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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "IT 101-13"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory Italian I"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Spring 2022
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Anna Mauceri Trimnell
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
TTH 3:00 PM 4:15 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
45
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
This course carries 3 semester hours of credit.
OFFICE HOURS:
by appointmentent
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to give students basic communicative ability in Italian. By presenting the language in a variety of authentic contexts, the course also seeks to provide an introduction to Italian culture and society. Students work on all four language skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
Upon completing this course, students will possess the ability to:
- Satisfy a limited number of immediate needs.
- Understand and convey some spoken Italian through the knowledge and usage of familiar and memorized structures, on the most common features of daily life that require the interchange of simple and direct information.
- Understand the general meaning of oral announcements and brief texts on familiar subjects with simple morphology and lexicon.
- Produce one-paragraph texts with limited formulaic information by using elementary functions
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Listening
- In-class listening activities: Students will listen to the instructor and to recorded texts the duration of which will be at least 250 words. Students will have to answer (orally and in writing) an increasing number of questions that test their comprehension of what they have heard.
Speaking
- In-class oral activities and exams: Students will be examined singularly and in pairs. The type of tests will be: conversation between two students, monologues, role playing. The multiplicity of situations and the request to express personal opinions will increase from elementary level to advanced level. Conversations, monologues and role playing will be elicited by visual stimuli, texts, or questions from the instructor.
Reading
- In-class activities and exams: Students will have to read an increasing number of texts of increasing length, complexity and of different genres. They will have to answer in writing several questions that test their comprehension of what they have read.
Writing
- Homework assignments and exams: Students will have to answer written questions and produce written texts of increasing length, formality and complexity on topics of every day life.
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TEXTBOOK:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
| NEW Italian Espresso BEGINNER/PREinterm UPDATED-TB libro + ebook interattivo | Gruppo italiaidea | Alma Edizioni | 9788861827240 | | | | | |
| NEW Italian Espresso BEGINNER/PREinterm UPDATED-WB ebook interattivo | Gruppo italiaidea | Alma Edizion | 9788861827288 | | | | | |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
| Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
| Tests | The three tests are designed to evaluate the student's knowledge of the grammar, vocabulary coverd, their reading comprehension and written ability. | 30% |
| 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 and presentations | 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. | 25% |
| Class participation and Homework |
Students are expected to come prepared to class and participate in all activities. Active participation is crucial, since the learning process requires considerable practice. It is mandatory for the course to have and use both the students book and the workbook in paper or electronic version. You are expected to log in to the Moodle platform of the course at least two times per week, in order to follow the course schedule, to participate in class and complete all the required Moodle activities (forum, assignments, wiki, video) The activity completion and the login activity will be tracked by the platform. | 25% |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AExcellent command of the language consistent with the level of proficiency. Appropriate command of sentence structure, lexis, register and idiom
BGood 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.
CEvidence 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
DLittle 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
FNo evidence of the ability to control the language; failure to make oneself understood.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Students are expected to come prepared to class and participate in all activities. Active participation is crucial, since the learning process requires considerable practice. Regular attendance is an essential component of class participation. Students are allowed three absences. The final grade will be lowered by 2 points for each additional absence.
Make sure your travel plans do not interfere with the class schedule.
If you should miss a class, please contact another student to find out what was covered that day so that you will be prepared for the next class.
DURING CLASS, PLEASE DO NOT:
- leave the room as it is distracting to the professor and to your classmates;
- answer your cell phone, read or send text messages;
- use your computer for anything not related to the class (e.g. Facebook)
The JCU Foreign Language Resource Center offers tutoring sessions free of charge. The FLRC is located at the Tiber Campus on the first floor. To schedule an appointment with a tutor (or a writing coach for upper-level courses), please use the online booking system.
How to get the most out of your tutoring session:
- Come early in the semester. You will benefit more from tutoring if you come when you first begin having problems.
- Come prepared. Bring your textbook, notes, and review sheets with you.
- Attend classes regularly. Tutoring is designed to supplement class instruction, not to replace it.
