Italian

• Develop Italian linguistic skills 
• Develop understanding of the culture and society of countries where Italian is spoken.
• Improve language in the context of Itlian speaking countries, issues and influences
• Study a Italian literary text or film.

Topics

Language is studied within the context of the following themes:

• Social issues and trends
• Political and Artistic culture
• Grammar
• Works (literary text or film) 
• Independent Research Project

Qualification Aims and Objectives

• Using language spontaneously to initiate communication; ask and answer questions; express thoughts and feelings; present viewpoints; develop arguments; persuade; and analyse and evaluate in speech and writing, including interaction with speakers of Italian
• Listening and responding to spoken passages including some extended passages from a range of different contexts and sources, adapted as necessary, covering different registers and types, including authentic communication involving one or more speakers 
• Reading and responding to a variety of texts including some extended texts written for different purposes and audiences drawn from a range of authentic sources, including contemporary, historical and literary, fiction and non-fiction texts, adapted as necessary  
• Translating a passage of minimum 100 words from Itlaian into English  
• Translating a passage of minimum 100 words from English into Italian.