YEAR 8 ITALIAN

YEAR LONG COURSE

Year 8 Italian: Second Language builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding required of students to communicate in Italian developed in Year 7 and focuses on extending their oral and written communication skills and their understandings of the Italian language and culture. In Year 8, students are widening their social networks, experiences and communication repertoires in Italian. Students communicate in Italian, maintaining interactions with peers and known adults to exchange information and discuss aspects of home, school and social life, compare routines, interests and leisure activities. They engage in individual and collaborative tasks that involve making arrangements, or organising events or outings. Students identify key information and supporting details from texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, and use the information in new ways. The content of this course will be balanced in the four key areas of speaking, writing, reading and listening. This course will prepare students for Year 9 Italian.