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Italian 4 (ITAL20008)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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Students will further develop their communicative abilities in Italian and their understanding of Italian culture by engaging with authentic texts, written, spoken and audiovisual. A range of media and activities will be used to explore key themes in modern Italian society. The acquisition of structures such as the subjunctive and the passive will significantly extend students’ ability to understand and discuss information and views in Italian in both spoken and written form.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to interpret and analyse a range of different popular media genres such as film and television and short literary texts;
- have continued to consolidate and extend the use of appropriate vocabulary from a range of communicative situations about contemporary themes. Continue to use complex grammatical and syntactic structures of Italian and produce connected text on topics that are familiar and of personal interest;
- have continued to apply relevant research and analytical skills to the study of Italian contemporary and cultural themes;
- be able to demonstrate a knowledge of Italian cultural traditions and practices, and to appreciate regional diversity in Italy;
- have continued to develop a differentiated and informed understanding of self and other and of cross-cultural exchange - apprehend and appreciate features of the interaction of language and identity;
- have continued to improve time management and planning skills - improve analytical skills, learning strategies and the ability to process, organize and integrate information;
- have continued to develop an improved understanding of Italian-speaking contexts and target culture, and work effectively in a cooperative way using Italian and English as a media.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should:
- have acquired written and oral communication skills through a range of diverse assessment tasks;
- be able to demonstrate time management and planning skills through completion of assessment and other required in-class activities;
- have developed confidence in public speaking and presentational skills;
- have honed interactional and intercultural communication skills;
- have developed critical self-awareness and an openness to new ideas and new aspects of language and culture through a reflective approach to learning.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ITAL10001 | Italian 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL20007 | Italian 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ITAL10002 | Italian 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- 2 assignments comprising of reflective journals equivalent to 400 words each due in weeks 4 and 9 [20%]
- 1 oral presentation (equivalent to 400 words) from week 5 to 12 [10%]
- 1 written test (equivalent to 1200 words) in week 7 [30%]
- 1.5 hour written exam (equivalent to 1600 words) during the examination period [40%]
Hurdle Requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Elisabetta Ferrari Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: 1 x 2-hour seminar and 2 x 1-hour seminar per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Entry to this subject can be met through:
- completion of Italian 3; or
- equivalent
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Da Capo, 7th Edition. Antonio Morena and Donatella Melucci, Annamaria Moneti and Graziana Lazzarini 2011
- Da Capo, student activities manual. Silvia Abbiati and Julia Cozzarelli 2011
- A subject reader available online through the LMS.
Recommended texts and other resources
- Collins Italian Dictionary & Grammar
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Graduate Diploma in Arts - Italian Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - Italian Informal specialisation Italian Major Italian Breadth Track Italian - Entry Point 1 - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Language Placement Test required
Last updated: 27 April 2024