Italian 1A

Course aim

To introduce students with little or no understanding of Italian to basic spoken and written Italian and enhance cultural literacy through reflection on aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society.

Course content

Students in this course will interact with vocabulary and language structures related to introductory level texts, themes and topics. They will develop grammatical concepts with a focus on language in use, sociolinguistic knowledge integral to the range of situations and tasks covered and a range of text types appropriate to students’ language proficiency level. Students will also explore aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society.

Textbook(s)

Melucci, Donatella & Tognozzi, Elissa 2019, Piazza Student Edition: Introductory Italian, 2nd edition, Cengage

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Contribution, Examination, Portfolio, Presentation, Reflection, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.