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Italian for Non-Specialists, Level 1A (IT0002)

? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 7  ? Acronym : LLC-1-IT0002

A language course designed to give absolute beginners a basic, working knowledge of spoken and written Italian.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : No previous knowledge of Italian is required.

? Prohibited combinations : No students on programmes owned by DELC (Division of European Languages and Cultures) will be admitted to these courses.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Priority to enrol will be given as follows:

1)students from the Colleges of Science and Engineering, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and all Visiting Students;
2)students from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences from subject areas outwith the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures;
3)students from the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures from subject areas outwith the Division of European Languages;
4)all other students.

NB: Students will be confirmed whether they have been accepted on this course only after the first meeting.

? Costs : a coursebook (approx. £18) a pocket dictionary

Subject Areas

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Lecture Monday 17:00 20:00 Central

? Additional Class Information : Monday & Thursday 17.00-18.30: WRB room G10
Tuesday (not in W1) 17-18 Microlab: AFB basement

FIRST MEETING: Tuesday 18/09/07 at 17.00: WRB room G10

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

A course designed to give beginners a grasp of the language at an elementary level. Students will progressively develop basic reading, writing, listening and speaking skills and acquire a basic range of linguistic structures as well as vocabulary of approximately 600 words.

Assessment Information

Class work 50% (3 written assessments).
Degree exam 50%. (a two-hour examination at the end of Semester)

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length
1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)
2ND August 1 - 2 hour(s)

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Catherine Rutter
Email : catherine.rutter@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Ms Cinzia Pusceddu
Tel : (0131 6)50 3641
Email : Cinzia.Pusceddu@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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