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 |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A language course designed to give absolute beginners a basic, working knowledge of spoken and written Italian.
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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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 60 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Group A | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | Group A | 1-11 | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | Central | Lecture | Group B | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | Group B | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | Central | Lecture | Group C | 1-11 | | 16:10 - 18:00 | | | | | Central | Lecture | Group C | 1-11 | | | | 16:10 - 18:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Wednesday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Group A only: Appleton Tower Seminar Room 2.05 - Group B Thu 20th Sep 2pm Appleton Tower Seminar Room 2.05 - Group C Thu 20th Sep 4pm Appleton Tower Seminar Room 2.07 |
| Additional information |
IMPORTANT: Students must attend pairs of classes choosing ONE of:
GROUP A: Mon & Wed 2-4pm Appleton Tower Room 2.05 (first class Wed 19th Sep)
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GROUP B: Tue & Thur 2-4pm Appleton Tower Room 2.05 (first class Thu 20th Sep)
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Group C: Tue & Thur 4-6pm Appleton Tower Room 2.07 (first class Thu 20th Sep)
Please sign up for your chosen times via LEARN (the new WebCT) as soon as you have enrolled and come along to the first class meeting in your chosen class hours.
Please note: there will be a limit of 20 students per class. If a class reaches capacity, you will need to choose another group. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Introductory Italian Language | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
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%. |
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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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
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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