Module Identifier IT19930  
Module Title ITALIAN LANGUAGE ADVANCED  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Mr Adriano Vincentelli  
Semester Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)  
Pre-Requisite A-level or equivalent in the language  
Mutually Exclusive IT10740 - incompatible  
Course delivery Seminars / Tutorials   77 Hours  
Assessment Semester Exam   3 Hours Written examination   30%  
  Semester Exam   Oral examination 1 X 20 minutes oral examination   30%  
  Semester Assessment   Regular work assignments   30%  
  Semester Assessment   Attendance and performance Attendance, active contribution and performance in small groups   10%  

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module students should be able to:

- identify an increase in their own skills in independent language study since A level
- demonstrate the improvement in their linguistic knowledge and skills since A level
- display proficiency in Italian grammar and syntax at the appropriate level
- translate selected passages from and into Italian
- identify different registers of written Italian
- use a range of linguistic structures
- communicate in written and oral Italian at a standard appropriate to Level 1
- produce summaries of material written in Italian
- use a rel;atively extensive Italian vocabulary
- give their own insights into key aspects of Italian society
- participate in debate at a standard appropriate to Level 1
- respond with clear understanding to spoken Italian
- demonstrate familiarity and confidence in the spoken application of Italian grammar
- sel;ect media articles, audio and video tapes for discussion in class

Brief description

This is a thin module with 3 hours per week and one hour per fortnight extending over Semesters 1 and 2. Students will do a range of listening/writing/oral exercises. All classes will be devoted to the integrated study of teh Italian language in its cultural context. Exercises will be set regularly. Marks for these - and for occasional tests in class - will constitute the CA mark for the course.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Giuseppe Ragazzini. Il Ragazzini: dizionario inglese-italiano, italiano-inglese.
Lazzarino, G and Monet da Capo. An Italian Review Grammar. Fort Worth: Holt, Teinhart and Winston
Adorni, S and Primorac, K. English Grammar for Students of Italian. Arnold Harrap, Italian Verbs
English-Italian, Italian-English Dictionary. Collins-Sansoni