Italian 1

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

On Campus

8 hours per week, including 4 hours of class time. Total 96 hours.

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116-049/116-141 Beginners Italian A, ITAL10004:Italian Beginners Language&Culture A. Students who have attempted Year 11 or 12 Italian or its equivalent are also not eligible to enrol.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary Italian. Language classes will gradually familiarise the students with the structures, rules and skills necessary to communicate in Italian. Continuous assessment (through tests, exercises and other activities) is fundamental to evaluating the students’ progress in the acquisition of Italian. By the end of the semester, students should have developed oral and written competency in Italian and acquired the skills necessary to read and discuss simple literary texts.

Students who complete this subject will:

• develop their understanding of the Italian language
• be able to comprehend a range of simple texts, written and spoken, in Italian
• have the capacity to communicate in Italian in a range of everyday transactional situations
• produce short compositions in Italian, incorporating their linguistic knowledge of the language
• appreciate certain aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society

• Three take home exercises (equivalent 400 words each) in weeks 5, 7 and 9 [30%]
• Test (45 minutes) mid semester [20%]
• Listening comprehension test in week 11 [10%]
• Final examination (1.5 hours) during the examination period [40%]

This subject has the following hurdle requirements:

• Regular participation in tutorials is required with a minimum of 75% attendance.
• All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day and in-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

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This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

• acquire written and oral communication skills through a range of diverse assessment tasks
• demonstrate time management and planning skills through completion of assessment and other required in-class activities
• develop confidence in public speaking and presentational skills
• hone interactional and intercultural communication skills
• develop critical self-awareness and an openness to new ideas and new aspects of language and culture