Italian Stage 4

 

This language module is designed for students who have completed Level 903/003 Elementary 3 or have a A2 standard of the language in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), for example a GCSE. Through a variety of methods, students will develop competence in reading, writing, listening and speaking and an understanding of grammar. At the end of this 12 week-module, students will have reached an A2 upper elementary level in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and will be able to carry out very simple everyday tasks in the language. Students will be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. They will be able to express their opinions about familiar topics and functions in basic professional contexts. They will be able to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks clearly and is prepared to help. They will have a basic understanding of significant aspects of life and culture of the country and intercultural skills necessary for their language proficiency level.

 

You will learn to talk about sports, health and eating habits, to express feelings and emotions and to describe an apartment. The grammar will cover the future tense, the modal verbs in the past, the conditional form, the subjunctive and the formal imperative.

 

Grammatical content:

• The position of the pronoun with the informal imperative: alzati
• The future tense
• The conditional to express wishes and doubts se + presente/future
• The adjective bello: when placed before a noun it behaves as the definite article bel giardino, bei cani.bella stella, begli alberi
• The subjunctive to express wishes or personal opinions
• Expressions with the subjunctive credo che, è necessario che

 

 

Nuovo Espresso 2  libro dello studente e esercizi. Alma Edizioni, Balì, M. e Rizzo G. (2015).

We recommend our students to buy their textbooks from Blackwell’s on campus. They have a price match policy and you can pre-order over the phone with them and pick the book when you are on campus.  

 

 

The total number of study hours for this module is 150 hours, in line with undergraduate university modules. This includes class meetings, assessment preparation and self-directed study in line with guidance from the course lecturer.

If you are studying on the extracurricular mode, we recognise that the total number of hours that you may be able to study every week may depend on your availability and previous experience studying languages, however, expected contribution to classes, homework completion, and learning outcomes will not vary.  

 

Please note that the ‘last date available to book’ date is only a guide. We reserve the right to close bookings earlier if courses are over- or under-subscribed. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure enrol as soon as possible. Registrations will not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm. 

 

Course Lecturer: Christina Diamantatou

 

Christina finished her CertEd, Cambridge CELTA and MA in Applied Linguistics while working as a language teacher in FE. Her ideas around student retention and student engagement had contributed to high levels of engagement in first year students and persistence to the second year of college. She joined the University of Liverpool in 2017. Her professional interests include the improvement of language teaching; the professional development of teachers; and the refinement of theory and method in language teaching. Christina's research examines curriculum improvement and pedagogy in modern languages, and the nature of educational reform.