ML8066: High-Level Proficiency in Italian Language

School Italian
Department Code MLANG
Module Code ML8066
External Subject Code 100326
Number of Credits 15
Level L6
Language of Delivery English
Module Leader Dr Caroline Lynch
Semester Autumn Semester
Academic Year 2022/3

Outline Description of Module

This module aims to refine your linguistic and cultural competencies acquired in Italian at previous levels. By fortifying productive (written and oral), receptive (aural and reading) and mediation (translation, précis, textual analysis) and intercultural awareness skills, you will achieve capacity for graduate employment or higher degrees of specialisation. To accomplish this, they will work with a variety of oral, aural and textual materials, primarily aimed at consolidating communicational skills in the Italian language. You will use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes, while also fine-tuning your transferable skills. 

On completion of the module a student should be able to

  1. Read, understand and speak Italian to a level comparable with B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) 
  2. Collect, select, evaluate and present information or interpretations of material on a specific topic in writing. 
  3. Mediate between source and Italian language by means of translating and/or interpreting across a wide range of topics. 
  4. Comment critically on aspects of the cultures, communities and societies where the language is used

How the module will be delivered

The module will be delivered through a range of interactive teaching sessions supplemented by online teaching and learning activities and materials – and may include, where relevant, asynchronous materials such as lecture recordings. Full details on the delivery mode of this module will be available on Learning Central at the start of the academic year – and may be, in part, determined by Welsh Government and Public Health Wales guidance.  

Independent Learning: You will be expected to spend a significant amount of time studying and participating in individual and collaborative activities outside the live sessions. Materials will be provided on Learning Central which will help you develop your expertise as an independent language learner. You will be asked to consolidate your language learning by learning vocabulary and linguistic structures, and by reading, watching and/or listening to material in the Italian language. You will also be expected to prepare and complete exercises and activities online, to complete written, listening and oral tasks and to engage with tutors and peers through discussion boards and forums. Over the course of the year you will continue to develop your repertoire of effective language learning strategies. 

Skills that will be practised and developed

Language skills 

  • Express him/herself fluently and spontaneously in the Italian on a wide range of topics and registers. 
  • Understand a wide range of longer texts and recognise nuances in meaning and use. 
  • Write clear, well-structured, detailed texts in Italian on complex subjects. 
  • Refine knowledge and understanding of language varieties, register, genre, nuances of meaning and language use. 
  • Use the Italian flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.  
  • Engage in online exchanges between several participants, effectively linking his/her contributions to previous ones on the thread. 

Intercultural awareness, understanding and competence 

  • Critically understand other cultures and practices other than student’s own. 
  • Articulate to others the contribution that the Insert culture has made at a regional and global level. 
  • Appreciate and evaluate critically student’s own culture. 

Language-related skills 

  • Develop awareness and understanding of student’s own approaches for learning Italian language. 
  • Develop awareness and understanding of student’s own learning style and learning opportunities of Italian language. 

Generic skills 

  • Use Italian language creatively and precisely for a range of purposes and audiences. 
  • Extract and synthesise key information from written, spoken and other sources. 
  • Organise and present ideas within the framework of a structured and reasoned argument. 
  • Develop digital literacy. 
  • Develop problem-solving skills. 
  • Use Italian language source materials appropriately. 
  • Make effective use of language reference materials such as grammars, standard and specialised dictionaries 
  • Write and think under pressure and meet deadlines. 
  • Manage own learning. 
  • Effective communication, presentation and interaction. 
  • Ability to work creatively and flexibly with others as part of a team. 
  • Linguistic mediation skills. 

How the module will be assessed

The key language skills are receptive (reading and listening), production (speaking and writing), mediation (translation between two languages) and intercultural awareness. Developing these skills involves acquiring metalinguistic and lexical competence, i.e. studying the building blocks of the language including grammatical and lexical patterns and structures. All of these skills are assessed through continuous assessment over the course of the module which reflects the progressive and accumulative nature of language learning. 

The method(s) of assessing the learning outcomes for this module are set out in the Assessment Table, which also contains the weightings of each assessment component.

Mapping of Assessments to Intended Learning Outcomes:

Oral assesses ILOs 1, 2, 4

Aural assesses ILOs 1, 2

Written task assesses ILOs 1, 3

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REASSESSMENT IN THIS MODULE:   

You will have the opportunity to complete 100% synoptic assessment during the resit period if you fail the module. Resit assessments that are not supported by extenuating circumstances will be capped at the pass mark applicable to your programme.  

 

Assessment Breakdown

Type % Title Duration(hrs)
Oral/Aural Assessment 40 Oral N/A
Oral/Aural Assessment 20 Aural N/A
Written Assessment 40 Written Task N/A

Syllabus content

The course will focus on: 

  • Oral conversation
  • Translation into Italian
  • Grammar revision
  • Translation into English
  • Aural 

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