ITAL2013 Italian for Singers and Opera Lovers 2

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Language Studies
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Italian
Offered in	Second Semester, 2010 and Second Semester, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course builds on the knowledge and skills provided in ITAL2012. The course continues to develop mastery of Italian opera and music language and culture. The course aims to provide an overview of the development of opera singing, focusing on significant periods and aspects that inspired the composers by analysing a selection of Italian operas in their musical, cultural achievement and social political context . The course will include use of online interactive resources (e.g., "Cantare l'opera"), materials and assessment.
Learning Outcomes	On completion of this course students will be able to: comprehend brief aural and written texts in Italian; produce phonologically accurate texts presented within their musical, cultural and historical context; research and write short papers about Italian opera (in english and/or Italian)
Indicative Assessment	1 semester-long project (50%) leading to a composition, a presentation and a performance (singing or poetry recital) 1 voice / pronunciation exercise (15%) 1 language of opera test (20%) 1 cultural / musical assignment (15%) (School of Music students may write their assignment in English, whereas students counting the course towards their Italian Major will write it in Italian).
Workload	13 two-hour face-to-face lectures, 13 tutorials and 12 hours of practice (voice with accompaniment) for voice students taught by the school of music in lecture/tutorial.
Requisite Statement	Non-music students please consult Italian Studies Program Convener prior to enrolment Co-requisite for BMus (Voice) students: ITAL2012 School of Music students (BMus Voice) will take the course in their first year - no consent is required The course is not a core Italian language and culture course, therefore it may be taken as an elective or as a thematic option to count towards the Italian major by students of ITAL2005 and ITAL2006 given that the content (grammar of the language of opera, literature and theory) is completely different from what is studied in any Italian language and culture course, ITAL1002 and ITAL1003; ITAL2005 and ITAL2006; ITAL2007 and ITAL2008.
Prescribed Texts	D. Noe' and F.A. Boyd, L'italiano con l'opera: Lingua, cultura e conversazione. Yale University Press, 2002. R. Tartaglione, Grammatica italiana. Firenze: Alma, 1997. S. Galasso and G. Trama, Italiano in 5 minuti: Eserciziario. Firenze: Alma, 2008.
Majors/Specialisations	Italian
Academic Contact	Mr Alan Hicks and Ms Grazia Micciche

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