Intermediate Italian for Advanced Part A
Unit code: HAA284N
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One Semester or Term |
| Contact hours | 60 Hours |
| Prerequisites | HAA185N Introductory Italian for Advanced Part B |
Aims and objectives
At the conclusion of this unit students will be able to:
- Show an appreciation of Italian social and cultural issues and contribute positively to a discussion on the topics dealt with in class
- Analyse long and complex verbal structures in Italian
- Comprehend, communicate and apply grammatical rules in advance written and oral form
- Think cross-culturally and in a multidisciplinary fashion
- Demonstrate advanced linguistic skills in four distinct areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing
- Independently further Italian linguistic competence in the areas of pronunciation, morphology and syntax, vocabulary and idiom (advanced level)
Teaching methods
Grammar classes (2 hours), Applied Language Classes (2 hours), Conversation Classes (1 hour); Language of delivery: Italian with English explanations as necessaryGeneric skills outcomes
The graduate attributes which relate to this unit help to produce graduates who are:
- Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
- Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- Effective and ethical in work and community situations
- Adaptable and able to manage change
- Aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (eg socio-cultural, economic, natural)
Content
- Imperative, passato remoto, infinite, past participle
- Subjunctive (present, past, imperfect, trapassato)
- Comparatives, superlatives (regular and irregular)
- Active and passive forms
- Impersonal construction, gerund, sta+gerund
- Clothing, music and musical instruments, environment
- Short stories, films, newspaper articles
