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FL10287: Italian stage 4 semester 1 (3 credit)

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Foreign Languages Centre
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 3
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 1
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Reassessment not allowed
Follow this link for further information on unit rules Requisites: Before taking this unit you must take FL10163 and take FL10167 or equivalent.
Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: NB. Students wishing to take this unit should visit the Foreign Languages Centre website for information regarding enrolment.
This unit will only be available as part of the Community Courses programme, subject to viability. Availability is not therefore guaranteed.
Aims:
The course aims to provide further consolidation of a more complex language system using authentic reading and listening materials whilst developing autonomous language use in all skill areas and extending students' cultural knowledge and awareness.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the course students will be able to:
* Give clear, systematically developed descriptions and presentations on topics of general, personal or cultural interest;
* Contribute to varied work and general discussions;
* Understand specific information contained in authentic audio material delivered in standard dialect;
* Read with a large degree of independence adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively;
* Write clear detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to their field of interest.

Skills:
Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing in the target language - all assessed
Interpersonal skills, communication, team skills - facilitated
IT skills - facilitated
Intercultural skills -facilitated and taught
Autonomous learning - facilitated
Research and organisational skills - facilitated
Cognitive - taught.

Content:
The course consolidates previously acquired language structures and skills and further develops the four core competences of listening, speaking, reading and writing. In addition, more complex language structures, specific to the target language, will be introduced, including idioms. The course will cover specific information relevant to a country where the target language is spoken and current events, including political systems or regional differences.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

FL10287 is a Generally Available Unit which is available to all students of the University (subject to the usual constraints) to take as an 'extra' unit which does not count towards a final award.

Foreign Languages Centre
  • UXXX-AFN97 : Catalogue of Foreign Languages Centre Units - No specified year
  • UXXX-AFN99 : Generally available catalogue - No specified year

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.