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ITAL404 Modern Italian Novel

Updated: 30 March 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2012
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 24cp or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ITAL304 or ITAL410
Notes

Offered off-campus in odd numbered years. Those students who are intending to study the texts in Italian, rather than in English, should have completed ITAL202 or ITAL200.
Combined Units ITAL304 - Modern Italian Novel
Coordinator(s) Brennan Wales (bwales@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit introduces students to the works of major Italian novelists of the latter part of the 20th Century. It traces the development of the novel from the postwar to the modernistic and post-modernistic periods. This unit is now available in English to students with no knowledge of the Italian language.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. critically analyse literary texts, showing a greater critical acumen and providing fuller critical apparatus than at 300-level;
  2. demonstrate a knowledge of 20th Century Italian literature;
  3. demonstrate a knowledge of the socio-political situation of modern Italy; and
  4. demonstrate a greatly expanded Italian language ability through the reading of modern Italian texts (for those studying the texts in Italian).

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain an advanced knowledge of Italian language, literature and society. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The experience of reading Italian texts will increase the students' ability to communicate in Italian and in general. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The experience of reading Italian texts will increase the students' global perspective. 		True 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 life-long 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. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The study of literature exposes students to social and ethical issues. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students will interact by accessing the Discussion Board of this unit. 		True
   

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