Overview
In this unit, you will be developing vocabulary in the Italian language, alongside basic conversational skills, through various mediums, including film, television and song. Using enquiry-based learning, you will develop Italian vocabulary and grammar, through the use of IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). This unit will encourage you to become independent reflective learners, thereby increasing your own cultural and linguistic competence. By the end of the unit, you will be able to hold a basic conversation in Italian and translate basic phrases into both idiomatic Italian and IPA. This unit is especially useful if you are a student studying classical voice as you are often required to sing in the Italian language, or if you have a general interest in learning Italian for personal interest.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from In Class
Addition of extra resource material in the form of a second 'conversation based' textbook
We shall be adding the resource to the required reading list for the 2020 offering.
- Apply basic Italian grammar and vocabulary in a range of written and spoken activities
- Transcribe an Italian text into its phonetic language and vice versa
- Conduct a short conversation in Italian.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) - 60% | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | |||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) - 60% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Language Hacking - Italian
- (2016)
- Authors: Benny Lewis
- John Murray Learning
- London London , London , England
- ISBN: 978-1-473-63312-4
- Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
n.thomson@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 13 Jul 2020Module/Topic
Topic 1
- Saluti (Greetings & introductions)
- Pronunciation guide
- The first words you'll use in every conversation
- Essential phrases
- BONUS: I numeri - (Numbers 0 to 10)
Chapter
Textbook:
Language Hacking Italian
Unit 1:
Asking About You: Conversation 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 20 Jul 2020Module/Topic
Topic 2
- How long have you been learning Italian?
- Essential phrases
- BONUS: Regular -are verbs
Chapter
Unit 1:
Asking About You: Conversation 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 27 Jul 2020Module/Topic
Topic 3
- Why are you learning Italian?
- Essential phrases
- BONUS: Regular -ere verbs
Chapter
Unit 1:
Asking About You: Conversation 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 03 Aug 2020Module/Topic
- First words
- Describing interests
- Why are you learning Italian?
- BONUS: Irregular verb essere (to be)
- BONUS: Irregular verb avere (to have)
Chapter
Unit 1 Revision: Talking About Me
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 10 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Topic 4
- Words you need to ask questions
- Words you need to answer questions
- BONUS: The definite article (nouns and gender)
Chapter
Unit 2:
Asking About You: Conversation 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 17 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 24 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Topic 5
-
How long have you been learning Italian?
- BONUS: The indefinite article (nouns and gender)
Chapter
Unit 2:
Asking About You: Conversation 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 31 Aug 2020Module/Topic
Topic 6
- Sharing your opinions
- Expressing your opinions
- BONUS: Regular -ire verbs (1st -ire & 2nd -ire)
Chapter
Unit 2:
Asking About You: Conversation 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 07 Sep 2020Module/Topic
Ripasso 2 Conversazione 1-3 (Revision of Unit 2/Conversations 1-3)
- Words you need to ask questions
- How long have you been learning Italian?
- Sharing your opinions
- BONUS: Days of the week
Chapter
Unit 2 Revision: Asking About You
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 14 Sep 2020Module/Topic
Topic 8
-
Having an online chat
- BONUS: Numbers 11-20
Chapter
Unit 3:
Solving Communication Problems: Conversation 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 21 Sep 2020Module/Topic
Topic 9
- I don't understand
- Words for getting clarification
- BONUS: Colours
- Months, holidays and seasons
Chapter
Unit 3:
Solving Communication Problems: Conversation 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 28 Sep 2020Module/Topic
Topic 10
- A bad connection
- Talking online
- BONUS: Months, holidays and seasons
Chapter
Unit 3:
Solving Communication Problems: Conversation 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 05 Oct 2020Module/Topic
Ripasso 3 Conversazione 1-3 (Revision of Unit 3/Conversations 1-3)
- General Revision of Units 1-3
Chapter
Unit 3 Revision
General Revision of Units 1-3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 12 Oct 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 19 Oct 2020Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practical Assessment Due: Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
This is an online course, with weekly tutorials conducted via Zoom. There will be no face-to-face classes for this unit.
Basic Italian is a conversation based unit, covering an introductory level of Italian.
At the end of this unit, you will be able to hold a basic conversation in Italian, stating where you come from, why you are learning Italian, and stating your likes and dislikes. You will also be covering basic grammar, in order to hold basic conversation.
1 In-class Test(s)
Task: Complete a written test. Based on the materials from each topic in this unit, the written assessment will consist of a selection of the following:
- Completing verb conjugations in present singular tense
- Translating Italian phrases into English
- Translating English phrases into Italian
- Identifying definite articles and pronouns
- Identifying numbers, months, seasons and colours
No learning materials will be allowed within the exam, however, there will be a perusal period to write notes prior to the exam.
Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Written Test will take place within the examination period
Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020)
After the examination period has ended
Assessment Criteria:
- Accurate completion of all questions
- Apply basic Italian grammar and vocabulary in a range of written and spoken activities
- Transcribe an Italian text into its phonetic language and vice versa
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Practical Assessment
Task: Engage in a live spoken conversation with the Unit Coordinator via Zoom.
Based on the materials from each topic in this unit, the practical assessment will consist of the following:
- Engaging in a short conversation based on information covered within the Unit
- Do a cold reading of an Italian passage and translate the passage back into English
Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
To be completed via Zoom within the examination period
Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020)
To be completed after the examination period
Assessment Criteria:
- Pronunciation & accuracy of language 40%
- Comprehension of language 30%
-
Fluency of speech 30%
- Apply basic Italian grammar and vocabulary in a range of written and spoken activities
- Conduct a short conversation in Italian.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
