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Graduate Italian B (ITAL90004)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 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
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The aim of this subject is to develop Italian language abilities, both oral and written, for graduate students. Students will have the opportunity to learn idiomatic and formal features of the language, and apply their abilities to the analysis of a range of complex issues within the Italian-speaking world. Students will be placed in an appropriate stream of language study, or a customised course, according to their background and proficiency needs within the subject.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, depending on entry level, students should have:
- Developed a more advanced use of idiomatic and conversational forms of Italian and a greater capacity to use them freely
- Developed a high level of proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity and the capacity to use them freely, confidently and with few errors
- Mastered the ability to interpret messages of different registers and degrees of formality, including those occurring in a variety of audiovisual media and individual and group spoken forms
- The ability to discuss and critically analyse with confidence social, political, cultural and historical issues in the Italian-speaking world
- Developed a set of flexible and transferable linguistic skills for different types of professional contexts
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should:
- Have developed effective oral communication skills in a Language Other Than English (LOTE) through class participation and presentations
- Have developed public speaking skills and confidence in oral expression in a LOTE
- Have developed the ability to process information in a LOTE and to communicate it
- Have developed the capacity to think theoretically and analytically about language forms, structures and use
- Have developed effective time management and planning skills
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Option 1
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ITAL90003 | Graduate Italian A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Option 2
Students are required to complete the online language questionnaire/placement test at the link below.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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One reflective journal (ongoing through semester)
| End of semester | 20% |
One of the assessment combinations (see below)*, to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator, due throughout semester | Throughout the teaching period | 80% |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
*One of the following assessment combinations (totalling 80%) to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator, due throughout semester:
- one oral presentation (10 minutes, equivalent to 1,000 words) during semester [20%]
- one research project (3,000 words) due at the end of semester [60%]
OR
- 3 take-home exercises, equivalent to 400 words each, due in weeks 4, 6, 10 [24%]
- Mid-semester test, equivalent to 800 words in week 7 [16%]
- Oral test, equivalent to 800 words in week 12 [16%]
- Final exam, equivalent to 1200 words, during the examination period [24%]
OR
- 1 assignment, equivalent to 400 words due in week 4 [8%]
- 2 group assignments (one 5-minute oral task, 8% and one written assignment, equivalent to 600 words, 8%) based on a work-integrated learning project due from week 3 to 12 [16%]
- 1 hour written test, closed book due in week 7 [24%]
- 1.5 hour written exam, closed book during the examination period [32%]
OR
- Three small assignments (equivalent to 200 words each) due in weeks 5, 8, 11 [10%]
- Literature essay (800 words) due in week 10 [15%]
- 5 minute oral presentation (equivalent to 400 words) throughout the semester [10%]
- Reflective learning journal (equivalent to 800 words) twice during the semester and during the examination period [15%]
- A major theatre project (equivalent to 1200 words) plus a critical role statement (200 words) due during the examination period [30%]
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator John Hajek Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24, 36 or 48 hours (2, 3 or 4 hours of seminars for 12 weeks depending on level and placement test) 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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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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
Subject coordinator approval and 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: 31 January 2024