Course Coordinator:Dunja Anderson (dvejnovi@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
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teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
This is an advanced level course in Italian language and will improve your understanding of contemporary Italian society and culture. All instruction is in Italian. You will study a selection of authentic materials and will discover important aspects of the culture and history of Italy in the last 60 years.
Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
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Tutorial/Workshop 1 – In-class tutorial | 2hrs | Week 1 | 12 times |
300 Level (Graduate)
12 units
Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
1 | Understand Italian text drawn by a variety of media |
Knowledgeable Empowered |
2 | Use all macro skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking) in Italian at intermediate advanced level |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker |
3 | Have conversations in Italian at intermediate to advanced level |
Knowledgeable Empowered |
4 | Have an understanding of central aspects of Italian regions |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker |
5 | Develop metacognitive skills, i.e. learning-how-to-learn Italian language for later autonomous learning | Empowered |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
INT233 or ITL310
Not applicable
Not applicable
Knowledge of Italian language and culture to a level equal to or above Italian B2 of the EU framework.
Standard Grading (GRD)
High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
In week 3 of this course a draft copy of your assessment will be peer reviewed in class.
Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
All | 1 | Written Piece | Individual | 30% | 600 words |
Refer to Format | In Class |
All | 2 | Oral and Written Piece | Individual | 40% | Oral Presentation +800 words |
Refer to Format | In Class |
All | 3 | Oral | Individual | 30% | 15 minutes |
Week 13 | In Class |
All - Assessment Task 1:Language Portfolio | ||||||||||
Goal: | To develop competency of advanced Italian grammar and vocabulary studied in the course. |
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Product: | Written Piece | |||||||||
Format: | Submit: Week 3, 5, 7 and 9. Academic format: Four short written compositions based on material covered in tutorials. You will select from and manipulate the vocabulary, grammar and expressions learnt in class to convey information and ideas that are meaningful to you and relevant to course content. |
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All - Assessment Task 2:Research project - Oral presentation and 800 words essay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goal: | To demonstrate your ability to research, present and write in Italian about a relevant aspect of an Italian region |
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Format: | Submit: Week 11-12. Academic format You will be required to research about one of the regions of Italy, present in class your research and write a short essay in Italian. You must discuss your topic with the coordinator before Week 5. |
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All - Assessment Task 3:Oral exam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Goal: | Demonstrates your acquired ability to speak in Italian and your acquired knowledge of course materials and Italian geography and history. |
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Product: | Oral | |||||||||||||||||||||
Format: | Academic format The 15 minute oral exam will take the form of an interview on the regions and cultures studied in class. |
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A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
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