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ITAL103 Introduction to Modern Italian Literature and Culture

Updated: 26 March 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites ITAL101
Co-requisites ITAL102
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) To be advised
Unit Description

This unit complements ITAL101 and ITAL102; it is designed to introduce 20th-Century Italy to students of Italian through the study of Italian poetry, narrative, drama and cinema.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Gli imbianchini non hanno ricordi
ISBN: 9788723902825
Fo, D., Mondadori 2007
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Mediterraneo DVD
ISBN: ARAG10
Salvatore (Director), 1990
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Essay 25% On/Off Campus 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Essay 25% On/Off Campus 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Essay 25% On/Off Campus 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Essay 25% On/Off Campus 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. critically analyse literary texts;
  2. gain a basic knowledge of modern Italian literature and culture;
  3. gain some understanding of the socio-political situation in modern Italy;
  4. further his/her language skills through the reading of modern Italian texts.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain an elementary understanding of Italian literature and culture, and this will be assessed in all set assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Teaching will identify different means of communication depending on the literary form concerned. Students will be assessed on their ability to react to these texts. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Teaching of Italian literary texts will enhance the student's global and intercultural competence. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be encouraged to make use of bibliographical and electronic resources. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will acquire skills in regard to and experience of literature in general and Italian culture in particular that should encourage and facilitate further study. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem solving skills of a high nature. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
As this unit deals with ethical and social issues, students will engage with these concepts. 		True
8 Team Work
Students will interact through access to the discussion board of this unit. 		True
   

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