Graduate Italian B

Subject ITAL90004 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Credit Points: 12.5
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 27-Jul-2015 to 25-Oct-2015
Assessment Period End 20-Nov-2015
Last date to Self-Enrol 07-Aug-2015
Census Date 31-Aug-2015
Last date to Withdraw without fail 25-Sep-2015


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24, 36 or 48 hours (2, 3 or 4 hours of seminars for 12 weeks depending on level and placement test)
Total Time Commitment:

140 hours

Prerequisites:

Graduate Italian A or students will be required to take an online placement test prior to enrolling.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Coordinator

Dr Andrea Rizzi

Contact

Dr Andrea Rizzi

Email: arizzi@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

The aim of this subject is to develop Italian language abilities, both oral and written, for graduate students. Students will have the opportunity to learn idiomatic and formal features of the language, and apply their abilities to the analysis of a range of complex issues within the Italian-speaking world. Students will be placed in an appropriate stream of language study, or a customised course, according to their background and proficiency needs within the subject.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this subject, depending on entry level, students should have:

  • developed a more advanced use of idiomatic and conversational forms of Italian and a greater capacity to use them freely;
  • developed a high level of proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity and the capacity to use them freely, confidently and with few errors;
  • mastered the ability to interpret messages of different registers and degrees of formality, including those occurring in a variety of audiovisual media and individual and group spoken forms;
  • the ability to discuss and critically analyse with confidence social, political, cultural and historical issues in the Italian-speaking world;
  • developed a set of flexible and transferable linguistic skills for different types of professional contexts
Assessment:
  • 1 oral presentation (10 minutes, equivalent to 1,000 words), due mid-semester (20%)
  • 1 reflective journal (equivalent to 1,000 words) ongoing, due end of semester (20%)
  • 1 research project (3,000 words), due at the end of semester (60%)
Prescribed Texts:

None

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

On completion of this subject students should be able to -

  • develop effective oral communication skills in a Language Other Than English (LOTE) through class participation and presentations
  • develop public speaking skills and confidence in oral expression in a LOTE
  • develop the ability to process information in a LOTE and to communicate it
  • develop the capacity to think theoretically and analytically about language forms, structures and use.
  • develop effective time management and planning skills
Links to further information: http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Modern Languages - 100 Point Program

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