Italian

Course summary

The Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Italian consists of two externally-examined papers assessing listening, reading and writing and a non-examined speaking assessment. The speaking assessment is externally set and conducted by a teacher-examiner. Topics taught: The four themes address a range of social issues and trends, as well as aspects of the political and artistic culture of Italy and Italian-speaking countries and communities. Themes 1, 3, and 4 focus on aspects of society or history of Italy only. Theme 2 requires students to broaden their knowledge across any Italian country/country and/or community/communities. Skills taught: • enhance their linguistic skills and promote and develop their capacity for critical thinking on the basis of their knowledge and understanding of the language, culture and society of Italy and the Italian-speaking world • develop control of the language system to convey meaning, using spoken and written skills, including an extended range of vocabulary, for both practical and intellectual purposes as increasingly confident, accurate and independent users of Italian • develop their ability to interact effectively with users of Italian in speech and writing, including through online media • develop language learning skills and strategies, including communication strategies to sustain communication and build fluency and confidence • develop their capacity for critical and analytical thinking through the language of study • develop as independent researchers through the language of study.