The Italian Studies Minor provides students with competence in the Italian language as well as a critical understanding of cultural, social and historical aspects of Italy. Language learning is integrated with the development of cultural awareness, and students have the opportunity to explore such areas as Italian sociolinguistics, cinema, music, gender studies, postcolonial literature, migration literature and women's literature. Students with existing knowledge of Italian can begin at a more advanced level, and the exact sequence of courses depends on the level at which the student begins the minor.
Learning Outcomes
- communicate in Italian in a range of contexts;
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the structure and uses of Italian;
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the cultural and linguistic aspects of Italian language and societies and their socio-historical context; and
- recognise the importance of intercultural communication.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
A minimum of 18 units from the completion of courses on the following list:
ITAL1101 Introductory Italian Studies I
ITAL1102 Introductory Italian Studies II
ITAL2101 Continuing Italian Studies I
ITAL2102 Continuing Italian Studies II
ITAL3101 Intermediate Italian Studies I
ITAL3102 Intermediate Italian Studies II
ITAL3103 Advanced Italian Studies I
ITAL3104 Advanced Italian Studies II
A maximum of 6 units from completion of a course on the following list (all Language Studies (LANG) courses must have a Course Topic of Italian to be included in this minor):
LANG3001 - Translation across Languages: The Translation of Literary Texts
LANG3002 - Translation across Languages: specialised material
LANG3007 - Romance Linguistics
LING2013 - Teaching Languages
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