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
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
By the end of Level 8, students use spoken and written Italian to interact in a range of personal and social contexts. They describe or present people, places, events or conditions; discuss likes, dislikes and preferences; present information; recount and narrate events; and talk about personal...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8
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
The focus of learning Italian shifts to expanding students range and control of the linguistic systems to develop the sophistication of language use. They learn to choose appropriate tenses, to identify and create mood, and to use cohesive devices to create extended texts. They continue to build...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence
Students’ vocabulary and grammar usage is increased and experimentation occurs with different forms of communication. Students use Italian to communicate and interact with each other and with online resources, to access and exchange information, to express feelings and opinions, to participate...
Level description | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence
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
The Italian curriculum takes account of different entry points into language learning across F–10, which reflects current practice in language teaching.
There are two possible learning sequences:
Overview material | Italian
VCITC028 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Translating
VCITC117 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising
VCITC080 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising
VCITC126 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting
VCITC082 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Informing
VCITC123 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating
VCITC009 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Translating
VCITC121 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating
VCITC100 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing
VCITC030 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Reflecting
VCITC088 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting
VCITU112 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change