Languages

Italian in Context B

Module code: R3063
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Class
Assessment modes: Coursework

Building on existing levels of proficiency at B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference [CEFR] the module aims to:

  • Enable students to understand the main ideas ideas within complex speech and texts and to communicate effectively in the target language (TL), with fluidity and spontaneity, in a variety of contexts;
  • Provide opportunities, across a selected variety of topics and themes, for participation in advanced level communicative language activities (e.g. listening, reading, speaking, writing, interaction, and mediation);
  • Consolidate and develop the range of complex language structures, syntax, and specialised vocabulary to support consistent accuracy and control in use of the TL;
  • Facilitate the exploration, and analysis of a special subject linked to the student’s chosen field of interest.

Module learning outcomes

  • By the end of the module, with reference to CEFR B2 level, a successful student should be able to recognise and identify the main arguments of extended complex discourse, in standard and increasingly specialised target language, within a selected range of subjects.
  • communicate effectively in the target language, displaying a degree of spontaneity and awareness of conventions of register, within a selected variety of formal/informal contexts.
  • use and apply specialised vocabulary and complex target language structures cohesively, appropriate to context.
  • critically analyse in the target language, a special subject linked to a chosen field of interest.