ATS2224 · Italian intermediate 2

Overview

The unit will consist of two sections: Intermediate 2 Language (50%) and Culture (50%). Language: extend on language acquisition through the use of contemporary written, aural and audio-visual materials representing selected situations and registers, and aspects of Italian history and culture; consolidation and extension of grammatical knowledge and vocabulary at level A2/B1 of the European Language Framework; Culture: an introduction to key aspects of Italian history, society and culture with a focus on the Renaissance and the Enlightenment and their connections to the present. This unit will introduce you to the works of major Italian authors, artists and philosophers from the 15th to the 18th century.

Areas of study: European languages (Italian studies)

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. communicate (listen, speak, read and write) competently on a range of topics relevant to Italian society;
2. extend, consolidate and utilise your knowledge of grammatical concepts and vocabulary with reasonable fluency in reading and writing;
3. use monolingual as well as bilingual dictionaries;
4. critically examine the cultural and artistic output and the endure legacy of the Italian Renaissance and the Enlightenment in the European contest.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.