Undergraduate Course: Italian 1 (ELCI08001)
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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - Italian |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Tuition in written and spoken Italian. Study of contemporary Italy; modern history, culture and literature. Language classes are streamed according to competence in Italian (from beginners to post-'A' level). Considerable private study is required in order to profit from this intensive course.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | A pass in at least one classical or modern foreign language at SCE Higher or Advanced GCE or equivalent evidence of linguistic proficiency.
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| Additional Costs | Language textbooks:
For beginners to Intermediate level:
Ciao! by Carla Larese Riga, Heinle, Cengage learning,International(7th) Edition (£32.99)
For advanced students (A level/ Advanced Higher +)
Nuovo qui Italia pił. Corso di lingua italiana per stranieri (livello intermedio B2-C1) by Mazzetti / Manili / Bagianti (approx £ 35) |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 85 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
The written language classes are on Monday & Tuesday 4-5pm. Alternative times for beginners only are available on Monday & Tuesday 3-4pm.
One additional language seminar to be timetabled at elective times on Thursdays or Fridays.
The Cultural Studies Lecture on Thursday 4-5 is for all students. |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 75,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
294 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Introduction to various aspects of Italian cultural expression.
Thorough grounding in both written and spoken language, equally intensive for both complete beginners and post A-level students. |
Assessment Information
| Continuous assessment plus examination. No exemption available. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Cultural Studies reading list:
Natalia Ginzburg, Lessico famigliare,1963(available from Balckwell's bookshop)
Beginners can read it in translation:Family sayings
(available to buy online via Amazon)
P. Bondanella, Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present (1983)
M. Liehm, Passion and Defiance: Film in Italy from 1942 to the Present (1984)
D. Kimbell, Italian Opera Cambridge University Press, 1991
W. Weaver, The golden century of Italian Opera, from Rossini to Puccini (1980)
Giovanni Boccaccio, Decameron, ed. By J. Usher, Oxford World Classics, 1993
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | DELC Italian 1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Mara Kirkwood
Tel: (0131 6)51 3752
Email: M.Mari-Kirkwood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jocelyn Proctor
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: jocelyn.proctor@ed.ac.uk |
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