116-062 Italian Part 2: Advanced Language 2

116-061 Italian Part 2: Advanced Language 1 and 116-060 Italian Part 2: Cultural Studies.

As for 116-061 Italian Part 2: Advanced Language 1.

• develop particular generic skills: 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;

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

• written communication: through essay and assignment preparation and writing.

A 1-hour in class written test on contemporary culture and society 20% (due in week 6), a 1-hour in-class written language test 20% (due in week 7), a 1000-word class paper on conversation 10% (commencing at the beginning of semester and due at the end of semester), a 2-hour written exam 40% (due at the end of semester) and a final 10-minute oral exam 10% (due at the end of semester).

• Habekovic & Mazzola, Insieme: An Intermediate Italian Course. (2nd ed) McGraw-Hill.