| Students taking this module require to have achieved a pass in Italian Language 1A or be able to demonstrate an equivalent knowledge of the language in all four skills of Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing at B1.2/working towards B2.1 level on the Common European Framework of Reference for language qualifications. A communicative approach is adopted in the teaching, making maximum appropriate use of Italian throughout, to develop all four language skills in an integrated manner, whilst ensuring that students are supported in developing a declarative knowledge of Italian grammar appropriate to Year 2 of third level study, and are able to apply that knowledge systematically to all four language skills. An extensive range of additional materials, benchmarked at B2.1 Level on the CEFR which are not used in class will be available online to support independent learning. This module is benchmarked at B2.1 on the CEFR and the minimum exit level is B1.2. This reflects the research findings of the Association of Language Testers Europe (ALTE) that although successful learners generally take more than 200 hours of learning to progress from B1 to B2 Level, students taking this module have will have been working at B1 Level for some time and are working towards B2 Level. On successful completion of the module, students will be performing consistently at B2.1 Level in all four skills and may occasionally be able to perform at B2.2 level in the passive skills (Reading and Listening) in contexts closely associated with those that have featured in the teaching programme and/or in familiar contexts when they have access to appropriate sources of reference and have sufficient time to prepare. |
| Indicative Syllabus: |
| The syllabus will cover a wide range of topics appropriate to a range of everyday settings in Italy. The focus will be on developing student’s knowledge and understanding of vocabulary and structures appropriate work and study situations that they may encounter on their year abroad. Topics may vary from year to year, depending on choice of core text books but are likely to include such areas as:
By the end of the module students will understand spoken and Italian in a wide variety of study and work-related contexts and be able to speak confidently and fluently in these contexts. They will understand a range of written texts of different types and styles. They will be able to use reference sources efficiently. They will be able to write texts of about 300-350 words using a variety of expressions and sentence structures with few grammatical errors which are so serious as to impede communication. Students will have a good vocabulary relevant to the fields of work and study, they will have a solid grounding in the grammatical system of the language and they will be well prepared to undertake a work or study placement in Italy the following session.
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The class will normally be delivered by communicative language classes. Students will normally undertake approximately 40 minutes of study/preparation for each class hour.
Attendance, participation and self-directed learning are viewed as essential elements of the learning process and a minimum of 75% of student attendance/participation will be expected.
| Module Content & Assessment | |
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 50 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 50 |