Italian

Italian

The aims of the Italian course
This course aims to develop the students' speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to a high standard, leading to the examination offered by the Edexcel board.

This ab-initio course is especially tailored to meet the needs of students, with intensive tuition and practice leading to the AS exam at the end of the first year

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AS - level Italian
This is a one year course in which we study a number of topics including food, health, family, leisure, current affairs, rights and responsibilities, education and the world of work.

As this is an ab-initio course there is strong emphasis on learning vocabulary and grammar, taught via the prescribed topics.

The Edexcel AS level is modular and consists of 2 units, the oral unit taken just after Easter and the other in May/June.
Unit 1 30% 10 minutes Speaking

Unit 2 70% 2 hours 30 minutes Reading - Writing

As with all languages this 50% is the AS half of the A-level qualification.

A - level Italian
The second year of the course builds on the skills acquired at AS level. Grammar and vocabulary are reinforced and extended via more advanced topics such as: technology, multiculturalism, environmental issues.

The Edexcel A - level is modular and consists of the following units, the oral unit taken just after Easter and the written paper in June.
Unit 3 35% 11-13 minutes Speaking

Unit 4 65% 2 hours 30 minutes Reading - Writing

Exchange opportunities
Students are linked up with fellow students in Italy. Regular exchange of e-mails are encouraged with a view to developing a personal exchange programme.