Integral to language acquisition is the acquisition of `cultural competence'. In consonance with these aims students are offered the opportunity to develop an informed understanding of Italian culture and society. Aspects of society and culture are introduced in a variety of modes, including literary, cinematographic, sociolinguistic, historical and journalistic, and ranging from high art to popular culture. Students are also offered the opportunity to develop the ability to recognise the specificity of Italian cultural constructs, especially in contrast with Australian constructs of Italian. At a minimal level, students should be able to analyse basic processes through which a variety of Italian texts produce meaning; at a more advanced level, students should develop an understanding of the theoretical concepts applicable and gain the critical reflection skills necessary to apply them and to form independent opinions.
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