Course Syllabus

JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "IT 201-3"
COURSE NAME: "Intermediate Italian I"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Spring 2025

SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Anna Mauceri
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: MW 11:30 AM 12:45 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: Prerequisite: Placement, IT 102, or IT 103 (As of Fall 2022: Placement or IT 102 with a grade of C or above)
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A continuation of IT 102. This course focuses on consolidating the student’s ability to use Italian effectively. Emphasis is given to grammar review and vocabulary expansion. Selected readings and films acquaint students with contemporary Italy.

SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:

Italian 201, which is conducted solely in Italian, is designed to review and study in-depth the following grammar points:

•Ripasso Passato prossimo e passato prossimo con i verbi modali

•Ripasso Imperfetto

•Passato prossimo Vs. Imperfetto

•Trapassato prossimo

•Condizionale Semplice

•Futuro semplice e futuro della probabilità (semplice e anteriore)

•Ripasso dei pronomi diretti e ne, indiretti e riflessivi

•Pronomi combinati

•Accordo pronomi diretti e participio passato

•Imperativo informale con i pronomi

•Verbi pronominali

•Pronomi relativi (che, cui, chi)

•Comparativi e Superlativi

•Aggettivi e pronomi indefiniti

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon completing this course, students will possess the ability to:

Understand written and spoken Italian at the intermediate level
Participate in conversations on a variety of topics using present, past, conditional, future and some subjunctive tenses
Ask for and obtain information
Express opinions, feelings, needs, approval and disapproval
Comprehend the general meaning and details of intermediate level texts.

Produce brief texts on a variety of topics using present, past, future, conditional, imperative

TEXTBOOK:

Book Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN number	Library Call Number	Comments	Format	Local Bookstore	Online Purchase
Italian grammar in practice – updated edition	SUSANNA NOCCHI	Alma Edizioni	9788861827530			Hard Copy	Feltrinelli Largo di Torre Argentina

REQUIRED RESERVED READING:

NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:

NONE

GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:

Assignment	Guidelines	Weight
Tests		20%
Final exam	The final exam is designed to evaluate the student's knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary covered, and their reading and listening comprehension.	20%
Oral proficiency	In-class oral activities and 2 Oral presentations. The types of activities in class are conversation between the two students or the small groups, monologues, role playing. The multiplicity of situations and the request to express personal opinions increases from the elementary level to the advanced level. Conversations, monologues and role playing are elicited by visual stimuli or questions from the instructor.	20%
Class Participation and homework	Students are expected to come prepared to class and participate in all activities. Active participation is crucial in class since the learning process requires considerable practice. Students must show interest through asking questions, responding to the professor or other students, overcome shyness and showing interest in what they are learning Students must try to use the Italian language in group or pair activities and follow class rules. It is mandatory for the students to have and use both the student’s book and the workbook in the format required.	10%

Written Compositions	2 Short Written compositions in class	15%
Midterm exam	The Midterm Exam is designed to evaluate the student’s knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary covered, and their reading and listening comprehension.	15%

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AExcellent command of the language consistent with the level of proficiency. Appropriate command of sentence structure, lexis, register and idio A = 94-100 A- = 90-9
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. B+ = 87-89 B = 83-86 B- = 80-82
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. C+ = 77-79 C = 73-76 C-= 70-72
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. D+=67-69 D = 63-66 D-= 60-62
FNo evidence of the ability to control the language; failure to make oneself understood. F= 0-59

-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION POLICY
You cannot make-up a major exam (midterm or final) without the permission of the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will grant such permission only when the absence was caused by a serious impediment, such as a documented illness, hospitalization or death in the immediate family (in which you must attend the funeral) or other situations of similar gravity. Absences due to other meaningful conflicts, such as job interviews, family celebrations, travel difficulties, student misunderstandings or personal convenience, will not be excused. Students who will be absent from a major exam must notify the Dean’s Office prior to that exam. Absences from class due to the observance of a religious holiday will normally be excused. Individual students who will have to miss class to observe a religious holiday should notify the instructor by the end of the Add/Drop period to make prior arrangements for making up any work that will be missed.

Regular attendance is an essential component of class participation. Students are allowed three unjustified absences. The final grade will be lowered by 2 points for each additional absence.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SCHEDULE

Competencies

Grammar and Vocabulary

Week 1

Introduction to the course and yourself.

General grammar review.

Week 2

Unità 1

Vacanze finite

Talking about holydays

·Revision of the passato prossimo

·Passato prossimo with modal verbs and reflexive verbs

·Passato prossimo of passare,cominciare and finire

Week 3

Unità 2

Che cosa porto?

Talking about indispensable objects

•Revision of direct pronouns

•“Pronomi forti”

•Passato prossimo with direct pronouns

Week 4

Test 1

Quando ero piccola...

Talking about your memories

Describing habits in the past

·Revision of the Imperfetto

Week 5

Compagni di scuola

Describing situations in the past

·The use of the passato prossimo and the imperfetto

·Expressions of time with the imperfetto and the passato prossimo

Week 6

Che tipo sei?

Describing someone’s personality

Making comparisons between people

•The comparatives

•The superlativo relativo and assoluto

Week 7

Midterm exam

In giro per negozi

Describing and buy clothes

Saying the size

Expressing tastes and opinions

Giving advice

Asking for an opinion

·Indirect pronouns

Week 8

Written composition in class 1

Vita di città e vita di campagna

Polite requests

Making a guess

Suppose something

·Forms and use of the Condizionale presente

Week 9

Oral presentation 1

Vita di città e vita di campagna

(cont)

Making a proposal

Giving advice

Making a wish

·Forms and use of the Condizionale presente

Week 10

Vita di città e vita di campagna

(cont)

Making a proposal

Giving advice

Making a wish

·Pronomi combinati

·Use of ne

Week 11

Il mondo del lavoro

Giving instructions

Expressing needs

Talking about your job

·The imperative

·The position of the pronouns with the imperative (you)

·Trapassato prossimo.

·Indefinite pronouns and determiners

Week 12

Test 2

Il mondo del lavoro (cont)

Giving instructions

Expressing needs

Talking about your job

·Theimperative

·The position of the pronouns with the imperative (you)

·Trapassato prossimo.

·Indefinite pronouns and determiners

Week 13

Written composition in class 2

Che progetti hai?

Talking about the future

Expressing intentions

Making an appointment

Talking about future plans

•Futuro semplice

Week 14

Oral presentation 2

Review