Italian Language and Culture 2A

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

On Campus

3 contact hours/week, 5.5 additional hours/week. Total of 8.5 hours per week.

Italian 5 and 6 or Italian Language and Culture 1A and 1B or equivalent.

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Students who have completed 116-061 Italian Part 2: Advanced Language 1 may not enrol in this subject.

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 focuses on the spoken and written language of present day Italy. Students will undertake regular language activities in order to improve their language skills. They will also participate in regular conversation practice for the purpose of reinforcing their command of current idiomatic Italian. Students will also explore aspects of contemporary Italian culture and language, through a critical analysis of a variety of texts and documents (including films, music, mass media and literature). By the end of the subject, students should have improved their written production skills and should be able to express themselves with fluency on most topics of a general nature.

• Have developed the ability to comprehend and use linguistic forms and structures of increasing complexity.
• Have developed their spoken and written skills.
• Have acquired the ability to examine critically some aspects of contemporary Italian culture.

1 written assignment on a topic on language and culture, 500 words 10% (due week 7). A 1-hour in-class written test 20% (mid-semester). A 1000-word class presentation 10% (commencing at the beginning of semester and due at the end of semester). Participation in class 10%. Final written exam 50% (due at the end of semester).

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.

Other materials will be available in the School.

• Soluzioni, 2nd ed. (Denise De Rome) Hodder Education 2010.

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.

• understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness/openness to the world: through the contextualisation of judgements and knowledge, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas and new aspects of Italian culture, and by formulating arguments.
• communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically: through essay and assignment writing, tutorial discussion and class presentations.
• written communication: through essay and assignment preparation and writing.