http://hdl.handle.net/2328/53 2013-05-21T09:34:19Z 2013-05-21T09:34:19Z Rebelos, Margareta http://hdl.handle.net/2328/172 2013-05-13T01:27:13Z 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Foundations Italian 1. Maria Benetti, Carmela Murtas, Caterina Varchetta, Roberto di Napoli (2001) [review] Authors: Rebelos, Margareta Abstract: A review of 'Foundations Italian 1' by Maria Benetti, Carmela Murtas, Caterina Varchetta and Roberto di Napoli published by Palgrave 2001. ISBN 0-333-91237-3. 'Italian 1' is a basic language course in the Foundations Languages Series published in 2001 by Palgrave and designed for students taking a language option at a tertiary institution. The book is structured as 10 units, which are to be taught over a period of 24 weeks. It is expected that on completion of the course, the students will be able to communicate in the Italian language in several basic situations. The authors employ a task-based teaching approach. The focus is on the development of the four macro-skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing; and on the ability to use them for effective communication.

2004-11-01T00:00:00Z Mrowa-Hopkins, Colette Marie http://hdl.handle.net/2328/171 2013-05-13T01:27:05Z 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Silence in Second Language Learning. Colette A. Granger (2004) [review] Authors: Mrowa-Hopkins, Colette Marie Abstract: A review of 'Silence in Second Language Learning' by Colette A. Granger published by Multilingual Matters LTD, Series: Second Language Acquisition 6 2004. ISBN 1-85359-697-3. The fundamental question that the author attempts to elucidate is: “What is the significance of silence in the process of learning to speak” (p. 5) in a second language? This puzzling question sits uneasily within the common sense view that speaking a language is helpful for learning it, and within the more theoretical view of the second language learning process as an apprenticeship into new discourse practices. This title may even seem unsettling, if not downright paradoxical, from a language pedagogy perspective entrenched in a Western tradition that requires classroom participants to engage in some kind of dialogic exchange. A further difficulty rests with the methodological issue of how to analyse the meaning of silence when the content is absent. Finally, one might question the usefulness of such an exploration. The author genuinely acknowledges these conflicting issues from the start and clearly states her intention to address them systematically. To this effect, she adopts a psychoanalytic theory as an interpretive framework for her study.

2004-11-01T00:00:00Z Glenn, Diana Cavuoto http://hdl.handle.net/2328/170 2013-05-13T01:27:05Z 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Montedidio. Erri De Luca (2001) [review] Authors: Glenn, Diana Cavuoto Abstract: A review of 'Montedidio' by Erri De Luca published by Feltrinelli 2001. ISBN 88-07-01600-1. In 2001, the appearance of two luminous novels about boyhood rites of passage and the loss of innocence caught the imagination of the Italian reading public. Although Niccolò Ammaniti’s 'Io non ho paura' and Erri De Luca’s 'Montedidio' were very different in their narrative approach and techniques (Ammaniti’s text had originally been developed for cinema), their sensitive exploration of human relationships from a child’s perspective assured them prize-winning success in the highly competitive literary market. However, while Ammaniti’s protagonist, Michele, spends his free time pedalling through a wide open, rural landscape, the unnamed boy in 'Montedidio' must grow his adult wings amidst the crush of a sprawling urban metropolis: the ancient city of Naples, a city that never sleeps.

2004-11-01T00:00:00Z Bouvet, Francesca http://hdl.handle.net/2328/169 2013-05-13T01:27:30Z 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The Italians in Australia. Gianfranco Cresciani (2003) [review] Authors: Bouvet, Francesca Abstract: A review of 'The Italians in Australia' by Gianfranco Cresciani published by Cambridge University Press 2003. ISBN 0 521 53778 9. With a new publisher, a new title, a new look and updated text, 'The Italians in Australia' is the revised edition of Gianfranco Cresciani’s 'The Italians', first published in 1985 by ABC Enterprises as an accompaniment to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s television documentary of the same name. 'The Italians in Australia' differs from the original work in that minor textual and pictorial changes have been made throughout, and the last two chapters, on post-WW2 Italian migration and political and socio-economic changes in Italy, have been expanded. The author is well known for other extensively researched publications on Italian migration to Australia.

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