Undergraduate Course: Foundation Italian Language 1 (ELCI07007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A course for beginners with no previous knowledge of Italian, designed to give complete beginners a basic, working knowledge of spoken and written Italian.
1. Auditing (Class Only) is not allowed. All students must take all elements of assessment, including the examination.
2. Students will be assigned a group and each group has two classes a week. You must be able to attend both classes in order to take the course.
3. Students with previous knowledge of the language are not permitted and may be asked to withdraw from the course.
This course runs in semester 1 and semester 2.
On successful completion of the course students will be eligible to take Foundation Italian 2.
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| Course description |
Foundation Italian Language 1 is a communicative course aimed at developing your understanding and production of the language at CEFR level A1/A1+. Thera are 2 classes per week. Each class has an autonomous learning component and consists of a live tutorial.
The self-study component allows you to start working through the course material independently and to prepare for the live session. The tutorials will help you to consolidate your understanding and your use of new linguistic content. Focusing on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, the live sessions with the tutors will give you the opportunity to practise the language in small activity groups on a variety of everyday topics.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | No previous knowledge of Italian is required. |
| Additional Costs | Course book
A bilingual dictionary |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 101 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 21,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
151 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100% (NO FINAL EXAMS)
2 Writing Tasks 30% of final grade (2x15%)
2 Language Tests 30% of final grade (2x15%)
1 Listening Comprehension and Writing Test 20% of final grade
1 Video Presentation 10% of final grade
Overall participation 10% of final grade (continuous assessment in formative activities in class and online) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 65 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Lecture Hours 21,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
151 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100% (NO FINAL EXAMS)
2 Writing Tasks 30% of final grade (2x15%)
2 Language Tests 30% of final grade (2x15%)
1 Listening Comprehension and Writing Test 20% of final grade
1 Video Presentation 10% of final grade
Overall participation 10% of final grade (continuous assessment in formative activities in class and online) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- communicate in Italian at approximately level A1/1+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (for example: introduce yourself and others; ask and answer questions about personal details; talk about events in the past);
- draw on a vocabulary of 600/700 words to speak on personal topics and in contexts of daily routine; apply a basic knowledge of grammar appropriate to the level;
- produce and read texts on familiar everyday topics;
- comprehend short listening passages where the context is familiar and formulate answers to linked comprehension questions;
- develop confidence in language learning, understanding and responding to others in appropriate situations; learn to work autonomously individually as well as in pairs or small groups; develop intercultural awareness skills.
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Reading List
Current reading list:
Spazio Italia. Corso di italiano per stranieri. Livello: A1, Loescher, 2015.
The textbook is available, at a small discount, from our local BLACKWELL'S Bookshop , 53-62 South Bridge Edinburgh , or you can find it on the publisher's website (Loescher), or on Amazon.
Please check the links below:
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/readinglists/displaylist.jsp?fm_course=40640
NEW READING LIST:
"Spazio Italia. Corso di italiano per stranieri. Livello: A1", Loescher, 2015 (you can buy the textbook with the digital ebook, or only the ebook).
The textbook with the ebook is available, at a small discount, from our local BLACKWELL'S Bookshop , 53-62 South Bridge Edinburgh. Alternatively, you can buy the ebook (only) on the publisher's website (Loescher).
Please check the links below:
Blackwells https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/readinglists/displaylist.jsp?fm_course=40640
Loescher https://www.loescher.it/dettaglio/opera/O_3348/Spazio-Italia |
Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| 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.
Please note that auditing this course is not allowed.
DELC students may only take this course if it is over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course. Visiting Students may only take this course for credits.
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| Keywords | OLFITAL1SEM1&2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Michela Prevedello
Tel: (0131 6)51 1360
Email: Michela.Prevedello@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stuart Moyes
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: stuart.moyes@ed.ac.uk |
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