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Italian 4 (ITAL20008)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
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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
One of
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 |
AND
Students who have completed VCE study in Italian or equivalent are not eligible to enrol in Italian 4, except with special permission of the subject coordinator.
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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1 assignment
| Week 4 | 10% |
2 group assignments (one 5-minute1 oral task, 10% and one written assignment, equivalent to 600 words, 10%) based on a work-integrated learning project
| From Week 3 to Week 12 | 20% |
Written test, closed book
| Week 7 | 30% |
Written exam, closed book
| 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. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
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
Coordinator Elisabetta Ferrari Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: 1 x 1-hour lecture, 1 x 2-hour seminar, 1 x 1-hour practical class Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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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
- Subject material available online through LMS.
Recommended texts and other resources
- Nocchi, S. New Italian Grammar in Practice. (2015) Alma Edizioni.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Italian Studies Major Italian Studies Breadth Track Italian - Entry Point 1 - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- 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
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024