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Year 9 Program 2013 - Diamond Valley College

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LOTE Domain<br />

Italian-LO09<br />

Students interested in studying Italian at <strong>Year</strong> 9 must have successfully<br />

completed Italian at <strong>Year</strong> 8.<br />

The main focus of this course is to provide students with an appreciation of the<br />

modern Italian language and lifestyle.<br />

The course covers enjoyable topics such as:<br />

Being an exchange student in Italy<br />

Festivals and special events in Italy<br />

Rooms of the house<br />

Geography of Italy<br />

Planning an outdoor activity<br />

The body and our abilities/skills<br />

Cycling in Italy<br />

Shopping in Italy<br />

The aim of this course is to develop each student’s writing, reading, speaking and<br />

listening skills through a variety of activities such as:<br />

Exploring different text types including on-line newspapers and film clips<br />

Exposure to a wide range of vocabulary<br />

Performing role-plays<br />

Developing comic strips<br />

Playing language games<br />

Listening to various audio tracks<br />

Watching films related to Italian lifestyle<br />

Assessment will include oral presentations, listening tasks, written exercises from<br />

Pronti Via 2 student and workbooks, assignments and regular tests.<br />

This elective is essential for students wishing to study Italian at VCE.<br />

LOTE studies at VCE receive bonus points in students’ total VCE ATAR score.<br />

Contact Teachers - Enza Natalizio and Marina Lipiarski<br />

End of LOTE Domain Elective<br />

<strong>2013</strong> <strong>Diamond</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>Year</strong> 9 Course Handbook 23

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