Italian 1

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 4
• Convenor: Nicolette David

This module, leading to *CEFR stage A2/GCSE, is for complete beginners. The 24-week programme will teach you how to speak and understand basic Italian. You will also learn to speak and write at a basic level about yourself and your family, your home, your hometown and everyday routines, your feelings, past events and future plans, the climate, people, clothes, culinary tastes, visits to shops, restaurants and cinemas. You will learn to give directions and tell the time in Italian.

You will also be introduced to a variety of Italian media - websites and newspapers - and learn to give opinions on books, films and contemporary events.

*Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Please note this is only an approximate equivalence.