Please note that the instructor can make changes. Please note that no make-ups are allowed for any of the graded assignments.
Make-up day: Febr. 16
WEEK 1
(Jan. 16,18)
Unit 1: “Ho viaggiato da Nord a Sud”.
Grammar: Review: Passato Prossimo vs. Imperfetto. Communicative Skills: Talks about geographical places, trips, relationships between places and people. Cultural contents: Italian regions, cities, local and global cultures.
WEEK 2
(Jan. 23,25)
Unit 2: "Torino fu la prima capitale d'Italia"Grammar: Introduction to passato remoto. Communicative Skills: talk about Modern Italian History
WEEK 3
(Jan 30, Febr 1)
Unit 3: “Il Parlamento è eletto da tutti I cittadini”.
Grammar: Passive form. Communicative Skills: talk about Italian politics and governmental structure; make comparison with other national political structures. Cultural Contents: Introduction to the Italian Constitution
WEEK 4
(Febr. 6, 8)
Unit 3. Continue.
Grammar: Passive form with VENIRE E AVERE; passive SI vs. impersonal SI; Indefinitive adjectives (selection). Communicative skills: talk about Italian private and public life; talk about Italian politics and bureaucracy. Cultural Contents: Italian Republic system; Italian President; Italian Constitution
WEEK 5
(Febr. 13. 15, 16)
Unit 4: “È importante impegnarsi affinché le cose vadano meglio”
Grammar: Present subjunctive. Communicative Skills: talk about Italian job market and entrepreneurship; express opinions on different working environments; talk about Italian manufacture tradition. Cultural contents: Made in Italy.
WEEK 6
(Febr. 20, 22)
Unit 4. Continue
Grammar: Past subjunctive; subjunctive moods in subordinate clauses. Communicative skills: prepare a job interview. Cultural contents: Italian job market.
TEST 1: Febr. 20
SPRING BREAK February 24- March 4)
WEEK 7
(March 5, 7)
Review for Midterm
March 7: Midterm
WEEK 8
(March 12, 14)
Unit 5 “Credevo che fosse agli Uffizi”.Grammar: Imperfect Subjunctive. Comunicative Skills: describe art works; talk about your relationship with fine arts. Cultural contents: Italian cultural and artistic heritage.
WEEK 9
Week 9 (March 19, 21)
Unit 6: “Avrei fatto volentieri lo scrittore!”Grammar: Past Participle; Simple and Past Infinitive. Communicative skills: talk about writers and literary works; express ideas and comments on Italian literature. Cultural contents: introduction to the history of Italian language; literature in the era of digital devices.
WEEK 10
(March 26, 28)
March 26: In-class composition
Unit 6. Continue
WEEK 11
(April 2, 4)
Unit 6. Continue Grammar: Simple and Past conditional; Present and Past Gerundive. Communicative skills: talk literary tests, authors, personal ideas on literature. Cultural contents: Italian literary tradition.
WEEK 12
(April 9, 11)
Facciamo il punto! Practice on the consecution temporum.
TEST 2: April 12
WEEK 13
(April 16, 18)
Unit 7. "Se potessi andrei ogni sera a un concerto".
Grammar: Hypothetical tenses. Communicative skills: organize concerts, interview singers and composers. Cultural contents: Italian opera; Italian classic and pop music.
Oral Presentations
WEEK 14
(April 23)
Unit 7. Continue
Review for Final