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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "IT 102-3"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory Italian II"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Fall 2025
SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Angela Eliseo
EMAIL: [email protected]
 HOURS: TTH 10:00 AM 11:15 AM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: Prerequisite: Placement into IT 102 through the JCU placement test, or IT 101 with a grade of C or above
OFFICE HOURS: By appointment after class
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.
SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
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.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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

 

Letter Grades and Numerical Values

A Excellent  94-100

A-  90-93

B+  87-89

B Good  84-86

B-  80-83

C+  77-79  

C Satisfactory  74-76

C-  70-73

D+  67-69

D Poor but Passing  64-68

D-  60-63

F Failing  Below 60

INC Incomplete

P Passing (C or higher)

NP Not Passing (C- or lower)

W Withdrawal 
TEXTBOOK:
Book TitleAuthorPublisherISBN numberLibrary Call NumberCommentsFormatLocal BookstoreOnline Purchase
Un nuovo giorno in Italia A2 Loredana Chiappini e De FilippoBonacci9788820128883  Hard Copy  
Gramm.it for English-speakers Iacovoni-Persiani-Fiorentino Loescher editore9788875734305  Hard Copy  
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
2 Tests Tests evaluate vocabulary and structures learned together in class, on Moodle, or by self-study.15 %
Midterm ExamThe 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 %
Oral ProficiencyOne in class Dialogue (5%); One Oral Exam (5%); All everyday in class or on Moodle activities in which speaking is required (10%)20 %
Final ExamThe 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.30 %
Participation and HomeworkStudents are expected to come prepared to class, and participate in all activities (individual, small groups, whole class works etc.). Active participation is crucial, since the learning process requires considerable practice. Participation also includes cooperation among students, and sharing doubts or ideas about homework, class assignments or new topics that were studied. Self-study is crucial to reinforce what learned in class and to be ready to move on on different and new topics. Homework will be assigned at the end of each session, and will be visible on current Moodle Week at the label called "Homework". Possible types of Homework: writing or recording on Moodle Forum, answering questions in the Moodle assignment activity, work on specific exercises on paper or online, listening practice, reading, writing sentences or vocabulary lists. The activity completion and the login activity will be tracked by the platform15%

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the course.
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Students are supposed 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 unjustified absences. The final grade will be lowered for additional absences.

Students seeking an exemption from attendance must submit an online petition to the Academic Dean’s Office. Professors should not receive or see medical documentations from students. 

Non-remote students occasionally joining online will be marked as absent.

Two late entrances count as one absence.

The Midterm and Final Exam can only be made up with approval from the Dean of Academic Affairs  (Please see the John Cabot University Catalogue and Student Handbook).

FLRC

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.

 
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

WEEK 1                      (2, 4 September)

Materials provided in class; pdf file on Moodle main page: “Review of level 101 from Gramm.it”, “Verbi riflessivi – Week 1”

Review of present tense of regular, irregular and reflexive verbs, use of verb piacere

Vocabulary: daily life, introduce yourself and ask about others, express your preferences, what you like and what you don’t

 

WEEK 2                         (9, 11 Sept.)

Materials on Moodle main page: “Review of level 101 from Gramm.it”, “Stare + gerundio”

Review of articles, nouns and adjectives, modal verbs

Vocabulary: basic vocabulary related to own data, study, work, places, hobbies, belongings, daily activities, weather, time and seasons

 

WEEK 3                         (16, 18 Sept.) 

Episode 9 “Si parte per il mare!” (See pdf file on Moodle)

Describe a house, locate objects in space, say where you are going or traveling, apologize and answer to an apology.

Grammar: preposition of place with verbs abitare, stare, andare, partire, venire. Simple and articulated prepositions. Direct object pronouns lo/ la /li /le. Vocabulary: places where you go for a holiday or to in a common daily situation, the apartment, daily objects



WEEK 4                        (23, 25, 26 Sept. Make-up day)

Test 1 on Thursday

Materials: pdf file on Moodle “Passato prossimo (to use in class)”, Unit 1 “ Il viaggio continua”

Describe past events. Tell about your own biography or past experiences. Ask and tell what you did yesterday (last week, last month etc.); express agreement or disagreement; say how you are feeling

Review of past tense (Passato prossimo); adverbs of time; irregular past participles. Direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le) with past tense

 

WEEK 5                        (30 Sept, 2 Oct.)

Unit 1 (continuation); Unit 2 “Ti posso offrire un caffè?”

Say what happened in a specific past situation, read and write a biography. Say what you are doing, describe places. Offer, order, pay for food and beverages in a "bar"

Passato prossimo with more irregural verbs; Indirect object pronouns (Gli-Le); Verbs mancare and piacere; the pronoun NE

 


WEEK 6                        (7, 9 Oct.)

Unit 2 (continuation)

Describe a cafe or restaurant you like; invite someone to go to eat or drink something

Formal/informal; more practice on direct/indirect pronouns

 

WEEK 7                         (14, 16 Oct.)

Unit 4 “Firenze: Santa Maria Novella”

Give directions and advices. Describe cities and monuments.

Imperative tense (tu – voi). Preposition di+article. Selected expressions in present conditional tense (Vorrei/vorresti – potrei/potresti – dovrei/dovresti)

Oral exam 1 on Thursday

 

 WEEK 8              (21, 23 Oct.)         

Midterm Review

 

Midterm Exam on Thursday

 

 WEEK 9                        (28, 30 Oct.)

Unit 5 “In un angolo tranquillo di Firenze”

Describe people; buy clothes and shoes

Preposition DA, CON, A and DI 

        

WEEK 10                     (4, 6 Nov.)

Unit 6 “Ricordi dal finestrino” 

Talk about memories and about childhood; describe people and places in the past; compare present and past describing changes

Introduction to imperfect tense (basic use and conjugation)

 

WEEK 11                    (11, 13 Nov.)

Unit 7 "Tutte le strade portano a Roma"

Describe a place - Write a review on a specific place you visited - Invite someone and accept or refuse (make an appointment) - Express appreciation for a place or situation - say what you liked or didn't like

Passato prossimo of verb piacere - Passato prossimo with mai (Es: hai mai fatto un lungo viaggio?)- Review of adverbs of frequency - Pronoun CI - adjectives to describe a place

 

WEEK 12                (18, 20 Nov.)      

 Test 2 on Tuesday

 Unit 8 “Ma guarda che coincidenza!” 

Tell about past experiences and events 

Passato prossimo vs imperfetto - Expressions for feelings (che caldo! che sete! etc.) - Conjunctions (perciò/ perché. Mentre / durante)

                                      

 WEEK 13                     (25 Nov)

Review and practice for the Oral Presentation

 

WEEK  14                  (2, 4 Dec.)

Oral Exam on Tuesday

                    

FINAL EXAM