During this time of the year, students from Years 7 to 11 have been involved in the Subject Selection process. As part of their discussions, the Year 10 Italian class has been exploring the value of language study at a VCE level.
Below is an Italian speech written by Year 10 Italian student, Melina K, about the opportunities that studying Italian at VCE can provide for students:
"Buongiorno,
Oggi vi parler貌 del perch茅 dovreste a scegliere di studiare l鈥檌taliano al VCE.
Studiare l鈥檌taliano d脿 agli studenti la capacit脿 di comprendere e utilizzare una lingua parlata in Italia, nella citt脿 del Vaticano, e a San Marino.
L鈥檌taliano 猫 parlato anche a Svizzera, Malta, Albania, Croazia, Slovenia, e Libia, ed 猫 parlato da comunit脿 di lingua italiana che sono emigrate in paesi come Australia, Argentina, Brasile, Canada, e Stati Uniti.
Imparare l鈥檌taliano espone gli studenti a diverse esperienze sociali, economiche, e di viaggio. L鈥檃pprendimento di una seconda lingua migliora le capacit脿 analitiche e riflessive e il pensiero critico e creativo. Vi aiuter脿 anche con l鈥檌nglese.
In futuro, avrete anche pi霉 opportunit脿 di lavoro perch茅 essere in grado di comunicare e negoziare in un鈥檃ltra lingua vi fa risaltare e mette in mostra le vostre abilit脿.
Grazie per avermi ascoltata, e spero che il mio discorso sia stato informativo."
To listen to the Italian speech, click here.
"Hello,
Today I will be talking to you about why you should choose to study Italian at VCE.
Studying Italian gives students the ability to understand and use a language spoken in Italy, Vatican City, and San Marino.
Italian is also spoken in Switzerland, Malta, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, and Libya, and is spoken by Italian-speaking communities that have emigrated to countries such as Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
Learning Italian exposes students to different social, economic, and travel experiences. Learning a second language improves analytical and reflective skills and critical and creative thinking. It will also help you with English.
In the future, you will also have more job opportunities because being able to communicate and negotiate in another language makes you stand out and showcases your skills.
Thank you for listening to me, and I hope my speech was informative."
