116-460 Italian as She is Spoke

Formerly available as 116-073. Students who have completed 116-073 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

37.5 points at either post-beginners or post-VCE sequence for third year, admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in Italian for fourth year.

The subject consists of two parts: (1) Contrastive study of Italian and English sound systems and language structures in order to highlight the differences; and (2) Varieties of Italian component which will focus on a range of varieties of Italian in use today. This will include looking at factors (eg. regional, social, cultural and political) that may influence such variation. It will also consider the role of Italian on the world stage and the influence of other languages on Italian. The subject is both descriptive and practical and is intended to assist students with a better understanding of spoken and written Italian in its many contexts.

Two 1-hour class tests, two take-home assignments equivalent to 2000 words at 3rd year and 3000 words at 4th year.

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