ATS2232 - Intensive intermediate Italian 2 (in country) - 2017

This unit aims to consolidate and to extend language skills acquired in the intermediate 1 level. In the cultural component students will study a range of literary texts and films significant within the socio-historical and literary Italian context but also relevant within the local Tuscan context

Upon successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:

1. interact in most everyday social situations with confidence and fluency in their use of the Italian language;
2. vary the tone and register of the oral and written texts they produce;
3. read simply-structured literary texts or articles in newspapers and periodicals;
4. use monolingual as well as bilingual dictionaries;
5. understand the development of a range of literary texts and films, and
6. understand important aspects of Italian social and cultural history.

Within semester assessment: 60% + Exam: 40%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. + Additional requirements + This unit is taught intensively at Prato

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Dr Samuele Grassi

Italian studies

ATS2223 or their equivalent