MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
ITA1070
Italian IA
M Totaro-Genevois
6 points + 5 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: VCE
Italian or equivalent
Synopsis The subject will consist of two sections: (i) Language and (ii)
Modern Italian in context. (i) Language: advanced practical language
acquisition with emphasis on proficiency in speaking and writing. Consolidation
and extension of grammatical knowledge through a systematic revision of
grammatical structures. The teaching and communication medium is Italian (60%).
(ii) Modern Italian in context: study of a range of modern Italian texts with
reference to the social and cultural contexts in which they were written (40%).
Three films will be screened in conjunction with the course.
Assessment Examinations: 40% + Continuous assessment (oral and written
work): 60%
Prescribed texts
- Marmini P and Vicentini G Imparare dal vivo 7th edn, Bonacci
- Calvino I Marcovaldo Einaudi
- Modern Italian: A reader Italian section, Monash U
Recommended texts
- Adorni S and Primorac K English grammar for students of Italian
Olivia Hill Press, 1982
- Zingarelli Lo Zingarelli 1995 - Vocabolario della lingua italiana
Zanichelli, 1995
- Ginsborg P A history of contemporary Italy: Society and politics
1943-1988 Penguin
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