MLI2001 - Italian Language, Written and Oral
2011/2 Module description
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Credit Value | 30 |
| ECTS Value | 15 |
| NQF Level | |
| Pre-requisites | MLI1001 (or equivalent) |
| Co-requisites | |
| Duration of Module |
Module aims
This language module is primarily for language students who have taken MLI1001 in year 1. It aims to consolidate the skills acquired during the previous year, and to improve and extend students' command of modern Italian, written and spoken. Emphasis will be on the consolidation and expansion of the Italian language through grammar, reading comprehension, translation into Italian and composition. Translation from Italian to English will explore different registers of language and prepare students to handle these in a competent and professional way.Syllabus plan
The syllabus plan will follow the textbook and be supplemented by additional translation work and
newspaper articles, for example:
Week 1: Incontri (Grammar points: passato prossimo; imperfect; pronouns)
Lesson 1: Ascolto: 2 & 3; Lettura: 5; 6 A casa: exs. 7, 9, 10
Lesson 2: Go over homework; 11; 12; 13 A casa: Caffé culturale (perhaps follow up one of the exercises
to include in your Log)
Oral class: Exercises 1; 4; 14; 15
Additional exercises – see workbook
Learning and teaching methods
Details of Learning and Teaching Methods:
Three integrated classes weekly, two concentrating on grammar, comprehension, translation into
Italian, composition and summary in Italian; one integrated oral class to support and expand the
work done in the other two classes.
Indicative basic reading list
Indicative basic reading list:
Italian Espresso 2: Italian course for English Speakers textbook (Alma Edizioni, 2007) ISBN
978-88-89237-95-3
Italian Espresso 2: Italian course for English Speakers workbook (Alma Edizioni, 2007) ISBN
978-88-89237-97-7
Recommended Texts:
Da Capo, Lazzarino and Monneti (Heinle, 2006)
J Colaneri, V Luciani, 501 Italian Verbs (2
nd
edition) (Barron's)
Recommended dictionaries:
Collins Sansoni Italian Dictionary, ed. V. Macchi (Collins); Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary (Oxford UP);
Dizionario della lingua italiana, ed. G.Cusatelli (Garzanti)
Indicative web based resources e.g. Webct:
WebCT; activities suggested by textbook
Other resources:
Foreign Language Centre; materials recommended in library
Last revision date
September 2011
Total student study time
300 hours, including 40 hours of written classes and 20 hours of oral classesIntended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Module Specific Skills:
1. Apply a knowledge of a broad range of grammatical features of Italian to a variety of
linguistic tasks.
2. Translate passages from a variety of authentic written sources from English into Italian, and
from Italian into English.
3. Deal competently with demanding comprehension passages.
4. Develop an argument in written Italian.
5. Give a short oral presentation in Italian on a defined topic to a small group of listeners and
to engage in group discussion.
Discipline Specific Skills:
6. Understand styles and registers of written and spoken Italian.
7. Understand and use in class discussion a broad range of linguistic terms, to identify and
define his/her mistakes in Italian. Understand grammatical and syntactical structures.
8. Use a bilingual or Learners' monolingual dictionary to glean information about meaning,
register, usage and grammatical forms.
Personal and Key Skills:
9. Communicate competently in a foreign language.
10. Express and discuss views in front of a group of listeners.
Assignments and assessments
| Formative or % Contribution | Form of Assessment | Size of the assessment e.g. duration/length | ILOs assessed by this assessment | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formative | Translations, compositions, and comprehension work throughout the year | 1-4, 6-8 | Written and oral | |
| 25% | Written exam at the end of term 1 | 1 hour | 1-4, 6, 7 | Written and oral |
| 25% | Oral exam in term 2 | 15 minutes | 5, 9, 10 | Written |
| 50% | Written exam at the end of term 3 | 2 hour | 1-4, 6, 7 | Written |
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