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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "IT 102-4"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory Italian II"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Spring 2017
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Ada Bertini Bezzi
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
MTWTH 9:00AM 9:50AM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
60
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
This course carries 3 semester hours of credit. Prerequisite: Placement or IT 101(As of Fall 2022: Placement or IT 101 with a grade of C or above)
OFFICE HOURS:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A continuation of IT101. This course aims at developing and reinforcing the language skills acquired in Introductory Italian I, while placing special emphasis on oral communication. Note: This course carries 4 semester hours of credit during the Fall and Spring terms, 3 hours in Summer.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
The student will learn how to use verbally and in writing the Future Tense, Passato Prossimo and Imperfetto, Direct and Indirect pronouns, Imperative, and Present Conditional.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completing this course, students will possess the ability to:
- understand written and spoken Italian, through the knowledge of simple structures. Situations will be varied, but general and such as to require an interchange of every day information and routine tasks.
- participate in simple, direct conversations on generally predictable topics related to daily activities and personal environment.
- satisfy simple personal needs and social demands to survive in the target language culture
- comprehend the general meaning and some details of texts on familiar topics
- produce brief texts on topics of personal interests and social needs, primarily in the present, past, future and conditional
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TEXTBOOK:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
| Grammar.it - Grammar for English -speakers | Gruppo CSC | Bonacci Editore | 978-88-7573-430-5 | | | | | |
| SPAZIO ITALIA VOL 2 + ESERCIZIARIO + DVD | Maria Gloria Tommasini, Mimma Flavia Diaco | LOESCHER | 9788820133498 | | | | | |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
| Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
| 3 tests | | 25% |
| mid trem exam | | 20% |
| final exam | | 20% |
| oral proficiency | | 10% |
| class participation, homework, attendance | | 25% |
| | Tests: The three tests are designed to evaluate the student's knowledge of the grammar, vocabulary coverd, their reading and listening comprehension and written ability: 25% Midterm exam: The midterm exam is designed to evaluate the student's knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary covered up to this point, their reading and listening comprehension and written ability:20% Final exam: The final exam is designed to evaluate the student's knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary covered, their reading and listening comprehension, and the written ability: 20% Oral Proficiency In-class oral activities and presentation. Students are examined singularly and in pairs or small groups. The types of tests are: conversation between the two students or the small groups, monologues, role playing. Conversations, monologues and role playing are elicited by visual stimuli or questions from the instructor. 10% Class Participation, homework + attendance: Students are expected to come prepared to class and participate in all activities. Attendance and active participation is crucial, since the learning process requires considerable practice. 25%%
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-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AA/A- = Excellent command of the language consistent with the level of proficiency. Appropriate command of sentence structure, lexis, register and idiom
BB+ = Very good command of the language consistent with the level of proficiency, showing facility and very few errors. Ability to handle sentence structure naturally, and to demonstrate some awareness of stylistic variation. B = Good command of the language, consistent with the level of proficiency. Competent manipulation of sentence structure, with some evidence of development and complexity; small occurrence of grammatical errors. Work will be broadly coherent and comprehensible, good manipulation of sentence structure; grammatical and other errors will not impede comprehension. B- = Satisfactory command of the language, consistent with the level of proficiency. Work will not be coherent but comprehensible; sentence structure will be simple; medium frequency of grammatical and other errors
CC+ = Evidence of the ability to control the language for the purpose of effective communication, consistent with the level of proficiency. Work will be comprehensible; sentence structure will be very simple and grammatical and other errors will be frequent but not as serious to impede comprehension. C, C- = Some evidence of the ability to control the language for the purpose of effective communication, consistent with the level of proficiency. Some awareness of sentence structure and high frequency of grammatical and other errors.
DD = Little evidence of the ability to control the language for the purpose of making oneself understood. Little awareness of sentence structure and numerous grammatical and other errors
FF = No evidence of the ability to control the language; failure to make oneself understood
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
A continuation of IT101. This course aims at developing and reinforcing the language skills acquired in Introductory Italian I, while placing special emphasis on oral communication. Note: This course carries 4 semester hours of credit during the Fall and Spring terms, 3 hours in Summer.
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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SCHEDULE
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Week 1 Introduction. Test d'ingresso-
Week 2 Review present tense
Week 3 Episode 1: Past tense - review and use of passato prossimo
Week 4 Test 1 -- Episode 2: direct object pronouns;
Week 5 Episode 2 cont: indirect object pronouns; uso of piacere, mancare verbs; use of NE pronoun
Week 6 Episode 3: comparatives and superlatives
Week 7 Test 2 - Episode 4: imperative tense of regular and irregular verbs; the negative form of imperative; imper +pronouns
Week 8 Episode 4 cont/ episode 5: use of prepositions simple and with articles;
Week 9 Midterm exam -- Episode 6: Imperfetto tense of regular and irregular verbs; expressions of time with imperfetto
Week 10 Episode 7: indefinite pronouns and adjectives
Week 11 Episode 8: use of imperfetto and passato prossimo
Week 12 Episode 9: Future tense of regular and irregular verbs; some use of future tense
Week 13 Test 3-- Episode 10: Use of conditional mood
Week 14 Oral exam- Review
FINAL EXAM
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