| Unit name | Italian Language 1A (Post A-level) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ITAL10001 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Mr. Zhok |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
This unit is normally only available to students on a Single or Joint Honours Italian programme |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Italian |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will practise and develop students’ oral, aural, reading, writing skills in the language specified and also translation skills into English. The unit will provide students with a good understanding of grammar and cultural background of the language specified.
Students will:
Overall, students will attain a level comparable to B1/B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF).
3-4 weekly contact hours dedicated to the development of key skills. Mostly seminar based but may include some lectures for the delivery of grammar lessons. Ongoing e-learning tasks via Blackboard. Regular formative feedback on set homework.
One 3 hour exam (75%) plus continuous assessment (25%)
The exam assesses the three written skills. Continuous assessment tests the oral and aural skills.
25% - Translation - 100% exam
25% - Guided writing - 100% exam
25% - Composition - 100% exam
25% - Oral(70%)/Aural(30%) split - 100% continuous assessment
The four key skills are; ‘Composition’, ‘Translation’, ‘Guided Writing’ and ‘Oral/Aural’.
‘Composition’, assesses the students’ ability to communicate in the longer written form in the target language, which can include essay writing. ILOs assessed: i, ii
‘Translation’ assesses the students’ ability to translate accurately and fluently into and out of the target language. ILOs assessed: i, ii
‘Guided Writing’, sometimes also known as ‘Mediation into the Target Language’, assesses the students’ skills in reading comprehension and in expressing material in the target language in prose form (including condensing, translation into the target language, rephrasing, asking them to respond to structured or guided questions related to a given text, etc). It may also assess students’ metalinguistic and lexical competence (i.e. grammar and vocabulary). ILOs assessed: i, ii
‘Oral/Aural’ assesses the students’ verbal and listening skills, communicating verbally and in comprehension of the spoken language. ILOs assessed: i, ii
In order to progress into Year 2, students need to achieve a pass mark (40) in their overall language mark. Marks of below 40 in any of the four language skills would not prevent a student from progressing, as long as the overall average remained above 40.
Selection of dedicated material prepared in-house (SML). Grammar texts and dictionaries as appropriate to language area
