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
Contact via 98507025
Australian Hearing Hub, Level 2, North WIng.
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ITL102
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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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.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Quizzes | 20% | No | week 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 |
2 Tests | 20% | No | week 7 & 12 |
Oral Presentation/Project(s) | 20% | No | week 13 |
Class Participation | 5% | No | Ongoing |
Final Exam | 35% | No | Exams period |
Due: week 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12
Weighting: 20%
On-line assessment covering individual book chapters. These exercises are based on the workbook material accompanying the text book.
Due: week 7 & 12
Weighting: 20%
These two in-class written tests cover the material present in the books chapter studied up to that point. They assess the student capabilities reached thus far.
Due: week 13
Weighting: 20%
Students are required to form small groups (2 or 3 people) and present to the rest of the class a 5 minutes practical situation. Scenarios will be provided in due time. Reading is NOT allowed; students reading will be heavily penalised. External students unable to find a suitable partner can provide a monologue instead, or pretend to take more than one part; this recording should be sent through iLearn.
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 5%
Due: Exams period
Weighting: 35%
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The textbook set for this unit is Prego!An Invitation to Italian, 8th Edition by Graziana Lazzarino et. al., New York, 2011.
The prescribed text is essential for this unit.
Students are encouraged to purchase a middle size dictionary for this unit. Students intending to continue, should consider purchasing a bigger dictionary.
Online Unit
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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.
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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.
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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The on-campus unit consists of four contact hours per week. Students are expected to attend classes regularly and are encouraged to participate actively. 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/behaviours by other users.
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Date | Description |
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15/07/2018 | changes made to assessment, schedule and unit requirements |