Undergraduate Course: Introductory Italian Language (ELCI07002)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 07 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - Italian |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
A course for beginners with no previous knowledge of the language, designed to introduce the Italian Language to non specialist students. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
No students on programmes owned by DELC will be admitted to these courses.
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| Additional Costs |
Course book (appx. £18)
Pocket dictionary |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 30 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Tutorial | Grammar and vocabulary | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | Central | Laboratory | Listening activities and computer exercises | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. First Class Meeting, venue tbc |
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
Coursework
Two assessments will be held on Thursday in week 6 and 10. Attendance and homework will be accounted as well. The weighting for coursework (counting for the 50% of the final mark) is as follow:
Assessment 1 = 15%
Assessment 2 = 20%
Attendance and homework= 15%
Degree exam
All students have to sit a degree exam which counts for 50% of their final mark. The final pass mark is 40%. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
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. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mrs Mara Kirkwood
Tel: (0131 6)51 3752
Email: M.Mari-Kirkwood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Jacqueline Barnhart
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Jackie.Barnhart@ed.ac.uk |
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