Italian belongs to the Romance family of languages and is closely connected to its ‘sibling’ languages of Spanish, Portuguese and French. It also has many commonalities and connections with English, sharing many Latin-derived words and using the same Roman...
Overview material | Italian
VCITC001 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising
VCITU109 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language
VCITU127 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language
VCITU129 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language
VCITU053 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language
VCITU110 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language
Students increase their range of Italian language vocabulary, grammatical knowledge and textual knowledge. They learn how to describe present and immediate future actions, situations and events using familiar verbs. They use adverbs, adjectives and prepositions to create more complex sentences...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence
VCITU034 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language
Students experiment with pronunciation and intonation in Italian, noticing similarities and differences with other familiar languages. They focus on structures and grammatical rules such as those relating to the use of possessive pronouns, prepositions and negation. They extend their knowledge...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence
VCITC020 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising
VCITU014 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language
Students focus on the sounds of the alphabet, in particular the vowel sounds, and ‘c’ (ciao) and ‘ch’ (Chi?), and on intonation patterns and the use of accents. Students are also introduced to nouns and pronouns. They learn simple sentence structure using subject–...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence
VCITC023 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising
VCITC088 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting
By the end of Level 10, students use a range of everyday language both orally and in writing to exchange information about their personal, social, local and about broader issues of personal significance. They communicate thoughts and opinions; make comparisons and contrasts (for example, a differenz...
Level description | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10
VCITU072 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language
By the end of Level 10, students use written and spoken Italian to interact with others in a range of contexts and for a range of purposes. They discuss topics such as education, work, the environment and youth issues as well as concepts from a range of learning areas. They recount experiences...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10
VCITU093 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change
By the end of Level 4, students understand a range of spoken, written, and multimodal texts on familiar topics, including home life, friends and classroom activities. They use Italian to communicate and to interact, for example, to exchange greetings and to address people, using appropriate language...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4