116-142 Beginners Italian Part 1B

Formerly available as 116-050. Students who have completed 116-050 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Students who have attempted Year 11 or 12 Italian or its equivalent are not permitted to enrol. Students must be concurrently enrolled in 116-141 Beginners Italian Part 1A.

This subject is designed to assist the language learning of students already enrolled in 116-141 Beginners Italian Part 1A. Weekly multimedia classes based on audio, video, music and computer activities will reinforce and improve students listening comprehension and communicative competency. A weekly lecture/seminar will introduce students to Italian culture, including literature and film. By the end of the semester, students should have acquired the skills necessary to read and discuss simple literary texts.

• have acquired the skills necessary to read and discuss simple literary texts;

• 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 French and Italian culture, and by formulating arguments;

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

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

Continuous assessment throughout the semester including three class tests 30%, 1-hour dictation and listening comprehension test 20% (due at the end of semester) and a 1-hour written test 50% (due at the end of semester).

A subject reader will be available through the University of Melbourne Bookshop.