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ITAL401H Italian Hons Coursework

Credit Points 24
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Year Long 1 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory By arrangement
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in BA(Hons)
Co-requisites ITAL402H (full-time students)
Restrictions ITAL400
Notes

Honours candidates only
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Brennan Wales (bwales@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is designed to consolidate and extend the students' knowledge of the Italian language and to undertake an intensive study of a selected range of Italian literary texts (from medieval to postmodern literature).
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Language Assignments 45% 2000 each
Assessment Notes
Four language assignments
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 3
Literature essays 50% 2500 each
Assessment Notes
Four literature essays
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-3
Oral Examination 5%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 4 GA: 1, 2, 3

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand methodological approaches and issues pertaining to Italian language and literature studies;
  2. demonstrate advanced analytical skills, in writing literary critical essays on aspects of Italian literature and/or Italian sociolinguistics;
  3. display a broad knowledge and understanding of Italian language, literature, culture and society;
  4. demonstrate advanced competence in Italian language, including semantic analysis and writing skills and the ability to apply these skills in a range of areas.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain a specialist knowledge of various aspects of Italian literature and of Italian language. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The experience of reading Italian texts and undertaking advanced language work will increase the student's ability to communicate in Italian and in general. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The experience of reading Italian texts will increase the student's global perspective through specialised research on specific areas of Italian culture. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will access and use discussion fora and other online resources. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
The work undertaken in this unit encourages students to develop a lifelong interest in learning, particularly about both the Italian language and italian culture. 		True
6 Problem Solving
As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem solving skills of a high nature. In addition, problem solving skills will be formally assessed in the four language assignments. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
The study of literature exposes students to social and ethical issues. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students will be encouraged to interact at Intensive Schools and online through the Honours Discussion Board. 		True
   

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