This course continues to develop students' communicative competence in Italian, and refine students' analytical skills as well as their imaginative writing and speaking ability. Complex cultural, written, and audio-visual/cinematic texts will be studied in relation to their socio-cultural, historical and genre framework, focusing on 20th Century or contemporary Italian culture and society. Specific topics covered may vary from year to year. The course may be completed more than once if a different topic is studied each time.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- understand a wide range of demanding texts (oral/written/visual; aural/oral) on modern and contemporary issues, appreciating distinction of style and genres, and recognizing implicit meaning in a variety of texts;
- demonstrate orally and in writing their ability to use the language appropriately (lexicon, syntax, grammar, registers) according to style, context and genre, expressing themselves fluently and spontaneously;
- conduct research and deliver well-structured oral presentations and written texts;
- demonstrate advanced expertise in critical thinking in understanding, synthesising and interpreting complex cultural topics and communicating their own views and arguments using the appropriate discursive and argumentative register.
Other Information
For more information about upcoming Advanced Italian Topics in Language, Culture and Society, please reference information available on the School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics website.
Indicative Assessment
- Major scaffolded assessment (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Reflective assessment (30) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Oral presentation (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Pre-class, in-class, and post-class activities (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 3 hours of class time per week, and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Not applicable
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4080 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $5280 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8630 | 22 Jul 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | In Person | View |