• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Classification Transitional
  • Course subject Italian
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Co-taught Course
Language of institutions and diplomacy in Italy (ITAL6015)

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. listen, read and comprehend diplomatic texts in Italian;
  2. produce brief diplomatic letters and other texts requiring a basic knowledge of Italian grammar;
  3. use Italian in formal settings/situations, according to level of entry;
  4. research and present brief commentaries, in Italian for intermediate and advanced level students, in English for Introductory Italian level students, about diplomatic and law concepts - themes: the work of an embassy, the diplomatic career, the constitution, common law, statute law;
  5. identify issues in diplomatic relations and develop general skills required to pursue a career in this field of the public service.

Indicative Assessment

  • Develop and enact roleplay within a set scenario - outcomes 2,3,5 - weight 30% OR Individual oral presentation on a given topic - - outcomes 2,3,5 - weight 30%
  • Essay on one of the topics of the lectures, 3000 words - outcomes 1, 4, 5 - weight 40%
  • Grammar and lexicon related quizzes - outcomes 1, 2, 3 - weight 20%
  • Participation in class and via wattle forum - outcomes 1,4, 5 - weight 10%

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Workload

26 hours seminars, 13 hours of language related classes, 5- 7 hours per week of individual work.

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
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $1542
2014 $2478
2013 $2472
2012 $2472
2011 $2424
2010 $2358
2009 $2178
2008 $2178
2007 $2178
2006 $2178
2005 $2178
2004 $1926
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $3618
2014 $3762
2013 $3756
2012 $3756
2011 $3756
2010 $3750
2009 $3618
2008 $3618
2007 $3618
2006 $3618
2005 $3618
2004 $3618
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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