Major - Italian

To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:

A student may complete a major sequence of 36 units in Italian by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) and two Year 3 topics (9 units) plus two additional topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed in the program of study below.

A student may complete a minor sequence of 22.5 units in Italian by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) plus and additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed in the program of study below.

A minor in Italian is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of Arts from 1 January 2019.

Italian is only offered as an extended major to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Languages.

Course aims
Learning outcomes
Program of study
Honours

Course aims

The Italian major aims to:

foster proficiency in linguistic, socio-cultural and communicative areas related to Italian language and culture
expose students to a wide range of knowledge sources in order to develop students' skills and knowledge that are both specific to Italian language and culture and cross-disciplinary (e.g. translation, cinema)
develop students' ability to analyse and respond to written and visual texts in Italian of varying difficulty
develop students' awareness of local and global communities of Italian speakers
develop students' awareness of and reflection about language and culture diversity locally and globally
train students to form broad conceptual understandings of issues relating to cross- and inter-cultural communication
provide opportunities for metacognitive training to enhance language acquisition and maximise opportunities to progress in language learning within and beyond the classroom.

Learning outcomes

At the completion of the major, students are expected to demonstrate:

an ability to communicate at a proficient level of competence in Italian;
broad knowledge of Italian Cultural Studies;
critical understanding of key cultural aspects of Italian studies;
knowledge and skills in relation to cross- and inter-cultural communication and an ability to interact in a global, yet multilingual and multicultural world;
understanding and respect for local and global cultural and linguistic diversity;
awareness of themselves as languages learners and users.

Program of study

The following is the program of study for a 36 unit major sequence in Italian and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the degree in which you are enrolled.

Students complete 27 units of language topics and 9 units of culture topics in either the Intermediate or Beginners stream.

Major - Italian - Intermediate

Year 1 language topics

ITAL2201 Intermediate Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL2202 Intermediate Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)

Year 2 language topics

ITAL3201 Upper Intermediate Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL3202 Upper Intermediate Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)

Year 3 language topics

ITAL3301 Advanced Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL3302 Advanced Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)

Year 2 & 3 Culture topics

Select 4.5 units in Year 2 and 4.5 units in Year 3 from the following:

ITAL2213 Italian Theatre (4.5 units)
ITAL3211  Italian Cultural Studies (4.5 units)
ITAL3213 Translation from Italian (4.5 units)
ITAL3214   Italian Cinema (4.5 units)
ITAL3215   The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
ITAL3311  Extended Italian Cultural Studies (4.5 units)
ITAL3403   Italian Migration to Australia (4.5 units)

Major - Italian - Beginners

Year 1 language topics

ITAL1201 Introductory Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL1202 Introductory Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)

Year 2 language topics

ITAL2201 Intermediate Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL2202 Intermediate Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)

Year 3 language topics

ITAL3201 Upper Intermediate Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL3202 Upper Intermediate Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)

Year 2 & 3 Culture topics

Select 4.5 units in Year 2 and 4.5 units in Year 3 from the following:

Select one of

ITAL2211 Italian Culture and Society 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL2212 Italian Culture and Society 2 (4.5 units)

plus one of

ITAL2213 Italian Theatre (4.5 units)
ITAL3211 Italian Cultural Studies (4.5 units)
ITAL3214 Italian Cinema (4.5 units)
ITAL3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
ITAL3403 Italian Migration to Australia (4.5 units)

Note:

Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary), Bachelor of Health Sciences students undertake an 18 unit teaching minor consisting of: 9 units of Year 1 topics plus 9 units of Year 2 or Year 3 topics (where the entry requirements are met).