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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
Lezione 1
PRIMI CONTATTI
- Introducing yourself. Introducing a person (formal and informal). Asking for and giving phone numbers, saying where you are from, addresses and personal information. Asking people to repeat information.
- Present tense of essere, chiamarsi and first conjugation (singular forms: io and tu), the alphabet, singular forms of adjectives ending in -o and -a. Negative form, numbers from 0 to 20.
- Greetings, adjectives of nationalities, country names, classroom objects.
WEEK 2
Lezione 2
BUON APPETITO
- Ordering food and drinks. Pointing at close/far away objects, asking for price, tanking someone. Asking for and telling the time.
- Idiomatic expressions with Avere or Essere.
- Plural and singular nouns, interrogatives (che cosa, che, quanto), demonstrative (singular) pronouns (questo, quello), definite articles. Interrogatives: Che cosa, quali, quanti. Indefinite articles, cardinal numbers from 20 to 100. Bene/Buono.
- Food and beverages, meals. Grocery shopping.
WEEK 3
Lezione 3
IO E GLI ALTRI
- Introducing someone, describing people's activities on a specific day of the week, asking for/giving someone's age , asking for someone's profession and mentioning one's occupation.
- Idiomatic expressions with Avere or Essere.
- Present tense of Essere and Avere.
WEEK 4
Lezione 3
IO E GLI ALTRI (cont.)
- Talking about things that you own.
- Asking someone’s age.
- Introducing someone
- Present of the verb To Have.
TEST 1
WEEK 5
Lezione 3
IO E GLI ALTRI (cont.)
- Describing people’s activities. Talking about professions. Telling dates. Speaking formally.
- Verbs in –ARE. Verb Fare. Peculiarities of nouns. Simple prepositions. Numbers from 100 onwards. Formal and informal.
- World languages, professions, days of the week, workplaces.
WEEK 6
Lezione 4
TEMPO LIBERO
- Talking about people's interests and occupations. Expressing likes and dislikes. Telling dates, talking about how often one does something.
- Prepositions in + country names and per + city and country names, present tense plural persons; adverbs of frequency, interrogatives. present tense complete conjugation of avere, andare, fare, essere, stare, bere. Sapere vs conoscere, piacere.
- Leisure activities, parts of the day
WEEK 7
Lezione 4
TEMPO LIBERO (cont.)
- Talking about people’s interests. Expressing preferences.
- present tense complete conjugation of avere, andare, fare, essere, stare, bere. Sapere vs conoscere, piacere.
ORAL PRESENTATION 1
WEEK 8
Lezione 5
IN GIRO PER L’ITALIA
- Describing a place, a neighborhood, a street.
- Present tense of some irregular verbs, time and place prepositions.
- Street directions, street furniture and urban environment, shops and stores,
TEST 2
WEEK 9
Lezione 5
IN GIRO PER L’ITALIA (Cont.)
- Italy’s cities and monuments. Street directions. Shops and stores.
- Agreement of adjectives and nouns, c'è/ ci sono
- Asking for and giving directions.
WEEK 10
Lezione 6
IN ALBERGO
- Understanding hotel brochures
- Describing one's favorite hotel. Asking for information on accomodation. Talking about one’s holiday activities.
- Modal verbs, bene/male, prepositions + articles. Interrogative: Quanto.
- Hotel room types and features, home furniture and features.
WEEK 11
Lezione 7
VITA QUOTIDIANA
- Talking about a typical day and week. Talking about how often you do something.
- Present tense of reflexive verbs, frequency and time adverbs.
- Greetings; Italian Celebrations.
TEST 3
WEEK 12
Lezione 8
VITA QUOTIDIANA (CONT.)
- Describing your daily routine
- Everyday actions
- Possessive adjective+nouns (mio,tuo,suo)
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WEEK 13
Lezione 7
UN FINE SETTIMANA
- Talking about past actions. Understanding descriptions of past events.Specifying when a past event took place
- Time expressions.
- Introduction of the Past tense Passato prossimo .Forms and agreement of past participle.
- Weather conditions, time expressions
WEEK 14
ORAL PRESENTATION 2
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