ITA2030

Italian Studies 3 (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Roberta Mandis

Offered:
Caulfield First semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Language: Ability to interact in most everyday social situations with reasonable confidence and fluency. Limited ability to vary the tone and register of the oral and written texts they produce. Ability to read simply-structured literary texts or articles in periodicals. Be able to use monolingual as well as bilingual dictionaries. In the cultural component students should gain an understanding of the interrelationships between the literary production and the ideology of the period convered. Students should also have familiarised themselves with textual analysis and different types of narrative constructs.

Assessment: Mid-semester Specialized Culture Assignment 1 (1000 words) in English: 15% + End-of-semester Specialized Culture Assignment 2 (1000 words) in English: 15% + Continuous assessment (class work, vocab and grammar tests and homework exercises): Equivalent of 1500 words in English: 30% + Examination Equivalent of 1000 words in English 40%

Contact Hours: 5 hours (1 hour culture lecture and 4 hours language workshops) per week