Overview
This topic is designed for beginners in Italian, and consists of language and culture classes. Emphasis is placed on the comprehension and use of spoken and written Italian, as well as aspects of Italian culture. The program, which pre-supposes regular attendance at all scheduled classes, includes both seminar-type instruction and … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Aims
This topic aims to:
- Introduce students to the basic phonetics and grammatical structures of the Italian language through interactive learning and participation in a wide range of activities that focus on the four macro skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing
- Enhance the communicative competence of students through role-play and collaborative linguistic skill development in Italian
- Provide an introduction to socio-cultural understanding in relation to contemporary Italy
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Identify basic information from short, simple written texts and spoken passages in Italian, for different personal and social contexts
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Use basic Italian to produce original texts in speech and in writing, in a range of personal and social contexts
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Use a range of basic grammatical and syntactical structures and vocabulary through interpretation in Italian
4.
Apply basic features of Italian culture, as they are expressed through language: holidays, social etiquette, gestures, formal occasions, etc.
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