Module Identifier IT20010  
Module Title ITALIAN LANGUAGE(SINGLE HONS EUROPEAN LANG;MINOR LANGUAGE)  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Mr Adriano Vincentelli  
Semester Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)  
Pre-Requisite (Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 2 Italian. Only available to Single Honours European Language students.  
Course delivery Other   Contact Hours. 18 sessions of lectures / seminars / tutorials / practicals  
Assessment Semester Exam   2 Hours   60%  
  Semester Assessment   Continuous Assessment: Translations, grammar, exercises, comprehension   40%  
  Supplementary Exam   3 Hours One three hour paper; Unless only the oral component is failed in which case the supplementary examination will be and oral examination.   100%  

Learning outcomes

Successful candidates should feel that they have aquired
- a good passive command of different registers of Italian
- an understanding of the mechanisms of Italian grammar
- a knowledge of the structure of the written language
- comprehension and translation skills from Italian to English.

Brief description

This module forms part of the core Level 2 programme in European Languages (Italian Minor) and is one of the three written language courses taken in that year (it may be taken in Year 4 by students who take up the minor language ab initio in Year 2). It thus follows on from the appropriate module in earlier years (IT10120, IT10740, IT21530) and aims to deepen students' understanding of Italian as a written language and to enhance their knowledge of Italian more generally, with the emphasis in assessed work being on the ability to translate accurately and idiomatically from Italian. Students who successfully complete the module should feel that they will have a good advanced passive command of different registers of Italian and a better understanding of the workings of Italian grammar within the written language.

Reading Lists

Books
** Reference Text
A. Laura Lepschy and G. Lepschy. The Italian Language Today. Hutchinson
S. Adorni & K. Primorac. English Grammar for students of Italian. Arnold Harrap'Italian Verbs
G. Devoto and G. Oli. Dizionario della lingua italiana. Le Monnier
English-Italian, Italian-English Dictionary. Collins-Sansoni
Il Ragazzini: dizionario inglese-italiano, italiano-inglese. di Giuseppe Ragazzini