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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module ITAL3021: ITALIAN LANGUAGE 4B

Department: Modern Language and Cultures (Italian)

ITAL3021: ITALIAN LANGUAGE 4B

Type Open Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2007/08 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • Italian Language 2B (ITAL2031) or Italian Language 2B and Year Abroad (ITAL2051).

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • Not available to students following the European Studies programme.

Aims

  • To teach advanced competence in the contemporary spoken and written idiom, in various registers, building on principles and practice applied in ITAL2031/ITAL2051, and to reinforce understanding of modern Italian life and culture.

Content

  • Oral and written exercises designed to foster skills in translation, debate, commentary and composition in Italian.
  • Speaking practice in small groups, based on the discussion of topical issues studied in the context of Italian experience.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • By the end of the course students should have consolidated their knowledge of the Italian language and improved their translation skills into Italian.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Student should have improved their oral communications skills in terms of fluency and appropriate linguistic register.
Key Skills:

    Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

    • This module is taught in two weekly language classes. All classes are taught in Italian. Students are required to attend all classes and are expected to prepare themselves for classes and participate actively in discussions.

    Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

    Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
    Language Classes 63 3 per week 1 hour 63
    Preparation and Reading 137
    Total 200

    Summative Assessment

    Component: Examination Component Weighting: 50%
    Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
    two-hour written examination 100%
    Component: Oral Examination Component Weighting: 50%
    Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
    oral examination 100%

    Formative Assessment:

    Regular written and oral homework.


    Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University