Students taking this module will normally have passed Italian Language 1B or be able to demonstrate an equivalent knowledge of the language in all four skills of Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing at A2 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 A2.2/B1.1 Level on the CEFR which are not used in class will be available online to support independent learning. This module is benchmarked at B1.1 Level on the CEFR and the minimum exit level is A2.2.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to regularly perform a range of tasks at B1.1 Level in all four skills and may occasionally be able to perform at a B1.2 level or higher in Reading, in familiar contexts when they have access to appropriate sources of reference.
Topics/themes
Studies and student life; Time & leisure; television, sport, music etc.
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The world of work, work experience, professions
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Language & learning; Education & study; Mobility & travel
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Feelings and qualities: friendship and relationships
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Food and food culture
The class will normally be delivered by communicative language classes. By the end of the module students should understand spoken Italian in a wider variety of study and work-related contexts and be able to speak Italian with greater confidence and fluency in these contexts. Students will be able to understand a range of written texts, be able to work out the meaning of some unfamiliar vocabulary, use reference sources efficiently and conduct Internet searches. Students will practise writing simple texts of about 200-250 words using a variety of expressions and sentence structures, and will learn vocabulary to link ideas for clarity and fluency. Students will practise use and application of grammatical structures appropriate to A2/B1 on the CEFR.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 50 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 50 |