Italian MQF 1

Entry Requirements

No specific entry requirements are needed for this level. For online lessons, learners need to have an understanding on how to use a computer. A level check will be held to determine the appropriate course level.

Duration

30-week course with 3 contact hours per week.

Learning Outcomes

Expected learning outcomes for this course inlcude:
Knowledge
• Understand basic Italian vocabulary related to everyday life, family, shopping, travel, hobbies, weather, food, and daily routines
• Recognise simple grammatical structures including present and past tense forms, articles, pronouns, prepositions, and basic connectors
• Understand common text types such as messages, notices, invitations, postcards, emails, adverts, and online posts
• Develop awareness of polite forms, pronunciation, and everyday communication conventions
Skills
• Listen to and understand simple conversations, instructions, announcements, directions, and everyday information
• Speak using simple phrases and sentences to introduce oneself, describe people and places, express opinions, and participate in everyday conversations
• Interact in familiar situations such as shopping, travelling, ordering food, asking for information, and making arrangements
• Read and understand short texts, notices, signs, menus, advertisements, and simple online content
• Write short texts such as messages, postcards, invitations, emails, diary entries, and simple descriptive texts
• Use basic grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary accurately in communication tasks
Competence
• Communicate effectively in simple everyday situations using basic Italian
• Apply listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills with increasing confidence and independence
• Exchange information and opinions appropriately in familiar social and practical contexts
• Adapt language appropriately to everyday communication situations
• Use Italian functionally in daily, educational, and community settings 

Delivery Method

Online lesson / Face to face lesson

Language of Instruction

Bilingual with Italian

Certification/Award

An award certificate accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority will be presented to learners who attend a minimum of 80% of the course and achieve an overall mark of 45% or higher in their tasks.

Progression to Further Education

After successfully completing this course, learners can continue to study the subject at MQF Level 2.