Italian

Italian language events and resources.

Events for teachers

VATI Spotlight talks

Presentations on initiatives and ideas in Italian language classrooms in Victoria. These are free events organised by the Victorian Association of Italian Teachers throughout the year. For more information see VATI

Curriculum support

Victorian Curriculum Italian contains information and resources to support the implementation of Victorian Curriculum Italian including the Rationale and Aims, Structure, Scope and Sequence and Resources which provide links to the Victorian Curriculum F-10 Resources and Support and Curriculum Planning Resources.

Pedagogy

Approaches to languages education - information about the types of languages programs in Victorian schools.

Educational kits

Italian Resource Centre – resource collection for teachers of Italian, housed at Co.As.It

Museo Italiano Education Kit – educational kit based on the permanent exhibition at the Museo Italiano

'Raccontami la tua storia' - learning kit for students at Years 5-9. Resources for students of Italian including language tasks based on the theme of Italian migration

'La storia in valigia' - a student-centred workshop led by Museo Italiano staff, including resources for students at Years 4-7 which explores the stories of Italian migrants and their contribution.

The lifecycle of the butterfly – a highly engaging Italian literacy-rich unit for Levels 3 and 4. The unit caters for students who are continuing their Italian studies and for students who are new to the program including EAL students. This new literacy-based resource for Italian has been aligned to the Victorian Curriculum and demonstrates how learning a second language can support literacy, language and numeracy acquisition across languages.

Online resources

  • Languages Online - developed by the department, offering free interactive resources for Languages teachers and students
  • Italian Carlton Self-guided walk – online materials for a self-guided walking tour of Carlton
  • FUSE - a range of Italian resources aligned to the Victorian Curriculum

Language and culture

Contact

For queries relating to Italian language education, contact: languages.query@education.vic.gov.au

CO.AS.IT - A non-profit organisation for Italians and Australians of Italian descent.

Victorian Association of Teachers of Italian (VATI)

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