Italian

Length of Course

Full Year

Level

Marian - Year 11

Category

Languages

Core or Elective

Elective

Pre-requisites

Year 10 Italian

Subject Description

Stage 1 Italian is designed for students who have studied the language for 400 to 500 hours by the time they have completed Stage 2, or who have an equivalent level of knowledge. Students interact with others to share information, ideas, opinions and experiences.

They create texts in Italian to express information, feelings, ideas and opinions. They analyse texts to interpret meaning, and examine relationships between language, culture and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.

Content

The following themes are studied:

  • The individual
  • The Italian-speaking communities
  • The changing world

Students studying Senior Italian will have an opportunity to take part in an Italian Immersion trip, offered every two years.

Assessment
  • Assessment Type 1: Interaction
  • Assessment Type 2: Text Production
  • Assessment Type 3: Text Analysis
  • Assessment Type 4: Investigation
Pathways

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Marian - Year 11 - Italian