Languages

Italian Advanced B

Module code: R3061
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Class
Assessment modes: Distance exam, Coursework

This stage 6 advanced module is for students who have already acquired the capacity to function with some autonomy. You’ll build on existing levels of proficiency at level B1 (Independent User) of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

The module aims to:

• enable you to understand the main ideas within extended discourse and to communicate effectively, with increasing fluency, confidence and spontaneity, in a variety of contexts
• provide opportunities across a variety of topics for practice of understanding and communication, using the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, at an advanced level
• consolidate and develop the range of complex language structures, syntax, and specialised vocabulary to allow further accuracy and control
• facilitate the analysis of some aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural background of the language through a variety of contextualised activities and materials, in a range of media (such as text, audio, audio-visual and digital).

This module is at B1+ on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Module learning outcomes

• With reference to CEFR B1+ level, the student can recognise and identify the main points and specific details of clear standard discourse in the target language across a selected range of familiar subjects.
• Communicate effectively in the target language within a selected variety of familiar formal/informal contexts.
• Use and apply a good range of vocabulary and standard language structures cohesively, appropriate to context.
• Display critical understanding relating to aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural context of the target language.