IT1016 Italian Language Intermediate 2

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 7

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Students can take this module only if they took Intermediate Italian in S1.

Planned timetable

To be confirmed

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr M Codice

Dr M Codice
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Italian Department staff

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

Building on Italian Intermediate 1 and in line with the Common European Framework of Reference for Modern Languages, the emphasis of this module will be on the acquisition of communicative language competences (linguistic, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic) at B1 level through oral and written, productive, receptive, and mediating activities. Classes will be conceived according to a communicative approach and mixed-skills teaching. The activities proposed will include reading comprehension exercises and oral summaries of written texts, aural comprehension tasks, oral presentations, translation into the target language and reflection on translation strategies. Students will also be introduced to more advanced grammatical structures and topics and will expand their vocabulary knowledge in specific areas. Finally, students will engage with Italian literature and aspects of Italian culture through seminars on selected Italian literary texts.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS IT1015

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 75%, Examination = 25%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 75%, Examination = 25%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 tutorials (X11 weeks) + 1 seminar (X11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

44

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

154

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • present a topic in Italian and engage in discussion and answer questions on it
  • produce written texts in Italian with a degree of complexity compatible with this level
  • read, understand, discuss different text types and styles in Italian
  • produce accurate, consistent, and effective translations from English into Italian
  • use vocabulary and linguistic functions appropriately
  • demonstrate a preliminary knowledge and understanding of Italian culture and literature