Italian
When students have completed the mandatory 100 hours’ language study in Stage 4, they may continue the study of that language as an elective for the School Certificate and/or choose to study another language.
Course Description
Languages courses provide students with the opportunity to gain effective skills in communicating in the chosen language, to explore the relationship between languages and English, and to develop an understanding of the cultures associated with the chosen language.
What will students learn about in the study of Italian?
Students will develop the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for effective interaction in a language.
They will explore the nature of languages as systems by making comparisons between English and the chosen language.
- Students will also develop intercultural understandings by reflecting on similarities and differences between their own and the target culture.
What will students learn to do in the study of Italian?
Students will develop the skills to communicate in another language. They will listen and respond to spoken language. They will learn to read and respond to written texts in the language they are learning. Students will establish and maintain communication in familiar situations using the language.
Students will explore the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by comparing and contrasting features of the language.
School Certificate
Satisfactory completion of the mandatory language study will be recorded on the student’s School Certificate Record of Achievement Part A.
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in a language (or languages) during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will also be recorded with a grade on the student’s School Certificate Record of Achievement Part A.