OPAL Italian Threshold
Prerequisites
Students should be able to demonstrate a linguistic competence as described in A2 level of the CEFR framework. Furthermore, they must be able to commit to at least 2 hours per week for coursework, in addition to classes.
Course material
S. Branciforte,Parliamo Italiano!, 4th edition, (Wiley).
Course description:
Please note that OPAL tutors will provide a detailed ‘week-by-week’ course syllabus and a self-study guide at the beginning of each term.
Structural content
· Revision of present tense of regular and irregular verbs.
· Present perfect of transitive and intransitive verbs.
· The past participle: regular and irregular forms.
· Il partitivo: del, dei, della, etc; alcuni, alcune; qualche; un po’ di; ne.
· Direct object pronouns; agreement of direct object pronouns with past participle; ci.
· Indirect object pronouns.
· Combined pronouns.
· Reflexive and reciprocal verbs.
· Imperfect tense.
· Present perfect and imperfect.
· Progressive tense, present and past.
· Simple future.
· The conditional.
· Disjunctive pronouns.
· Impersonal expressions.
· The subjunctive: present and past.
· The subjunctive with conjunctions.
· Revision.
Communicative content
· Introducing yourself.
· Talking about past actions and events.
· Handling and changing money.
· Shopping for food; shopping in special stores.
· Ordering food and drinks.
· Talking about routine daily activities; discussing illness and visits to the doctor.
· Talk about things that you used to do; describing actions, situations and people in the past.
· Talking about sport.
· Talking about the future; discussing vacations.
· Buying clothes and discuss about fashion..
· Expressing desires, emotions and doubts. Talking about the workplace.
Italian Threshold Assessment framework:
Continuous assessment (participation & coursework) 20%
A one hour 45mns final examination at the beginning of Trinity Term
(listening element in Week 8 of Hilary term): 40%
A project to be presented by the end of week 6 in Trinity Term: 40%
Final mark & recommendation:
50 – 59 Pass
60 – 69 Good pass
70 – 79 Pass with merit
80 - 89 Distinction
90+ - Distinction*
Learning outcomes:
CEFR LEVEL B1
- Can express opinions on professional, cultural or abstract matters in a limited way, offer advice and understand instructions.
- Can give short presentations on a limited range of topics.
- Can understand routine information and articles, including factual articles in newspapers, routine letters from hotel and letters expressing personal opinions.
- Can write letters or make notes on familiar or predictable matters.
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