Undergraduate - UnitATS3225 - Italian proficient 1

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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	Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Patrizia Sambuco

Notes

The unit requires a language placement test. For further information go to http://arts.monash.edu.au/placement-tests/italian.php

Synopsis

The unit will consist of two sections: Language and Culture. Language: practical language acquisition through oral practice and the use of contemporary written, aural and audiovisual materials representing selected situations and registers, consolidation of grammatical structures. Culture: an introduction to contemporary Italy through the analysis of films and literary texts of the 20th and 21st century.

Outcomes

Upon completion of these units students should further develop the four macro skills, and develop an informed knowledge of contemporary Italian society in its constant change. In the language component, students are expected to consolidate and expand their knowledge of basic grammatical concepts and vocabulary. They are also expected to reach communicative competence appropriate to their level. In the cultural component, students should gain an understanding of the interrelationship between literary production and the period covered. Students should also have familiarised themselves with textual analysis and different types of narrative contructs.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Exam: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.