Year
2017
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly
1 x 2-hour seminar weekly
Prerequisites
ITAL3202 - Upper Intermediate Italian Part 2
Enrolment not permitted
1 of ITAL3101B, ITAL3121, ITAL3121B, ITAL3121C, ITAL3121D has been successfully completed
Assumed knowledge
Intermediate to low advanced Italian language skills
Topic description
This topic is designed to strengthen and extend the students' proficiency in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Classes will cover advanced features of the Italian language, particularly syntax and stylistics, appropriate to this level.
Educational aims
This topic aims to:

  • consolidate and expand students' knowledge of advanced Italian grammar, particularly syntax, styles and registers

  • enhance learners' communicative competence and collaborative learning skills, through participation in activities involving exposure to a variety of authentic materials and group or pair interaction
Expected learning outcomes
On completing this topic students will be able to:

  • interpret extended speech in Italian following somewhat complex lines of argument

  • participate in conversations, with some fluency and spontaneity

  • read, interpret, paraphrase and summarise articles, reports and, in general, argumentative texts concerned with contemporary issues

  • produce texts that contain clear descriptions on a range of subjects related to one's field of interest