Overview
The unit consist of two sections: Intermediate 1 Language (50%) and Culture (50%):
Language: this unit extends the basic language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing - through the use of contemporary written, aural and audio-visual materials representing selected situations and registers, and aspects of Italian history and culture. … For more content click the Read More button below.
Culture: an introduction to key aspects of medieval Italian history, society and culture and their connections to the present. In particular this unit introduces you to major medieval writers and artists, with a focus on the development of the Italian language, and on issues of gender, politics and social mobility.
Offerings
S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
SSB-01-PRATO-ON-BLK
Requisites
Prerequisite
Rules
Enrolment Rule
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Dr Barbara Pezzotti
Andrea Pagani
Unit Coordinator(s)
Andrea Pagani
Dr Barbara Pezzotti
Notes
- If this is your language entry point, this unit requires a language entry level test.
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This unit is taught either in intensive mode or across standard teaching periods. For intensive mode teaching dates, please refer to the non-standard dates website for the census date and information regarding financial penalties.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.
interact in most everyday social situations with some confidence and fluency;
2.
produce oral and written texts with varied tone and register;
3.
read simply-structured literary texts and articles in periodicals;
4.
use monolingual as well as bilingual dictionaries;
5.
discuss medieval Italy and its cultural output in the European context as well as its legacy today.
Teaching approach
Active learning
Assessment summary
Within semester assessment: 100%
Assessment
1 - Quiz/Quizzes
2 - Quiz/Quizzes
3 - In class test/s
4 - Essay
5 - In class test/s
6 - Oral test/assessment
7 - In-class test
8 - Essay
9 - Oral Test/Assessment
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Lectures
Tutorials
Workload requirements
Workload
Availability in areas of study
European languages (Italian studies)