Undergraduate Course: Introductory Italian Language (ELCI07001)
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A language course designed to give absolute beginners a basic, working knowledge of spoken and written Italian.
All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination.
There is an identical course (Introductory Italian Language - ELCI07002) which runs in the second semester.
On successful completion of the course students will have the option of taking Intermediate Italian Language ELCI07004 (20 credits) in Semester 2, which follows on from Introductory Italian Language |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | No students on programmes owned by DELC (Division of European Languages and Cultures) will be admitted to these courses. |
| Additional Costs | - Textbook:
That's Allegro - an Italian coursebook for English speakers, with audio CD, Edilingua, 2006
Available from Blakwell's bookshop
- a pocket dictionary |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course learners who performed successfully will be able to communicate at an elementary level (A1) in the target language in situations of daily routine. The acquisition of a basic language competence and a vocabulary of 600/700 words should be expected to allow the oral and written production of simple phrases, and to understand short passages where the context is clear and identified.
METHODOLOGY
An approach based on a contrastive analysis between Italian and English structures will help students to understand elementary grammar points, and gradually build up their confidence in the new language.
On successful completion of the course students will have to option of taking Intermediate Italian Language ELCI07004 (20 credits) in Semester 2, which follows on from Introductory Italian Language.
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Assessment Information
Coursework
Two assessments will be held on Thursday in weeks 6 and 9. Homework assignments will be accounted as well. The weighting for coursework (counting for the 50% of the final mark) is as follows:
Assessment 1 = 15%
Assessment 2 = 20%
Homework assignments = 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%.
All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination. |
Special Arrangements
| This course is open to all students. DELC students may only take this course if it over and above their full credit load, as in a non credit bearing course. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Mara Kirkwood
Tel: (0131 6)51 3752
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Course secretary | Miss Eleanor Humphrey
Tel: (0131 6)50 6949
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