Undergraduate - UnitATS1230 - Intensive introductory Italian 2 (incountry)

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Italian Studies
Offered	Prato First semester 2014 (Day) Prato Summer semester B 2014 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Patrizia Sambuco

Notes

This is an international study program that requires an application to be enrolled - see the Arts Prato page for further information http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prato/
Previously coded ITA1902

Synopsis

This unit aims to consolidate the foundation provided by level 1 Italian in the basic language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing Italian, and to continue the introduction to contemporary Italian social and political history and culture provided by ATS1221 or its equivalent

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, learners should be able to:

understand, speak and write basic Italian with reference to present, past and future events in a range of everyday situations
read elementary but authentic Italian texts
understand basic structural aspects of Italian
have an enhanced understanding of language learning and communication strategies, and
understand key aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society.

Assessment

Culture assignment(625 words): 15%
Culture oral test(1 hour): 10%
Language test: 15%
Continuous assessment: 20%
Examination(2 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Patrizia Sambuco

Workload requirements

4 contact hours per day with Friday wk 2 and Thursday wk 3 off. 2 hour exam on Friday wk 3.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Italian studies

Prohibitions

ATS1221 or equivalent