Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

238Second/Third YearsLANG0001.Introduction to Italian life and culture (3 credits)(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)This course will give an outline of Italian civilization and contemporary culture in its manifold aspects,ranging from arts, history, music, Italian customs and traditions in the different regions and cities, tocinema and tourism, food, fashion, environment, education, sport and politics with particular focus onthe youth world. The teacher will present a variety of subjects making use of videos and authenticmaterials (music, magazines, advertising, etc.), from which the students will choose topics and discussthem in discussion groups. Each group will then present, at the end of the course, a project on aparticular subject. In case the students should be interested, some basic knowledge of the Italianlanguage will be offered.Pre-requisite: Nil.Assessment: continuous assessment and projects.Medium of instruction: English. Knowledge of Italian is not necessary.This course will be offered in the second semester.Third YearLANG3012.Italian III (12 credits)This course is taught throughout the year and continues to build on the two previous years' work on amore advanced level. The intention is to lead participants towards a fairly comprehensiveunderstanding of the Italian language features through the study of a variety of documents (written,audio and video). The selection of documents will also serve as a basis for discussion on some socialissues regarding contemporary Italy, as well as her history and cultural background.Prerequisites: Students wishing to be admitted to Italian III will be required to attend an intensivesession (Transition 2) usually held in June.Students wishing to be admitted to Italian III without having previously completedItalian II and Transition 2 will be required to satisfy the Faculty Board through theDirector of the Language Centre that they have attained elsewhere the required standard.Assessment: One examination and a coursework element which shall count 60% and 40% respectivelyof the final grade awarded.Examination: The examination for Italian III consists of one written paper of 3-hour duration and aseparate oral examination.Coursework may include the following: (i) periodic assignments; (ii) progress tests; and (iii) othercoursework as prescribed, such as long essays, translations, directed reading, etc.Portuguese CoursesFirst YearLANG1025.Portuguese for beginners - Part I (6 credits)(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)The aim of this course is to enable students to reach a basic communicative competence in Portuguese,while developing their listening, speaking, writing and reading skills. Development of self-learningstrategies will also be introduced in the later part of the course.Assessment: 100% coursework. Coursework includes: (i) progress tests, (ii) participation in class, and(iii) assignments.This course will be offered in the first semester.