Italian 3A

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
LANG 3411
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Course ID
207240
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
3
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course will extend students' proficiency in spoken and written Italian at an advanced level. Students will focus on vocabulary, structures and texts related to a range of advanced linguistic situations, themes and topics which develop accuracy, flexibility and fluency. Students will further develop intercultural knowledge integral to a range of situations and tasks and through an online Italian community participation program. Students will investigate representations of identity, place, gender and public institutions through a selection of twentieth century Italian narrative and film.

Course learning outcomes

  • analyse and use the main structures and idioms of Italian in the production of speech and writing at near native speaker level
  • identify and use the varieties of Italian in various social contexts
  • display linguistic and cultural sensitivity in formal and informal interactions
  • analyse the grammatical and sociolinguistic concepts relating to the topics and uses of Italian covered
  • apply critical skills in the analysis of a selection of Italian novels and film
  • critically reflect on the intercultural aspects of the literary and filmic representations studied

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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