116-153 Italian Part 1:Language & Culture B

Formerly available as 116-054. Students who have completed 116-054 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

116-151 Italian Part 1:Language & Culture A and 116-152 Italian Part 1:Textual Studies A.

116-154 Italian Part 1:Textual Studies B.

As for 116-151 Italian Part 1:Language & Culture A.

• gain an understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness/openness to the world through the contextualisation of judgements and knowledge, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas and new aspects of Italian culture, and by formulating arguments;

• be capable of communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically through essay and assignment writing, tutorial discussion and class presentations;

• gain skills in public speaking and confidence in self-expression through tutorial participation and class presentations.

A 1-hour in class written test 20% (due during week 6), a 1-hour in class written test 20% (due during week 8), a 500-word class paper 10% (commencing at the beginning of semester and due at the end of semester), a 2-hour final exam 40% (due during the exam period) and a 10-minute oral test 10% (due during exam period).

Materials will be available from the department.

• M Mezzadri and P Balboni, Rete! 2. Guerra Edizioni, Perugia 2001.