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ITL 103 – Introductory Italian II

2017 – S2 External

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor
Gianluca Alimeni
Contact via gianluca.alimeni@mq.edu.au
Australian Hearing Hub, Level 2, North WIng.
Emilio Lomonaco
Credit points Credit points
3
Prerequisites Prerequisites
ITL102
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This unit is the continuation in the second half-year of ITL102. It provides a further systematic study of the basic grammar and idiom of standard Italian. Together with ITL102, this unit is designed to reach the equivalent of matriculation level in language.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • Reading: understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents etc. where the visual supports the commentary; follow changes of topic of factual TV news items, and form an idea of the main content.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

General Assessment Information

Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Quizes 20% No TBA
2 Assignments 10% No TBA
Oral Presentation/Project(s) 20% No TBA
Class Participation 5% No Ongoing
Final Exam 45% No TBA

Quizes

Due: TBA
Weighting: 20%

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On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents etc. where the visual supports the commentary; follow changes of topic of factual TV news items, and form an idea of the main content.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.

2 Assignments

Due: TBA
Weighting: 10%

Take home assignments (will be available through iLearn


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents etc. where the visual supports the commentary; follow changes of topic of factual TV news items, and form an idea of the main content.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.

Oral Presentation/Project(s)

Due: TBA
Weighting: 20%

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On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

Class Participation

Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 5%

Student presence on iLearn - participation in discussion forums raised by students and/or tutors.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents etc. where the visual supports the commentary; follow changes of topic of factual TV news items, and form an idea of the main content.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

Final Exam

Due: TBA
Weighting: 45%

Final exam


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.

Delivery and Resources

 

Required and recommended texts

 

The textbook set for this unit is Prego!An Invitation to Italian, 8th Edition by Graziana Lazzarino et. al., New York, 2011. 

The CdRom supplied with the textbook will provide further opportunity to practice and test students skills.

The prescribed text is essential for this unit. It comes shrinkwrapped with the Workbook and Lab Manual. Students are encouraged to purchase a middle size dictionary for this unit. Students intending to continue, should consider purchasing a bigger dictionary. 

Unit webpage

This unit has an online presence. Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.

 

 

TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

Online Unit

Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Is my unit in iLearn?: http://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/unitsonline/ to check when your online unit will become available.

Technology

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.

For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.

Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.

Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.

Unit Schedule

 

ITL103 – Weekly Lecture Schedule

This is the expected class schedule for session two; however always check the web page for changes/updates.

Week 1

Class 1

REVISION

REVISION

 

Class 2

REVISION

REVISION

Week 2

Class 1

Ch. 6, pp.139 - 141

Piacere

 

Class 2

Ch 6. pp. 142 - 148

Interrogatives + Revision

Week 3

Class 1

Ch 7. pp. 151 - 156

Reflexive verbs

 

Class 2

Ch 7. pp. 156 - 159

Reciprocal verbs

Week 4

Class 1

Ch 7. pp. 160 - 168

Adverbs; numbers + Revision

 

Class 2

Ch 8. pp. 171 – 176

Imperfetto - Quiz 1 (closes: CHECK iLearn for deadline)

Week 5

Class 1

Ch 8. pp. 177 – 180

Imperfetto vs pass. pross.

 

Class 2

Ch 8. pp. 181 – 182

Trapassato

Week 6

Class 1

Ch 8. pp. 182 – 188

Suffixes. Revision; lettura;

 

Class 2

Ch 9. pp. 192 - 200

Stressed pronouns; comparatives -

Quiz 2 (closes: CHECK iLearn for deadline)

Week 7

Class 1

Ch 9. pp. 201 - 191203

Superlatives

 

Class 2

Ch 9. pp. 203 – 206

Irregular comparatives & superlatives

- TEST 1

Week 8

Class 1

Ch 9. pp. 207 – 210

Revision; lettura; video

 

Class 2

Ch 10. pp. 212 – 219

Future tense - Quiz 3 (closes: CHECK iLearn for deadline)

Week 9

Class 1

Ch 10. pp. 220 – 222

Impersonal construction

 

Class 2

Ch 10. pp. 223 – 228

Feminine nouns; revision

Week 10

Class 1

Ch 11. pp. 230 – 236

Ne

 

Class 2

Ch 11. pp. 236 – 238

Ci - Quiz 4 (closes: CHECK iLearn for deadline)

Week 1 1

Class 1

Ch 11. pp. 239 – 242

Double object  pronouns

 

Class 2

Ch 11. pp. 239 - 242

Imperatives: tu, noi, voi

Week 1 2

Class 1

Ch 11.

