ITA-90001 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge.

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Italian and will develop basic communication skills in Italian in everyday situations such as introducing oneself and giving and understanding personal information about oneself, family and friends.
Alongside the Italian language, you will get an insight into Italian culture e.g. you will learn about a variety of Italian traditions and customs, and culture specific behaviour.
Time with the tutor will be mainly devoted to speaking practice, but you will also develop your reading and writing skills in Italian. We will use a series of materials which will give a basic outline and structure to the course, but these will be supplemented by regular video and online materials. There will also be the opportunity to practise and reinforce vocabulary and language structures by using online materials in KLE, linked to the weekly classes.
The language level of this module corresponds to work leading to Level A1 in the European Common Framework for Languages (CEFR -A1).

To equip students who have no prior knowledge of Italian with basic language skills and introduce them to aspects of Italian culture.
The module also aims to introduce students to general language learning strategies.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Understand familiar words and basic phrases concerning themselves and their family when people speak slowly and clearly.: 1,3
Understand and extract key information from simple written texts, for example messages, notices, posters, catalogues, etc.: 1,2
Interact in simple, familiar situations, asking and answering simple questions related to personal information, and being able to ask for repetition or clarification, provided the other person talks slowly and clearly: 3
Write simple notes, messages and short texts (e.g. personal letters or emails) providing personal information about themselves and their surroundings, making pertinent grammatical and lexical choices: 1,2
Understand and use simple grammatical structures and rules and develop language learning strategies: 1,2,3
Recognise and act upon very basic cultural differences as encountered in everyday situations and demonstrate knowledge of common traditions in Italy: 1,2,3

Study hours

22 hours of contact time in class.
40 hours assessment preparation and completion.
88 hours guided independent study.

School Rules

Admission to the module must be confirmed through completion of a language level selfassessment
form.
Students are only permitted to take one Italian language module per semester.
Students can only take one absolute beginners, language module 90001, in any one academic
year.

Description of Module Assessment