ATS2223 - Italian intermediate 1

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.

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. You will consolidate and extend your grammatical knowledge and vocabulary at level A2 of the European Language Framework.
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.
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:

interact in most everyday social situations with some confidence and fluency;

produce oral and written texts with varied tone and register;

read simply-structured literary texts and articles in periodicals;

use monolingual as well as bilingual dictionaries;

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)