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Overview
Over 16 units, you’ll build up your own Italian phrase book and deepen your knowledge of this beautiful language.
You will learn the essential key functions and vocabulary needed when describing things; shopping for food or for fun; to help get around a town and arranging to meet up with friends.
After successfully completing this Elementary Italian 1 course at The Open University UK, you will receive a digital badge. This can be shared on social media, added to email signatures or act as a certificate.
You will learn
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Communicate with speakers of Italian in a limited range of predictable and simple contexts relating to everyday situations.
- Understand and use basic and more complex Italian language points (for example, questions, statements and instructions), and common vocabulary relating to everyday objects and events.
- Recognise and use basic and more complex Italian phrases in formal and informal communication.
- Show a basic level of intercultural communicative competence, including an awareness of Italian culture and society.
The course is designed to help you achieve a level of language proficiency equivalent to level A1 of the Council of Europe Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
Programme Structure
Course include:
You will have the opportunity to develop and consolidate your Italian through a rich variety of practice activities. The course covers language and learning techniques as well as culture, and you’ll also have two dedicated revision units to practise what you have learned, including:
- shopping for food and clothes
- talking about quantity and measures
- describing things
- food habits and traditions
- making a telephone call
- arranging to meet someone
- talking about places in a town
- saying where things are
- asking for and giving directions
- enquiring for opening and closing times
- making comparisons.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Italian studies View 6 other Short Courses in Italian studies in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no entry requirements for this course.
- However, it's beneficial if you have some basic knowledge of Italian, similar or equivalent to the language, skills and vocabulary practised in Beginners Italian 1: primi passi (LGXI001), Beginners Italian 2: in cammino (LGXI002) and/or Beginners Italian 3: stai andando bene! (LGXI003).
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents195 GBP / full≈ 195 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents195 GBP / full≈ 195 GBP / full
Additional Details
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