Italian

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT ABOUT?

The Year 9 and 10 Italian course is about learning to communicate with Italian speakers in Australia and all over the world. The focus will be on the four macro skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Responding, and Writing. Exploring Italian culture and traditions will be an integral part of the course.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Students will learn to:

• communicate fluently in Italian in a variety of contexts

• produce texts using a range of media, Eg, letters, cards, posters, e-mails, blogs

• understand and respond to spoken Italian

• understand written Italian texts such as articles, letters and songs

• appreciate and demonstrate an awareness of different cultures

• develop research skills and enhance communication via the use of technology

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

Students will be assessed under the following criteria:

• Listening

• Speaking

• Reading and responding

• Writing

• Moving Between Cultures

• Making Linguistic Connections

• Management

Students will be assessed using a variety of tools including:

• Conversations, role-plays and short films

• Prepared oral presentations such as cooking shows, dialogues, fashion parades

• Responses in English to interviews, conversations, songs, films

• Responses in English to Italian texts such as letters, cartoons and articles

• Brief written texts (letter, post-card, e-mail, blog, diary entry, cartoon strip, brochure, menu) in Italian, using vocabulary and grammatical structures learned in class

WHAT SHOULD I CONSIDER BEFORE CHOOSING THIS SUBJECT?

• You should enjoy and have an interest in learning about different cultures and speaking to people of different backgrounds.

• If you plan to travel overseas at some stage and want to enrich the experience by using the local language.

• You should have an interest in increasing your communication skills in Italian in order to establish or maintain links with the Italian-speaking community.

• The Italian course in Years 9 and 10 provides excellent preparation for Italian in Years 11 and 12 and beyond. It is a prerequisite for the Italian Continuers’ course in Years 11 and 12.

• You should consider whether you are interested in a career which may require a second language (travel, hospitality, health, international field).