116-061 Italian Part 2:Advanced Language 1

Completion of 116-057 Intermediate Italian A, 116-058 Intermediate Italian B and 116-059 Intermediate Italian C or 116-151 Italian Part 1:Language & Culture A, 116-152 Italian Part 1:Textual Studies A, 116-153 Italian Part 1:Language & Culture B and 116-154 Italian Part 1:Textual Studies B.

116-060 Italian Part 2:Cultural Studies.

This subject focuses on the spoken and written language of present day Italy. Students will undertake regular language activities on contemporary Italian texts in order to improve their language skills. They will also participate in regular conversation practice for the purpose of reinforcing their command of current idiomatic Italian. Students will also explore aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society, through a critical analysis of a variety of texts and documents (including films, music, mass media and literature). By the end of the subject, students should have improved their written production skills, and should be able to express themselves with fluency on most topics of a general nature.

Written tests totalling 2000 words, written work totalling 1000 words and a 1000-word class paper.

• Habekovic & Mazzola, Insieme: An Intermediate Italian Course. 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill.
• S. Deon, P. Francini and A. Talamo, Amor di Roma. Bonacci Editore, Roma, 2001.