Revision; lettura; video - Quiz 5 (closes: CHECK iLearn for deadline)

 

Class 2

REVISION

Revision  + Test 2

Week 1 3

Class 1

REVISION

REVISION

 

Class 2

Oral presentations

Oral presentations

 

Tests

 

Test 1, covering Ch 6, 7 and 8, will be available only a couple of days before it is and due at the end of week 7.

Test 2, covering Ch. 9, 10 and Ch 11, will be available only a couple of days before it is and due at the end of week 12.

Final Exam

The final exam, covering all chapters will be held during the official exam period just after week 13. Please note: we have no indication of dates so you should NOT be away during the examination period. Also note that exams could be scheduled on Saturdays.

Assignments

ALL assignments will be available on iLearn; students must complete the relevant section(s) on-line; this will provide immediate correction and score for those exercises. Please note it is YOUR responsibility to check your iLearn regularly.

 

Quiz 1                        Due: Week 4, (check iLearn)

 

Quiz 2                        Due: Week 6 (check iLearn)

 

Quiz 3                        Due: Week 8, (check iLearn)

 

Quiz 4                        Due: Week 10, (check iLearn)

 

Quiz 5                        Due: Week 12, (check iLearn)

 

Oral Presentations (Week 13) Outline - Also check on iLearn

External students should send an audio (or video if preferred) file to the unit coordinator by the end of week 13.

 

pic a partner if you can (you will be assessed only on your part) otherwise your can play both parts of a dialogue OR create a phone conversation where just your part is heard.

create your own dialogue (can be based on situations presented in the book, one of the 3 topics below or a completely new one) try to integrate vocab from other chapters check transcript for grammar, rehearse and send by the end of  week 13.

 

dialogue should last around 3-5 minutes IF you are with a partner dialogue. IF you are by yourself (or perhaps playing TWO parts, 2-3 minute will be adequate.

NO READING allowed (you can hold notes for emergency only)

use props if you wish

have fun

 

students are assessed individually using this table

 

 

Name:

 

 

Date:

 

 

Grade:

 

 

very good

good

fair

Poor

very poor

 

Presentation

Originality:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pronunciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intonation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grammar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose from one of these topics:

 

  1. You have just returned from a trip overseas.  You are meeting with a friend and you tell him/her where you went and what you did while on holidays. 

(Try to use the Passato prossimo, Imperfetto and Trapassato)

 

  1. You are going out with a friend to buy some Christmas gifts.

(try to use direct/indirect and double pronouns)

 

Example:       - Cosa regaliamo a Giovanni?

- Perché non gli regaliamo una cravatta?

- Ma no! Gliel’abbiamo regalata l’anno scorso… e poi sua sorella mi

   ha detto che le cravatte non gli piacciono.

 

  1. You have a new boyfriend/girlfriend and using comparatives (referring to your old boyfriend/girlfriend) and superlatives, you talk with a friend about their respective qualities and faults.

 

 

You can create your own topic. Try to use the tenses and structures you have learnt this semester.

 

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html

Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html

Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html​

Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html

Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration

In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/

Results

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

Learning Skills

Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.

Student Services and Support

Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

Student Enquiries

For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au

IT Help

For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/

When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Graduate Capabilities

Creative and Innovative

Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.

Assessment tasks

  • 2 Assignments
  • Oral Presentation/Project(s)
  • Class Participation
  • Final Exam

Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative

We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Oral Presentation/Project(s)
  • Class Participation
  • Final Exam

Commitment to Continuous Learning

Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.

