Italian 3B

Course aim

To advance students' proficiency in spoken and written Italian and to advance their intercultural knowledge of Italian literacy and filmic representation.

Course content

Students will develop advanced vocabulary, structures and texts related to a range of linguistic situations, themes and topics further developing accuracy, flexibility and fluency. Students will also develop advanced intercultural knowledge integral to the range of situations and tasks in the language texts and through online Italian interactions. Students will explore literary and filmic representations of contemporary Italian language and culture.

Textbook(s)

Sciascia, L 1986, A Ciascuno il Suo (seminal), Houghton Mifflin, Boston

Silone, I 1988, Fontamara (seminal), Mondadori, Milano

Ammaniti, N 2001, Io non ho paura (seminal), Einaudi, Torino

Mazzetti, A, et al 2008, Nuovo Qui Italia più: quaderno di esercizi. , Le Monnier, Milano

Mazzetti, A et al 2007, Nuovo qui Italian piu: livello intermedio B2-C1 (seminal), Le Monnier, Milano

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LANG 3012	Italian 3A

The listed prerequisite or equivalent after consultation with the course coordinator

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

Continuous assessment tasks, Examination, Online intercultural project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.