For purposes of planning the various subjects offered, teachers refer to the programs from the Italian Ministry of Education (Italian National Curriculum) and the additional documents related to this. Since the 2005/2006 school year the courses have been updated in line with the Moratti Reform.
2)Italian L1 course
The course involves activities for consolidating vocabulary and a detailed study of morphology and syntax.
In addition, there will be analytical studies of complete texts or parts of narrative, journalistic and poetic texts by Italian authors.
3) Italian Pre IB course
The literature syllabus has been fully changed in order to satisfy the new teaching requirements. History (in Italian) is no longer offered and literature is taught through a choice of authors and basic tests which will be an introduction to further studies.
• Year 10 Syllabus
a) Analytical reading of prose and poetry works by Italian authors from the beginning of the History of literature to the Renaissance. The said authors and texts are selected from the most significant, but at the same time, less difficult, bearing in mind the fact that the students are still young.
b) Writing exercises to consolidate skills, with regard to the writing exams in the IB.
• Year 11 Syllabus
a) Students in Y11 will continue the analytical reading of Italian literature,
chosen from authors from the second half of the Sixteenth Century to the Eighteenth Century.
b) Writing exercises to consolidate skills, with regard to the writing exams in the IB.
4) Italian A1 HL/SL
The “Italian A1” course in Year 12 and 13, which is indispensable for access to Italian universities, entails a very thorough preparation.
The range of texts studied in language A1 courses is broad, and students grow to appreciate a language’s complexity, wealth and subtleties in a variety of contexts. A specific aim is to engender a lifelong interest in literature and a love for the elegance and wealth of human expression.