Assessment tasks

  • Quizes
  • 2 Assignments
  • Class Participation
  • Final Exam

Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills

Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents etc. where the visual supports the commentary; follow changes of topic of factual TV news items, and form an idea of the main content.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Quizes
  • 2 Assignments
  • Oral Presentation/Project(s)
  • Class Participation
  • Final Exam

Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents etc. where the visual supports the commentary; follow changes of topic of factual TV news items, and form an idea of the main content.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Quizes
  • 2 Assignments
  • Oral Presentation/Project(s)
  • Class Participation
  • Final Exam

Problem Solving and Research Capability

Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents etc. where the visual supports the commentary; follow changes of topic of factual TV news items, and form an idea of the main content.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Quizes
  • 2 Assignments
  • Oral Presentation/Project(s)
  • Class Participation
  • Final Exam

Effective Communication

We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language; understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Writing: write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of immediate need; write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.
  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

Assessment tasks

  • Quizes
  • 2 Assignments
  • Oral Presentation/Project(s)
  • Class Participation
  • Final Exam

Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens

As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

Assessment task

  • Oral Presentation/Project(s)

Socially and Environmentally Active and Responsible

We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active participants in moving society towards sustainability.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Spoken Interaction: interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary; manage simple, routine exchanges without undue effort; ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar matters to do with work and free time; handle very short social exchanges but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going on his/her own accord.
  • Spoken Production: give a simple presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.

Assessment task

  • Class Participation

Additional information

 

Unit requirements and expectations

The on-campus unit consists of four contact hours per week.  Students are expected to attend classes regularly and are encouraged to participate actively. Students who miss classes without a valid reason may not be allowed to sit for the final examination.

 Language learning is sequential so students are expected to prepare well BEFORE each class. Students experiencing any problem in understanding any item/concept are strongly encouraged (if not expected) to contact their lecturer/tutor or course convenor.

 

Students are also expected to keep up-to-date by logging into ILearn regularly; here students will find information on deadlines, announcements, assignments, lecture notes, discussions and supplementary material/exercises as well as all latest announcements. ILearn has proved to be an excellent resource; it provides an environment where students can easily share their experiences, through the bulletin board, hence making the learning experience easier. The on-line facilities will be updated and monitored regularly . Students will be able to send messages and emails to each other but can also contact directly the course convenor for any query or to report inappropriate comments/behavious by other users.

 

The assessment is ongoing for both internal and external students. ALL assignments are to be completed on ILearn.

Internal students will produce a small oral presentation at the end of semester. External students will record their presentation (using Wimba on ILearn).

 

 

Mobile phones. As a matter of courtesy mobile phones must be switched off or on silent.

Attendance at all classes is compulsory for on-campus students. Students absent due to illness or other valid reasons should notify the relevant staff member or Jennifer Heward, Department Administrator, W6A 217, phone: +61 2 9850 7005. Repeated unexplained absences will result in the exclusion from the course.

Assignments are compulsory and must be handed in at the time specified. Assignments handed in late (without valid reason) will not be accepted. Repeated failure to hand in assignments will result in loss of a percentage of your final assessment mark and/or exclusion from the final examination. Assignments must have a Division cover sheet, signed by the student.

Preparation: Students are expected to prepare the course work to be covered in class in advance, as set out in programs or announced in class.

Punctuality: Please arrive on time for classes. Arriving late is very disruptive. All classes start five minutes past the hour. If you should arrive late, it is your responsibility to find out what you have missed.

Examination Period:  Students enrolled inunits that require them to sit for compulsory examina­tions (to be held during business hours) during the official examination period must not arrange to go away before the end of the exam period. Exams could be scheduled for Satur­days during that period. Do not expect that alternative examination arrangements can be made for you. The only exceptions to this are:

a)    members of the armed forces who must go away on duty;

b)   students representing Australia or the University in a national or international sporting or cultural event;

c)    students proceeding to a period of study in a foreign country, associated with their Macquarie program of study.

 

Late Submission

Assignments are compulsory and must be submitted on time. As a general rule, extensions will not be granted without a valid and documented reason (e.g. medical certificate). Late submissions will be penalised by 5% for each day (including weekends) the assignment task is late. No assignments will be accepted after assignments have been corrected and feedback has been provided. Assignment tasks handed in early will not be marked and returned before the due date.

Timetable

 

 

 

Stream 1

Stream 2

Stream 3

Lecture 1

Mon 9-11

W6B222

Tue 14-16

W6B225

Mon 11-13

W6B222

Lecture 2

Thur 11-13

W6B201

Fri 11-13

W6B222

Thur 14-16

W6B201

 

Please Note: Students must attend Lecture 1 and Lecture 2 in the same stream.