| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 2 |
| Old unit code |
110.102 |
| Outcomes |
Students (1) have a sound Italian vocabulary relating to everyday communication and situations; (2) know a variety of learning strategies relevant to the areas of syntax, semantics and phonetics; (3) are able to use the most important Italian grammatical structures correctly in oral and written communication; (4) are able to communicate in essential contexts relating to everyday situations; (5) have a good knowledge of Italian culture and society; and (6) are able to read Italian texts found in everyday situations. Students achieve basic proficiency in the macro skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in Italian, corresponding to an average level achievement in TEE Italian. |
| Content |
This is a dedicated language acquisition unit intended to complete the coverage of language skills commenced in ITAL1101 Italian Beginners I, in order to speak, read and write basic Italian. Students are taught to speak, understand, read and write contemporary Italian on the basis of communicative and natural learning methodologies, supported by grammatical and linguistic approaches, and multimedia. The unit leads to ITAL2203 Italian Intermediate I. |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: ITAL1101 Italian Beginners I or the approval of the Convenor of Italian |
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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