| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 |
| Old unit code |
110.101 |
| Outcomes |
Students (1) acquire basic Italian vocabulary relating to everyday communication; (2) learn to use a variety of strategies to enhance their understanding of Italian syntax, lexicon and phonetics; (3) are able to use basic Italian grammatical structures in simple oral and written communication; (4) are able to communicate, in basic terms, aspects of everyday situations, i.e. talking about self, friends and pastimes, meeting people, life at home and at university/work, shopping, holidays; (5) are familiar with basic sociolinguistic conventions in Italian, such as the use of different forms of direct address; (6) have a basic knowledge of Italian culture and current social trends and developments; (7) are able to read simple Italian texts relating to everyday situations and also write short texts in Italian. Finally, in applying their new knowledge, students also gain an understanding of the differences and similarities between English and Italian in these major areas of language competency, and become aware of the strong Italian presence in Western Australia. |
| Content |
This is principally a language acquisition unit intended to introduce students with no (or little) previous knowledge of the language to a level where they can speak, read and write basic Italian. Students are taught to speak, understand, read and write standard Italian on the basis of communicative and natural learning methodologies, supported by grammatical and linguistic approaches, and multimedia, in keeping with the current trends in methodologies for second language acquisition. The unit leads to ITAL1102 Italian Beginners II. |
| Assessment |
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Associate Professor Luciano Pinto |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley), Albany |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
Contact hours—classes: 4 hrs per week (3 hrs of language and 1 hr of conversation and culture) for 13 weeks
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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