Italian

Year 9 - 2026

Italian

Year 9
Length

1 Semester
OR
Full Year

Pre-requisites

Studied Year 8 Italian

Additional Costs

NIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Topics that will be Covered

Semester 1 - Food, Family & Culture

Learning Concepts

  • Italian Food culture 

  • Understanding of regional food and tourist traps  

  • Food outlets in Italy vs. Australia  

  • Conversational language and grammatical concepts  

  • Stereotyping  

  • Influence of food culture on modern day multiculturism

 

Semester 2 - Travel & Tourism

Learning Concepts

  • Conversation practice and grammatical concepts 

  • Studying regions of Italy 

  • How to plan travel in Italy 

  • Common language for travel 

  • Understanding tourist traps, signs and important things to know when navigating Italian cities  

  • Cultural “do’s and don’t” when travelling  

 

 

Semester 1 Assessment Types

Assessment Type 1: Italian Food Itinerary  

Assessment Type 2: Role Play 

Assessment Type 3: Cultural Food Study (recipe book curation) + Reflection  

 

Semester 2 Assessment Types

Assessment Type 1: Travel Planning Itinerary to Italy  

Assessment Type 2: City Exploration + Roleplay 

Assessment Type 3: Regional Study + Reflection  

 

Top 3 Learner Behaviours

  1. Connected
  2. Collaborative
  3. Flexible Thinker

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