The Office for Human Resources Management & Development, in collaboration with the Faculty of Education will be organising a course in Maltese, titled Maltese as a Foreign Language (Level 2) for UM staff. This course follows the course of Maltese as a foreign language (Level 1) and is focused on a communicative approach.
Maltese as a Foreign Language (Level 2)
Tutor: Dr Jacqueline Zammit - Lecturer - Department of Languages & Humanities Education - Faculty of Education
Target Audience: Academic and administrative members of staff who have some knowledge of the Maltese language by having followed Maltese as a foreign language (Level 1)
Duration of course: 12 hours (6 sessions of 2 hours)
Dates: 27 Apr, 4, 11, 18, 25, 30 May 2023
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Delivery method: Online via Zoom
The course will include communication skills such as listening, interacting, reading and writing, as well as cultural and grammatical aspects.
Participants will learn certain aspects of etymology, verb conjugation in Maltese, and other grammatical topics. At the conclusion of the course, the learners should be able to:
- Express opinions briefly
- Exchange basic information
- Understand and talk about the time
- Order food and drinks at a restaurant
- Ask for the price, pay and buy
The following topics will be covered:
- Telling the time
- Describing their daily routine
- Describing food and drinks
- Going to a restaurant
- Buying clothes
- Describing a property
- Grammar: verbs, nouns, adverbs, and adjectives related to the topics dealt with: prepositions, imperfective verb forms, L-Għadd Imtenni, Plural Sħiħ u Miksur.
- Cultural and intercultural skills: social practices related to daily routine and the typical Maltese houses.