LOTE
About Us
The LOTE department at Hampton Senior High School believe that in an ever increasingly global society it is imperative that students gain skills and understandings that may be useful in their future, whether in the social, cultural or vocational context or in their future careers.
The Italian teachers at Hampton offer students a variety of tasks and activities to create a positive learning environment in the LOTE classrooms. Teachers are involved in new and innovative teaching strategies and enjoy incorporating games, computing skills and interactive activities into lessons.
We actively encourage the concept that it is not only important that language skills are being taught, but also that the students obtain an understanding that there are many equally valuable cultures in the world. In doing so we hope to create a tolerance and appreciation of diversity.
ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE LOTE DEPARTMENT AT HAMPTON SHS
-Study Tour
In 2006 Hampton Senior High School farewelled a group of students heading to Italy for the schools first ever Study Tour. The tour started in Rome. With no sleep, the group ventured out to discover ‘the eternal city’ and it’s endless beauty. The majority of the group’s stay involved going to school in Prato, a picturesque town twenty minutes away from Florence. Here the group was able to create friendships with the Italian students and meet teachers as well as practice their Italian with a two hour language study lesson every day.
While staying in Prato the group was lucky enough to visit cities such as: Florence, Venice, Lucca, Pisa, Siena and even Riomaggiore and Manarola (two of the most amazing towns that make up part of the ‘cinque terre’ in Liguria.
Italian Activities
Examples of activities being run in the LOTE department:
- Excursions to watch films
- Excursions to watch the annual Italian theatre production at UWA
- Hosting exchange students
- Guest speakers
- Cooking demonstrations/lessons
- Taste testing
- After school conversation classes for students in upper school
- Exposure to Italian movies in year 9 and 10.
- Exposure to Italian music
- Correspondence with e-pals and penpals
- Correspondence with students in Italy
- Languages online activities in the computer labs.
VIP Italian Club
Each year students are invited to be a part of the Italian Club. The group meets once a week and activities such as extension work, cooking demonstrations, movies and Italian games are provided for the group. The students are also invited to attend an Italian dinner throughout the year.
-External Examinations
The annual Dante Alighieri Examination is held for year 10, 11 and 12
students at the University of Western Australia. This examination provides
students at Hampton Senior High School the opportunity to extend their
study of Italian as well as providing a personal challenge to the students.
This event is organised each year through the Italian department at the
school.
The Year 8 Italian program is filled with interesting activities ranging from school, family, famous people, sport and much more. Within these topics students are encouraged to play vocabulary games, languages online activities and begin improving their conversational skills.Year 9The Year 9 Italian program continues to work on conversation skills in Italian. Students at this level are beginning to read and write longer texts in Italian with help from their teachers. Topics such as food, fashion, pastimes and hobbies are explored and students are given the opportunity for taste testing, cooking demonstrations and corresponding with students via e-pals and pen pals.Year 10
In year 10 the study of a Language other than English is not compulsory at Hampton Senior High School, however students who choose to extend their knowledge of the language are given the chance to host a student from Italy. This year involves students furthering their knowledge of the Italian culture and language via authentic magazine articles, Italian music and Italian film. Cooking lessons, guest speakers and a large range of topics dealing with young people, likes and dislikes and travel are all incorporated into this year.
Assessment
Assessment in lower school is continuous throughout the units consisting of certain in-class activities, topic tests and occaisionally assignments to be completed at home.
The outcomes assessed in year 8-10 are:
- Writing
- Viewing, Reading and Responding
- Listening and responding, and speaking.
At Hampton we offer year 11 and year 12 Italian. In upper school the students strengthen their communication skills and discover more about Italian history, customs, traditions, values and way of life through the incorporation of authentic material.
Teachers of upper school Italian are always available for extra conversation classes or extra tuition for students, to encourage confidence with the language.
The course consists of a Written, Spoken, Listening and Responding and Viewing Reading and Responding component.
Assessments are conducted in class under test conditions and are indicated
in the program of study that students receive at the beginning of each
unit.
