Award in Maltese as a Foreign Language (EQF/MQF Level 2)

What Will You Learn?

• Being able to express opinions, needs, preferences in Maltese.
• Communicate in simple conversation in daily life activities.
• Read and comprehend a short written text in Maltese.
• Manage to use Maltese language in daily life activities (booking an appointment, asking information, etc.)
• Demonstrate correct pronunciation in familiar phrases and expressions.
• Identify and use the tenses of regular and irregular verbs correctly.
• Use questions words to create basic questions.
• Identify and use time expressions accordingly.
• Gain cultural knowledge of Maltese traditions and customs.
• Recognise useful phrases for greetings and polite interactions.
• Use everyday vocabulary related to personal life information, shopping, restaurants, etc.
• Being able to speak in Maltese language with others.
• Engage in short conversations in the daily life.
• Fill in forms with personal details.
• Ask and answer questions related to familiar topics.
• Describe personal experiences and events.
• Pronounce common Maltese words and phrases correctly.
• Respond appropriately in social interactions.
• Write short messages and notes in Maltese language.
• MODULE 1:
• Utilise a larger range of vocabulary in everyday situations.
• Improve the ability to communicate in daily activities.
• Understand spoken Maltese in familiar situations.
• Develop clearer pronunciation in spoken Maltese
• Understand the meanings of the new words and phrases learnt.
• Identify frequently used vocabulary and phrases in conversations.
• Recognise sentence structures and common expressions.
• Use the vocabulary effectively in listening, reading, speaking and writing.
• Engage in simple conversations applying the new words and phrases.
• Comprehend spoken and written texts.
• MODULE 2:
• Recognise the function of grammatical elements (nouns, verbs, pronouns, etc.)
• Use correct verb conjugation and sentence word order.
• Ensure using correct grammar when expressing opinions, describing an event or someone.
• Understand sentence construction rules.
• Using grammar rules correctly while writing and speaking.
• Apply grammar rules in forming questions or complex sentences.
• Apply their Maltese language skills to write sentences and short paragraphs.
• Use grammar appropriately in daily life situations.
• Apply appropriate tenses and sentence structures when writing, speaking.
• MODULE 3:
• Ensure to hold a simple conversation in Maltese language.
• Manage to explain or ask information related to daily life situations.
• Represent something that may have happened in the past or will happen in the future.
• Taking the initiative to start a conversation in Maltese.
• Describe events or situation in their life.
• Name correctly in Maltese different places.
• Tell main events in their lives in Maltese language.
• Understand the pronunciation of spoken Maltese.
• Identify and use familiar phrases of spoken Maltese while interacting with others.
• Apply the Maltese language skills to express their opinions or thoughts.
• Practice speaking in Maltese with their peers.
• Ask and respond to simple questions in daily activities.
• Use appropriate intonation and pronunciation when speaking in Maltese.
• Engage in simple conversation with Maltese speakers.
• MODULE 4:
• Ensure to have a general information and knowledge related to Maltese traditional food.
• Represent different Maltese traditional food and tell their names in Maltese language.
• Manage to expand the vocabulary with many Maltese words.
• Represent their Maltese language skills.
• Create a clear understanding of Maltese society rules and customs.
• Identify different Maltese traditional food.
• Write the names of traditional food correctly.
• Describe Maltese culture and society.
• Identify Maltese lifestyle and traditions.
• Tell the changes that Maltese society has been through at different stages.
• Demonstrate understanding of new Maltese words learnt within this unit.
• Use their Maltese language skills to describe Maltese traditional food.
• Demonstrate the main Maltese cultural tradition and lifestyle.
• Apply their Maltese language knowledge to retell Maltese lifestyle and the changes over years.
• Compose a short paragraph describing Maltese society.