YEAR 9 ITALIAN

YEAR LONG ELECTIVE

Year 9 Italian: Second language builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding required of students to communicate in Italian developed in Year 8 and focuses on extending their oral and written communication skills and their understandings of Italian language and culture. They expand the range and nature of their learning experiences, and the contexts within which they communicate with others. Students communicate in Italian, initiating and maintaining interactions with others to discuss and compare events of significance in the lives of young people, including holidays, special events and travel. The content of the course will be balanced over the key areas of speaking, writing, listening and reading and will prepare students for further studies in Italian.