SML4004 : Intermediate Italian
- Offered for Year: 2020/21
- Module Leader(s): Ms Barbara Guidarelli
- Owning School: Modern Languages
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
Aims
In consonance with the overall aim of the degrees offered in the SML, this module will focus on consolidating students’ competence in Italian. It will reinforce students’ grammatical and lexical knowledge of the language and contribute to students’ broad-based knowledge of aspects of the history, politics, society and culture of Italy. The module also aims to prepare students for more specialist study in Italian Studies.
Outline Of Syllabus
This module is designed as an enhancement to the knowledge of the language and culture of Italy acquired in the module ‘Introduction to Italian language and culture’. It will also cover selected aspects of Italian Studies (e.g. film, politics, history). On the language learning side, there will be text comprehension, Italian grammar, composition, general oral work, and listening exercises.
Teaching Methods
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 30 | 1:00 | 30:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 8 | 1:00 | 8:00 | Online Synchronous |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 9 | 1:00 | 9:00 | Present in Person and/or online synchronous |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 36 | 1:00 | 36:00 | Structured online activities |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 18 | 1:00 | 18:00 | Structured Homework |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 98 | 1:00 | 98:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Online synchronous |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Practical language skills and knowledge can best be acquired in an interactive classroom setting. As this is a language module it is more classroom-based than the other optional (content) modules offered in the School, hence the higher number of contact hours.
Due to the Covid-19 crisis some of the contact hours will be delivered face to face and some will be delivered online.
THIS COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT AND ASSESSED IN ITALIAN.
Assessment Methods
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 50 | Present in Person or take-home paper |
| Oral Examination | 15 | 2 | M | 25 | PiP or online |
| Aural Examination | 40 | 2 | M | 25 | Present in Person or take-home paper |
Formative Assessments
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 2 pieces of written work set throughout the Semester in the target language. |
| Written Examination | 2 | M | Mock |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 2 pieces of written work set throughout the Semester in the target language |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
1. In the 120 mins written examination students will answer questions which directly relate to the skills learned during the 'reading and writing skills' part of the course: comprehension exercises and writing tasks. This assessment will test students' ability to write or type in the target language. Students are allowed to type their own answers provided that spell check/grammar check has been disabled.
2. The oral examination will consist of a conversation with the teacher covering cultural issues studied in class and about aspects of the students' academic and social life. For the cultural side of the conversation picture prompts may be used. This assessment will test students’ ability to produce and present their own output orally and to discuss with a target language speaker directly and spontaneously.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- SML4004's Timetable