A. The primary focus will be upon the skills required for oral communication in social, survival and study situations. Some attention will be given to reading skills and basic writing skills will be introduced. At the end of this module, students should be able to sit one of the CILS examinations. Students with a GCSE in Italian are not permitted to take this module.
METHODS OF TEACHING: i) Weekly two-hour workshops. ii) use of the audio laboratory and Computer Assisted Language Learning facilities at LEARN.
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:
- demonstrate their ability to understand simple instructions and respond appropriately in everyday situations,
- demonstrate their ability to communicate in spoken and written form using limited vocabulary and formulaic expressions,
- 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).
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Assessment Breakdown
Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
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Written Assessment | 100 | Coursework | N/A |
Syllabus content
- Revision of basic elements of lexis, syntax and phonology
- Oral/Aural practice in a range of appropriate language functions in a widening variety of situations
- Development of basic notional language: time, number, space, abstractions
- Aspects of the “Cultural Briefing”: (eg customs, civilisation, politics) presented as reading or aural comprehension passages
- Readingcomprehension
- Introduction to writing skills
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