Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Aims
To equip students who have no prior knowledge of Italian with basic language skills and introduce them to aspects of Italian culture.The module also aims to introduce students to general language learning strategies.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Understand familiar words and basic phrases concerning themselves and their family when people speak slowly and clearly.: 1,3Understand and extract key information from simple written texts, for example messages, notices, posters, catalogues, etc.: 1,2Interact in simple, familiar situations, asking and answering simple questions related to personal information, and being able to ask for repetition or clarification, provided the other person talks slowly and clearly: 3Write simple notes, messages and short texts (e.g. personal letters or emails) providing personal information about themselves and their surroundings, making pertinent grammatical and lexical choices: 1,2Understand and use simple grammatical structures and rules and develop language learning strategies: 1,2,3Recognise and act upon very basic cultural differences as encountered in everyday situations and demonstrate knowledge of common traditions in Italy: 1,2,3
22 hours of contact time in class.40 hours assessment preparation and completion.88 hours guided independent study.
Admission to the module must be confirmed through completion of a language level selfassessmentform.Students are only permitted to take one Italian language module per semester.Students can only take one absolute beginners, language module 90001, in any one academicyear.
Description of Module Assessment
1: Online Tasks weighted 30%Online TasksStudents will complete a series of online exercises to assess their reading comprehension,
grammar and writing skills in the target language.
2: Class Test weighted 20%Class TestStudents will complete an in-class test which may include writing a short text in the target
language in class.
3: Oral Exam weighted 50%Spoken Interaction AssessmentA 4-8 minute spoken interaction assessment to test speaking (productive), listening (receptive)
and conversation (interaction) skills. Task may include presentation, role play, description or
similar and question and answer. If assessments are organised in pairs or groups, individual
marks will be awarded to each student.