Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE DGP0341

 
TITLE Proficiency in Italian 1: beginner level A1

 
UM LEVEL 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus

 
MQF LEVEL Not Applicable

 
ECTS CREDITS Not Applicable

 
DEPARTMENT Degree Plus Programme

 
DESCRIPTION This unit is an introduction to Italian language and Italian civilization. It is designed for students who have never learned Italian or whose knowledge is limited to just a few words. It combines basic grammar, vocabulary and communication skills studied in real life situations.

Unit Aims:

- To enable students to read and create short texts;
- To allow students to participate in short conversations on topics of everyday life;
- To assist students in understanding the meaning of simple texts;
- To create an awareness of the essential grammatical aspects of Italian.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding:
By the end of the unit the student will be able to:

- recognize and use familiar words and simple phrases for concrete purposes;
- understand simple instructions and interactions;
- communicate in a basic way and be ready to repeat or reformulate to communicate.

2. Skills:
By the end of the unit the student will be able to:

- make use of a basic Italian vocabulary and simple language structures;
- express themselves in everyday situations (greeting people, talking about habits, expressing feelings and opinions, asking and giving information, talking about past events).

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

Matteo La Grassa, L’italiano all’università 1 : corso di lingua per studenti stranieri : A1-A2, Roma, Edilingua, 2011.

A course pack with a selection of theoretical and critical readings will be made available.

Assessment:

In keeping with the spirit of Degree Plus, there is no formal assessment associated with the unit. A certificate of attendance and of satisfactory completion of the unit will be provided at the end of the semester.

Note: Degree plus units are not designed to be incrementally burdensome in terms of the many academic demands placed on students during their undergraduate years.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture and Practicum

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Attendance No 100%

 
LECTURER/S Marion Pace Asciak
Joseph Noel Grima (Co-ord.)

 

 
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