The Year 9 Italian course aims to extend upon the basic communication skills learnt in Year 8. The Macro Skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) are further developed.
talian culture is targeted through the study of the Italian regions and traditions (festival and cuisine). Among other assessments, students will present a cultural tutorial on a topic of their choice. Many themes are explored in an adventurous spirit. Students are given the opportunity to use language creatively.
Students are exposed to a variety of activities that will enhance both written and spoken Italian. Studying a modern language, such as Italian, will help develop an appreciation of their own culture and language, as well as their self-esteem.
Students make their initial steps in the acquisition of a new language. They communicate at a basic level on personal issues and develop pronunciation and reading skills. Students build up their bank of basic vocabulary and structures to enable them to communicate about friends and school. They initiate and maintain a conversation about themselves.
This unit enables students to:
Learn how to learn a second language
Become familiar with basic rules of pronunciation and intonation in Italian
Pronounce all the phonemes of Italian correctly
Develop the reading skill to enable them to become independent readers by the end of the Course
Initiate and maintain communication on personal issues (physical appearance, personality, nationality, age, family and clothing)
Acquire and use cultural knowledge of greetings and introductions, formal and informal language
Apply the knowledge of numbers in different contexts (telephone numbers, age, prices, dates, simple calculations)
Describe friends and own school day
Assessment
Students will be assessed according to the College Assessment Policy. All students will be assessed on a number of occasions throughout the year. A variety of assessment strategies have been included in the program, including both practical and theoretical components