IT11320 - USING ITALIAN

Module Identifier	IT11320
Module Title	USING ITALIAN
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-Requisite	GCSE Italian, IT11220 or experience/knowledge deemed comparable.
Mutually Exclusive	IT10120, IT10210, IT10740
Course delivery	Contact Hours	44 Hours (Total of 4 hours per week of Lectures/Seminars/Tutorials/Practicals)
Assessment	Oral examination	.3 Hours 20 minute oral test.	20%
	Assignment	6 written Italian assignments.	20%
	Continuous assessment	Italian oral/aural tests and participation.	20%
	Exam	1.5 Hours written exam	40%

Brief description

Builds upon the basic knowledge of vocabulary and grammar acquired by students who have followed IT11220 or taken Italian to GCSE, CILS1 or equivalent and covers lessons 12-24 of uno (CUP).

On completion of the module students will have acquired a basic knowledge of the language in general as well as a grasp of the basic structures of the Italian language and cultural context in which those structures are used.

Preparation for CILS Certificate II.

Learning outcomes

Students will have attained the Second level of the CILS (Certificate of Italian as a Foreign Language) issued by the University for Foreign Students at Siena -Italy- (The Department acts already as a centre for this examination)

Students will have acquired knowledge about the language in general as well as a grasp of the most important linguistic structures of the Italian language; they will have further developed their communicative skills

Students will have become familiar with the cultural context in which those structures are used.

Reading Lists

Books
** Should Be Purchased
Uno: Libro degli esercizi e sintesi di grammatica. Cambridge University Press
Uno: Libro dello studente. Cambridge University Press