Module ITAL2031: Italian Language 2B

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Italian)

ITAL2031: Italian Language 2B

Tied To

• LA01: Liberal Arts
• LA02: Liberal Arts (with Year Abroad)
• LA03: Liberal Arts (with Placement Year)
• LMV0: Combined Honours in Social Sciences
• LMVA: Combined Honours in Social Sciences (with Year Abroad)
• LMVP: Combined Honours in Social Sciences (with Placement Year)
• R002: Modern Languages and Cultures [inc. Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish] (with YA)
• RV91: Modern European Languages and History
• RV92: Modern European Languages and History (with Year Abroad)
• T102: Chinese Studies (with Year Abroad)
• T202: Japanese Studies (with Year Abroad)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To improve and expand linguistic competence (oral and written).
• To expand knowledge of the language-specific culture and stimulate intercultural awareness.

Content

• To revise and consolidate competence in Italian grammar and syntax, broaden vocabulary, and develop a securer sense for idiom in contemporary spoken and written Italian.
• To broaden understanding of modern Italian life and culture.
• Discussion and practice of specific grammatical structures: oral and written exercises in groups and individually.
• Development of translation skills (from and into Italian).
• Introduction to different registers of written Italian.
• Practice in essay writing in Italian.
• Speaking and listening practice in small groups, based on topical issues.
• The teaching and resources in this module reflect a commitment to linguistic and cultural diversity. It positions the richness of the Italian-speaking world at the core of its syllabus.

Learning Outcomes

• An understanding of:
• modern Italian life and culture,
• specific grammatical structures,
• different registers of written Italian.

• Students will develop their receptive and productive skills in Italian, in line with the level B2 of the CEFR.

• Students will improve their written and oral skills, expanding on the foundation of grammatical and syntactical accuracy consolidated at Level 1 to explore more sophisticated modes of verbal expression and registers.
• Students will gain the ability to present and/or construct an argument effectively in the target language.

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

• The teaching will consist of three one-hour classes per week. Classes will be conducted in Italian.
• Students will take part in debates and discussions, participate in listening-comprehension and translation exercises, and prepare short texts and grammatical exercises for correction in class.
• Appropriateness (accuracy and register) and range (structures and lexis), as well as the ability to manipulate the language will be monitored and assessed through a variety of written and oral tasks.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Regular written and oral exercises.