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GUIDANCE ON CONTENT AND CONTEXT FOR THIS ITALIAN CLASSES UNIT
The purpose of this option is to enable Italian lessons students to communicate with confidence in the Italian language at a basic level in a vocational or work-related context which is of interest or relevance to the candidate. The language activities will involve the oral and written exchange of information related to a chosen vocational or work-related context and the composition of short items of correspondence and simple messages related to this chosen context. In some instances, writing will involve responding to written information in the Italian language (eg correspondence, promotional materials, etc). All language activities will emanate from the following vocational areas:
􀂊 work experience
􀂊 business studies
􀂊 travel and tourism
􀂊 information technology

GUIDANCE ON APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT FOR THIS ITALIAN CLASSES UNIT
In terms of assessment, emphasis will be placed on Writing. However, the skills of Speaking, Listening and Reading are an integral part of the work of the option, since confidence in these skills will underpin successful performance in the Writing tasks set. Although there is no discrete Italian classes unit assessment of Reading in this option, Italian lessons students will read a variety of texts consisting of simple correspondence and extracts from other simple documents relating to the chosen vocational or work-related context.

Correspondence may include standard letters, short faxes, e-mail or similar. Documents may include: promotional material; advertisements; job, company and/or product descriptions; short articles; instructions, etc. For the purpose of Italian classes unit assessment, Italian lessons students will be required to demonstrate comprehension of the main points of enquiries in documents through a written response as indicated below under Written communication.

Written communication
Letters will be based on standard formats, with which Italian lessons students will already be familiar through their course of study. Italian lessons students will be expected to refer to exemplar letter formats and may use reference works such as dictionaries or word lists when composing short standard letters conveying or requesting 4-5 items of information. Letters will originate from a scenario in English relating to one of the vocational areas. For the purposes of assessment, one letter in the Italian language will suffice. (Length: 100-120 words each.)
The email will involve conveying or requesting 5 items of information related to a stimulus scenario. The emphasis will be on communicating the essential information sufficiently accurately to be understood in English. The email will originate from a scenario relating to one of the vocational areas. For the purposes of assessment, one email in the Italian language will suffice.

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