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ITAL408 20th Century Women Writers in Italy

Updated: 24 February 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
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 ITAL200 or ITAL202 and candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ITAL308 or ITAL475
Notes

offered in even numbered years
Combined Units ITAL308 - 20th Century Women Writers in Italy
Coordinator(s) Anna Cavallaro (acavalla@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This Italian unit introduces the literary works of women writers in post-war Italy. The texts studied concentrate on woman's search for self-identity in a modern society.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Parliamo di Donne - le commedie, Vol. XIII
ISBN: 9788875800048
Rame, F., Einaudi 2005
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Fiore di poesia
ISBN: 9788806173777
Merini, A., Einaudi 2003
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
E' stato cosl
ISBN: 9788806157609
Ginzburg, N., Einaudi 2000
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Essay 40% Off Campus 3000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 60% Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. critically analyse literary texts;
  2. gain an advanced knowledge of 20th Century Italian literature;
  3. gain an advanced knowledge of the socio-political situation in modern Italy;
  4. gain a greatly expanded Italian language ability through the reading of modern Italian texts;
  5. show a greater critical acumen and provide fuller critical apparatus than those at 300-level.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain an advanced knowledge of Italian language, literature and culture. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The experience of reading Italian texts will increase students' ability to communicate in Italian and in general. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The experience of reading Italian women's 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 False 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 False False
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 analysis of social injustice makes students aware of their personal social responsibility. 		True False False
8 Team Work
Students will interact through access to the Discussion Board. 		False False True
   

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