This course continues to develop students' communication competence in Italian through practice in the recognition, analysis and production - especially written - of formal registers and structures of the language. The course also outlines Italian linguistics history, Italy's dialects and today's neo-standard Italian. Texts will be studied in relation to their socio-cultural, historical and genre framework within thematic areas of inquiry. The course aims to refine students' analytical skills as well as their imaginative writing ability.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Analyse different ways of beginning an imaginative text.
- Summarise the content of a text to convey the core qualities of a text.
- Identify the structural patterns (e.g., grammar, lexicon, vocabulary) of a text, as well as the ‘invisible culture' or hidden meanings within words and grammatical structures.
- Analyse and critique different types and versions of Italian text so that you can discuss how socio-historical and linguistic context influences our perspective on Italian society.
- Identify the individual voice of the author or director of a text and explain how this impacts on your own experience of the text.
- Construct imaginative or creative texts of your own, both individually and collectively.
Indicative Assessment
600 word cross media/cross text comparison and review (20%), Orals (30%), 800 word creative writing (20%), 1500 word analytical writing (20%), and preparation for tutorials and active contribution to discussion (10%).
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Workload
3 hours of classes plus 1 hour of audio-visual activities per week
Requisite and Incompatibility
Minors
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. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. 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 | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1164 | |
| 2014 | $2478 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2286 | |
| 2005 | $2286 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2574 |
| 2014 | $3246 |
| 2013 | $3240 |
| 2012 | $3240 |
| 2011 | $3240 |
| 2010 | $3240 |
| 2009 | $3240 |
| 2008 | $3240 |
| 2007 | $3132 |
| 2006 | $3132 |
| 2005 | $3132 |
| 2004 | $2916 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6370 | 21 Jul 2014 | 01 Aug 2014 | 31 Aug 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | In Person | N/A |