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 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - Italian |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | A course for beginners with no previous knowledge of Italian, designed to give absolute beginners a basic, working knowledge of spoken and written Italian. The course is not suitable for students with previous knowledge of Italian.
All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination.
There is an identical course (Introductory Italian Language - ELCI07001) which runs in the first semester.
On successful completion of the course students will have the option of taking Intermediate Italian Language ELCI07004 (20 credits), which follows on from Introductory Italian Language. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Introductory Italian Language (ELCI07001)
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Other requirements | No previous knowledge of Italian is required. |
Additional Costs | A course book
A bilingual dictionary
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
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 50% (two in class assessments and a homework assignment)
Degree exam 50% (A two-hour written paper)
All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination. |
Special Arrangements
This course is open to all students as a credit bearing course, or over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course. DELC students may only take this course if it over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course. |
Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | Introductory Italian Language |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mrs Mara Kirkwood
Tel: (0131 6)51 3752
Email: M.Mari-Kirkwood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Helene Thomsen
Tel: (0131 6)50 6949
Email: Helene.Thomsen@ed.ac.uk |
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