ITALIAN 100/100G : Introductory Italian Language
Arts
2025 Semester One (1253) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Course Requirements
Capabilities Developed in this Course
Capability 1: | People and Place |
Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
Capability 6: | Communication |
Capability 7: | Collaboration |
Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Communicate in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly. (Capability 3, 5, 6 and 7)
- Demonstrate understanding and use of familiar everyday expressions and phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. (Capability 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7)
- Describe yourself and others and ask and answer questions about yourself regarding provenance, family, home, work or study, interests and hobbies. (Capability 1, 3 and 6)
- Invite and respond to invitations of various type. (Capability 1, 3, 6 and 7)
- Exhibit cultural competence: specific regions and cities, regional traditions and festivals, historic cafès, regional cuisine and products, everyday lifestyle. (Capability 1, 3 and 6)
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic language structures: gender and number; articles and agreement; prepositions, partitive, possessives; subject pronouns; verbs in the present, passato prossimo and future tense. (Capability 3 and 6)
- Be able to communicate by making phone calls and writing simple e-mails. (Capability 3, 5 and 6)
- Reflect and comment critically on one's own work and that of peers in discussions and cooperative learning. (Capability 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8)
- Develop an independent and proactive strategy for learning a new language and becoming familiar with a different culture. (Capability 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
- Develop and demonstrate a good ability to cooperate with classmates in discussions and collaborative projects. (Capability 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
Assessments
Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
---|---|---|
Coursework | 100% | Group & Individual Coursework |
100% |
Exam Mode
- There is no final exam for this course
Further information about exams can be found at https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/about-exams.html
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15-point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15-point course they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 3 hours of lecture (90 mins x 2 sessions), 3+ hours of interactive online activities delivered via Canvas, 3+ hours of independent study (revision, learning vocab and verb conjugation; individual and group practice; discussion with classmates; preparation for group presentations; and oral and written in-class tests).
As this is a Blended Learning course, students are expected to prepare each class with specifically designed learning videos, accompanying presentations, and online assignments. Furthermore, it is expected that all language features introduced and explained are practiced and revised during independent study. This will provide the focus for further practice and communicatively focused (oral and written) language tasks undertaken in class. In-class activities include interaction in pairs or small groups, or with the whole class.
Regular, active participation is therefore expected in class and must be accompanied by a clear commitment to independent learning and preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
- This is a blended course. Some learning activities will be available as online materials and activities.
- The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
- There will be one timetabled online Zoom-based stream.
- Attendance and class participation are expected.
- Due to their interactive nature, lectures will not be available as recordings.
- Attendance on campus is required for tests and presentations.
- Attendance is required at scheduled class activities to receive credit for some course components.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
- Prescribed textbook, available from Ubiq https://ubiq.co.nz/ and from the publishing house https://www.edilingua.it/ or in e-book version from https://www.blinklearning.com/
- The weekly course schedule is available on the Canvas page of the course. There you will find all the online learning activities to complement the in-class lesson, along with additional materials to supplement the textbook and workbook. For each unit we will cover there are various resources that include audio and video clips, pronunciation exercises, visual vocabulary, cultural information, prompts for conversation, and topic tracks for writing.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.