Italian Beginner 2 (MLT108)

• University credits: 10
• University levels: 1-4
• Pre-requisite: MLT107A/B, GCSE grade C/D (3/4), CEF A1
• Co-requisite: N/A
• Public: Students, members of staff, members of the public
• Teaching period: Spring semester (see timetables & course dates)
• Contact times: 3 hours per week over 12 weeks, starting in Week 1 of the semester, and including a two-hour class and a one-hour lab session.
• Group size: Maximum of 23 students per class-group and 10-15 per lab-group
• Language co-ordinator: Alessia Brighi
• Module leader: Alessia Brighi
• Pathway: MLT207

Assuming successful completion of the Beginner 1 unit or equivalent, this unit aims to consolidate and expand the general foundation in the language and culture acquired at Beginner's level, providing a solid basis for the next level and enabling learners to cope with a range of predictable, everyday communicative situations encountered when interacting at an elementary level with native speakers during, for instance, a brief visit abroad. Based on 36 hours of small group interactive seminars and tutorials predominantly delivered in the foreign language, the unit also comprises 64 hours of monitored private study.

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

• perform at Level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• understand phrases and high frequency vocabulary related to areas of personal relevance (e.g. personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment), and catch the main point in short, clear messages and announcements
• find specific, predictable information in simpler everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables, and understand short simple personal letters
• communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities, and handle short social exchanges when prompted, describing in simple terms their family and other people, living conditions, their educational background and their present or most recent job
• write simple notes, messages and short personal letters or emails relating to matters in areas of immediate need, requesting or providing information as appropriate
• demonstrate an insight into the most common aspects of the culture and everyday life in areas where the language is spoken so as to respond appropriately when interacting with native speakers in simple situations.
• demonstrate a practical understanding of essential grammar terminology and a basic ability to study the language by themselves, using essential tools such as the World Wide Web or a dictionary and developing techniques for the acquisition and retention of new language
• demonstrate awareness in a number of transferable skills such as IT skills, presenting information, handling unexpected communicative situations, taking intercultural differences and language barriers into account, learning independently, etc.

Set textbook

• Italian 1 (3rd edition), Benetti, M. et al (Palgrave: 2016), ISBN: 978-1137579218.

Recommended textbook:

• Soluzioni! : a practical grammar of contemporary Italian, De Rôme D. (Hodder: 2010), ISBN: 978-1444128130 free online access available.

This module can be validated as part of the following schemes:

• Undergraduate degree
• MLTC Confirmation of Attendance or Completion
• Higher Education Achievement Record
• Doctoral Development Programme & Research Training Programme

Assessment:

Important: the method of assessment to be used in 2023-24 is subject to change and the below is for the 2022-23 academic year. This page will be updated with further information in due course.

• Written examination (in the examination period): 50%  
• Oral Assessment: 50%

Feedback: In addition to on-going individual and collective feedback during class-activities, learners will receive individual written feedback on the three pieces of assessment above.

MLTC Timetables