This course is for adults who have done some study of the language before, who have a basic knowledge of Italian and who can cope with basic "tourist conversations". To join at this level, you should have two years previous study or equivalent of the language with a basic knowledge of the present and the past tenses.
Homework is given on a weekly basis. To benefit most from the course, you will be encouraged to read the materials used during lessons and refer to the course book.
You will expand your vocabulary and grammar (using all four language skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing) on practical topics to enable you to communicate. We will revise the present, past and future tenses and the agreements between determiners, nouns and adjectives and students will learn how to express opinions.
You will learn to:
To join at this level, you should be able to understand basic written texts that use the present and the past tenses and be able to read aloud fairly accurately. You should also be able to answer some basic questions about yourself.
If you have any questions regarding your suitability for this course, please contact the Head of Languages on ahedlanguages@psc.ac.uk.
Please bring pen, paper and a folder. Text books will be discussed at the first session.
We offer a Semester 2 course that begins immediately after Semester 1 and is an integral part of the course, the exact length of which will be decided in the spring term. You would then be able to progress to the next level.