The aim of this course is to deepen and build upon the introductory grounding in Italian that students have gained by completing their first year of Italian, or equivalent. Audiovisual material and computer aided language teaching are incorporated into the classroom, and the course includes study of Italian songs to further students' linguistic and cultural learning. Active language production is encouraged in classroom situations such as role playing, structured conversations and reading and writing activities. Class time is divided between interactive language work, linguistic reflection and Italian culture and society. The assessment is designed to optimise learning through tasks that presume a holistic conception of language and culture learning.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Understand a range of short texts, written, aural and visual on different topics relating to linguistic and cultural areas related to familiar matters (Italian youth and the Internet; study work and leisure; health and eating habits; living in Italy; immigration).
- Converse spontaneously on topics that are familiar.
- Present fluent and accurate presentations describing and evaluating experiences or critically analyzing and expressing their opinion on events, people and texts.
- Describe and explain with grammatical, lexical and cultural coherence and accuracy reactions to a repertoire of Italian songs (folk, pop, lyrical) and films
- Produce creative writing texts.
Indicative Assessment
Online (Wattle) and workbook activities, ongoing 1-2 hr per week, (10%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3]Oral tests (recorded), 5 min each (30%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5]
Reading/Listening comprehension tests (in class) 20-30 min each, (20%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 4]
Essay (in Italian), 1200 words (25%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 4, 5]
Creative writing task (in Italian), 50 min, 350 words (15%) [Learning Outcomes 4, 5]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 48 hours of contact: 4 hours of class time per week.
b) 82 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Italian Espresso 2 (Textbook, CD and workbook bundle). Firenze: Alma Edizioni, 2007
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $3216 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4590 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2966 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |
