Description
Duration: 8 weeks, 1 session per fortnight
Semester 1 Details
Thursday 12 February until 4 June 2026, 6pm – 8pm^
No classes: Midsemester break: Easter 30 March – 20 April, Public Holiday 4 May
Books
- Angela Nanetti, “Mio nonno era un ciliegio”/ “My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree”
Book and short movie version (directed by Olga and Tatiana Polietkova) - Viola Ardone, “Il treno dei bambini”/ “The Children’s Train”
Book and film version (directed by Cristina Comencini)
Books must be purchased separately by students in either digital or hard copy format.
Semester 2 Details
Thursday 16 July until 8 October 2026, 6pm – 8pm^
No classes: Ekka week 10-14 August, Midsemester break: 21 September – 4 October
Books
To be confirmed
Activities include:
- Textual analysis
- Cultural references and insights
- Study of selected expressions and idioms
- Grammar and syntax analysis based on the text
- Translation practice using selected excerpts
- Contrastive analysis between the novel and its film adaptation
By the end of the course, you will have developed:
- Expanded vocabulary and cultural knowledge
- Stronger understanding of grammar and syntax
- Improved reading strategies, including backward and forward referencing
- Enhanced critical and analytical skills
- Greater confidence and competence in reading authentic literary texts
Prerequisite: Minimum Italian language level of B1 required.
Conditions of enrolment
• Missed classes cannot be made up by joining other classes on different days/times.
• Once enrolled, fees cannot be refunded unless classes are cancelled by ILC.
• ILC accepts no responsibility for changes to students’ personal circumstances that prevent attendance.
• Places will be allocated on a FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED basis.
• ^Classes are subject to change depending on enrolment levels and class duration may vary between 1.5 - 2hours.
• Once enrolled, fees cannot be refunded unless classes are cancelled by ILC.
• ILC accepts no responsibility for changes to students’ personal circumstances that prevent attendance.
• Places will be allocated on a FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED basis.
• ^Classes are subject to change depending on enrolment levels and class duration may vary between 1.5 - 2hours.
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