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ITAL20080

Academic Year 2024/2025

Italian Language II b (ITAL20080)

Subject:
Italian
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Languages, Cultures & Linguis
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Marco Bellardi
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This is the fourth in a series of modules leading to proficiency in Italian at university level, consolidating European Framework Level B1. It is aimed at students who have successfully completed the second-year module ITAL20010 and are approaching level B1 of the CEFR. Students who achieve a grade B or higher in this module will be deemed to have reached CEFR level B1, approaching level B2 in some skills. The course consists of 3 weekly classes and takes a holistic approach. The classes cover the grammatical and communicative syllabus and develop oral, aural, written and spoken skills. Students are expected to engage fully with the classes and the materials uploaded on Brightspace.

In-module repeats of select component elements may be made available during this module for students.
Any in-module repeat is only available to students who have already sat and failed an in-term component; it carries a one-grade penalty; and it does not extend to orals or RDS exams.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Produce grammatically accurate written texts on various topics, demonstrating their ability to express opinions in clear Italian;
2. communicate clearly and effectively in spoken Italian on topics of personal interest and other topics studied during the programme;
3. deliver a short, well-structured oral presentation on a prepared topic in Italian;
4. demonstrate the required mastery of increasingly complex grammatical rules

Indicative Module Content:

The activities of this module will broadly follow the content of 'Al Dente 3' (Casa delle Lingue Edizioni) and five interconnected main topics:

• Food culture, kitchen tools, expressing preferences
• Study and work, talking about skills, desires and future perspectives
• Italian history, Italian classics, describing the life of a historical figure, narrating a past event
• Books, films, talking about cultural products

Grammar topics:
Unit 5: Il gerundio modale e temporale • Gli indicatori temporali • Occorrere e volerci • Per + infinito • Alcuni usi di 'ci' • Alcuni usi della forma riflessiva • Il connettivo 'perché' • Da + infinito
Unit 6: Il congiuntivo imperfetto • Il periodo ipotetico della 
possibilità • Esprimere desideri (condizionale+ infinito o congiuntivo) • Esprimere obbligo e necessità (bisogna che, è necessario che…)
Unit 7: Il passato remoto • Gli indicatori temporali • Il condizionale composto • Il discorso indiretto • 'Prima di' / 'prima che'
Unit 8: La forma impersonale dei verbi pronominali • La costruzione passiva con 'essere', 'venire' e 'andare' • La preposizione 'da' (complemento d’agente, DA+ infinito, DA + nome) • L’aggettivo 'proprio'
Unit 9: Il condizionale composto (desiderio irrealizzato) • I pronomi relativi 'il quale', 'la quale', 'i quali', 'le quali' • I nomi e gli aggettivi alterati • 'Secondo me', 'a mio avviso...' • Le frasi consecutive

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

50
Autonomous Student Learning

26
Small Group

33
Total

109

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Tuition takes place in groups. Each week of tuition has three classes.
Students are expected to attend and participate actively to all classes.
The grammar points learned will feature in peer-to-peer activities in class and assignments.
The topics provide a broad coherence to the vocabulary introduced in the various stages of the module, and they will feed in to exercises and assignments.

Note that students must not use generative AI in any assignment for any purpose.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

This is part 2 of an intermediate language course. It presupposes that students have passed ITAL 10030 (Italian Language Ib) or equivalent, and completed ITAL 20010 (Italian Language IIa) or equivalent. They should not take this module if they do not have the required standard. If in doubt they should contact the module coordinator.

Learning Exclusions:

This is part 2 of an intermediate language course. It presupposes that students have passed ITAL 10030 (Italian Language Ib) or equivalent, and completed ITAL 20010 (Italian Language IIa) or equivalent. They should not take this module if they do not have the required standard. If in doubt they should contact the module coordinator.

Learning Recommendations:

This is part 2 of an intermediate language course. It presupposes that students have passed ITAL 10030 (Italian Language Ib) or equivalent, and completed ITAL 20010 (Italian Language IIa) or equivalent. They should not take this module if they do not have the required standard. If in doubt they should contact the module coordinator.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
ITAL10030 - Italian Language I b, ITAL10100 - Italian Language I NonBeginner

Co-requisite:
ITAL20010 - Italian Language II a

Incompatibles:
LANG10010 - Italian Gen Purp 1, LANG10070 - Italian Gen Purp 2, LANG20180 - Italian Gen Purp 3


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Class test Week 8 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 Yes
Viva Voce: Oral exam in week 13, immediately after the end of teaching term Week 12 Graded No
20
 No
Exam (In-person): End-of-term exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
50
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Continuous assessment is scheduled throughout the course. Students will be asked to complete 1 class test which will be individually graded. Group feedback will be given to students the week after each test has been completed. Student also sit an oral exam in week 13 and a final two-hour exam in May.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Paolo Acquaviva Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Giulia Cipriani Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Mina Ricci Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Mon 12:00 - 12:50
Spring Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Spring Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 11:00 - 11:50
Spring Small Group Offering 2 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Fri 11:00 - 11:50
Spring Small Group Offering 2 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 14:00 - 14:50
Spring Small Group Offering 2 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 15:00 - 15:50
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