ITA1010

Introductory Italian A

S Riedel

6 points
* 5 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: None. For students with little or no previous knowledge of Italian
* Prohibitions: VCE Italian

Objectives This subject aims to provide a basic foundation in the four macro-skill areas. Upon successful completion of this subject the learner should be able to understand and produce spoken Italian at an everyday situational level; read authentic texts for gist and/or specific information; produce various types of short written texts and; develop an understanding of various aspects of contemporary Italian society.

Synopsis This accelerated subject uses an integrated communicative approach and aims to provide an introduction to contemporary Italian and a basic foundation for the development of competence in using it. A wide range of texts and materials is used to foster the development of communicative competence and provide sociocultural insights.

Assessment Continuous assessment (classwork, homework and tests; oral and written tasks): 60%
* End-of-semester written testing: 40%

Prescribed texts

Lazzarino G, Jacobson M and Bellezza A Prego! An invitation to Italian McGraw-Hill, 1995
Lazzarino G, Jacobson M and Bellezza A Workbook to accompany Prego! An invitation to Italian McGraw-Hill, 1995