This course builds on basic knowledge and skills acquired in the ITAL 1002 course, or equivalent. It is designed to broaden the knowledge and skills required to use Italian in a variety of contexts. The methodology employed adopts an Intercultural Perspective and integrates a Communicative Approach, aiming to develop all language skills, with linguistic reflection.
Use is made of different media and authentic texts, in addition to the prescribed course materials, with particular attention to Italian films. Class time is divided between interactive language work, linguistic and cultural reflection and computer aided language learning.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Communicate Italian in daily contexts including describing people, places, daily routines, and narrating events in the past.
- Comprehend written and multimedia Italian texts describing people, places and aspects of Italian life and culture.
- Appreciate relevant aspects of Italian society and culture.
- Have a good grasp of Italy's geographical diversity and places of cultural, historical and artistic significance.
- Recognize and use a range of linguistic features of the Italian language (grammar and lexicon)and relevant meta-linguistic terminology.
- Understand and put into practice basic pragmatic aspects of Italian.
Indicative Assessment
In-class grammar quizzes (20%) [LO 5]
In-class class Tests (one listening/comprehension and one reading) (30%) [LOs 2, 3, 5]
One in-class oral test (15%) [LOs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
One multimedia assignment (20%). [LOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Online glossary and regular workbook exercises (15%) [LOs 2, 5]
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Workload
4 hours of classes and an average of 6 hours of study outside of class time.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Gruppo
Italiaidea, New Italian Espresso (beginner and pre-intermediate,
Italian course for English speakers), Textbook with CD and Workbook,
Firenze:
Alma Edizioni, 2014
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. 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 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $3576 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1250 | 20 Jul 2015 | 07 Aug 2015 | 31 Aug 2015 | 30 Oct 2015 | In Person | N/A |
