School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsLanguage and Communication Skills 2B: ItalianWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101706.2
Discipline: SOUTHERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 20
Assumed Knowledge
Successful completion of 20 credit points of Italian Language at Level 1 or equivalent knowledge.
Equivalent Units
102018 - Italian 203, 102023 - Italian 204
Incompatible Units
100133 - Italian 202, 101268 - Language Skills 204: Reading and Writing
About this Unit
In 2013 this unit replaced by 102018 - Italian 203 and 102023 - Italian 204. This is a Level 2 unit in the Italian major within the Languages Key Program of the Bachelor of Arts. This unit is suitable for Post HSC entry. It aims to further develop all four core skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, towards more sophisticated communicative transactions ranging from casual to formal styles of the language. However, the special focus of this unit is on developing, in particular, reading comprehension, and writing skills over a range of written registers. This unit also fosters cultural and social understanding by presenting aspects of contemporary cultures and societies that use the language as well as through research work on specific socio-cultural aspects that are of interest to the student. The content for reading and writing activities is selected from contemporary materials e.g., daily exchanges in writing, book/film reviews, mini dramas, magazines as well as websites in relation to textual aspects of contemporary culture and society of Italy. A range of CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) activities are utilised for this unit. By the end of this unit, students can read and write approximately 3000 words.