This is a beginners level unit in Italian intended for those with little or no knowledge of the language. It aims to introduce students to the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in elementary Italian. The unit includes a socio-cultural component which will examine aspects of contemporary Italy and its culture with a particular emphasis on the Italian community in Australia.

This is a post-beginners level unit in Italian intended for students with prior knowledge of the language. It aims to advance the development of the skills of aural comprehension, speaking, reading and writing acquired in Italian 1. The unit will provide students with the opportunity to extend their communication skills in Italian and provide them with additional lifelong language-learning strategies. It includes a continuation of the study of elements of contemporary Italy and its culture with a particular emphasis on the Italian community in Australia.

This is an intermediate level unit in Italian intended for two groups of students: students of English-speaking backgrounds or other language backgrounds who have achieved a degree of competence in the language at least at the HSC Italian 2 Unit Level; and Italian language background students whose education has been in English as the medium of instruction in all subjects other than Italian and who, therefore, will have some gaps in their knowledge of Italian, particularly in situations requiring a more formal language register. This unit aims to consolidate and advance the acquisition of the Italian standard variety by providing a thorough review of grammar and vocabulary. While consolidating language skills students also develop further knowledge of central elements of Italian culture.

This is the second of two intermediate level subjects in Italian intended for two groups of students: students of English- speaking backgrounds or other language backgrounds who have achieved a degree of competence in the language at least at the HSC Italian 2 Unit Level; and Italian language background students whose education has been in English as the medium of instruction in all subjects other than Italian and who, therefore, will have some gaps in their knowledge of Italian, particularly in situations requiring a more formal language register. This unit aims to consolidate and advance the acquisition of the Italian standard variety by extending grammar and vocabulary. While consolidating language skills students also develop further knowledge of central elements of Italian culture.

This unit is normally offered in Autumn semester. This is an intermediate unit for students majoring in one of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish. It is normally taken concurrently with Language 201. It aims to develop speaking and listening skills, on the basis of intermediate level grammatical structures, towards more sophisticated communicative transactions ranging from casual to formal styles of speech. This unit presents aspects of oral contemporary culture and society of the country (or countries) where the language is spoken. Cultural and social understanding is also fostered through research work on specific cultural or social aspects that are of interest to the student.

This unit is normally offered in Spring semester. This is an intermediate unit for students majoring in one of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish. It is normally taken concurrently with Language 202. It provides an extension of reading comprehension, and writing skills over a range of written registers. The content for reading and writing activities is selected from contemporary materials e.g. magazines, short stories as well as websites. This unit also fosters cultural and social understanding by presenting aspects of contemporary cultures and societies which use the language as well as through research work on specific socio-cultural aspects that are of interest to the student.

This is the first of a series of two mandatory units within the Italian major that aim to provide a thorough review of the grammar and vocabulary, of modern standard Italian, its range of registers and its linguistic characteristics. The series is intended for students who have knowledge and skills in Italian equivalent to two years of tertiary education in the language. While consolidating skills in the language these units aim, in addition, to have students acquire and expand knowledge of key elements of Italian linguistics, including its linguistic history and contemporary developments. An Italian-English comparative perspective is adopted in order to explore linguistic developments within the Italo-Australian experience.

This is the second of a series of two mandatory units within the Italian major, that aim to provide a thorough review of the grammar and vocabulary of modern standard Italian, its range of registers and its linguistic characteristics. The series is intended for students who have knowledge and skills in Italian equivalent to two years of tertiary education in the language. While consolidating skills in the language these units aim, in addition, to have students acquire and expand knowledge of key elements of Italian linguistics, including critical points of linguistic history and contemporary developments. An Italian-English comparative perspective is adopted in order to explore linguistic developments within the Italo-Australian experience.

This is an advanced unit for students majoring in one of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish or Vietnamese. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language-specific. This unit aims to develop a practical and theoretical understanding of the ways in which major concepts used in everyday speech and writing are mapped and organized in the lexicon and the grammar of human languages, and how these forms develop in learners and users.

This unit provides an overview of contemporary Italian culture and society and Italy's role within the European Community, as well as its cultural and trade relations with other areas of the world, specifically including Australia. These will be examined particularly through a critical appraisal of current print, radio and audio-visual media.

This unit provides simultaneously an introduction to the social and cultural history of Italy from the Napoleonic era to the present day, and to the principal literary movements of the modern period. The unit is based on the joint study of a selection of representative narrative and poetic texts and appropriate background readings.

This unit is an option within the Italian major program which provides an introduction to the social and cultural history of Italy from Roman times to the eighteenth century, and to the principal literary movements of this period. The study of classical Italian literature, beginning from the Middle Ages, is placed clearly in its historical context. The unit is based on the joint study of a selection of representative texts and appropriate background readings.

This is an elective unit for students with advanced language skills in Italian. Film is one of the most subtle and powerful means of communication in the twentieth and current centuries, and the moving image dominates popular consciousness on a global scale. This unit is designed to enable students to explore the different genres that are characteristic of Italian cinema, and to understand how these reflect the social, political and cultural changes in Italy in this and the last century.

This is an optional level 3 core unit for the major in Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and Italian, within the BA Languages Key Program. It also constitutes part of the linguistics major and sub-major. It can also be taken as an elective. This is a language-specific unit intended to develop the students’ awareness of language usage issues which may have an impact on intercultural communication and, therefore, on cultural stereotyping as well as other real life interests, such as business relationships and professional performance. It covers issues such as the relationship between culture and language use, ingroup-outgroup relationships, speech acts across cultures, politeness in text and discourse, miscommunication and stereotyping.

This is primarily a self-study unit designed to cater for a special area of interest in languages and/or linguistics not otherwise covered in the units on offer in the languages Key Program and where the student may otherwise find it difficult to complete his or her program of study. Once the student is approved by the Head of Program to undertake such study a supervisor is nominated and an individually-tailored learning contract, which will include appropriate language-specific readings and tasks, is drawn up in collaboration with the supervisor and is submitted to the Head of Program for approval.