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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "IT 101-6"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory Italian I (Note:This course carries 4 semester hours of credit)"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Spring Semester 2012
SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Eliseo Angela
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: TTH 8:30-10:20
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 60
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: This course carries 3 semester hours of credit.
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday 10:30 (Faculty Room - Guarini Campus), or by appointment

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.

SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
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.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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

  • satisfy a very 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.
TEXTBOOK:
Book TitleAuthorPublisherISBN numberLibrary Call NumberCommentsFormatLocal BookstoreOnline Purchase
Grammar.it - Grammar for English -speakers Gruppo CSC Bonacci 978-88-7573-430-5      
"Percorso Italiaā€¯ volume 1 (Corso multimediale di italiano per stranieri) Patota-Romanelli De Agostini 978-88-480-4041-9     
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
Tests (3) 20%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 25%
Oral proficiency  15%
Participation 10%
Homework 10%

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

Assessment Guidelines for assigning main letter grades: A, B, C,D, and F.

A:  Work of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensiveknowledge 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.

B:  This 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.

C:  This is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.

D:  This 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.

F: This 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 (four if it’s an eight-credit course) unjustified 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.

Two late entrances count as one absence.

MAKE-UPS

Individual arrangements for make-ups will be done only for students with medical emergencies or any other valid reasons. 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).

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


PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE PROFESSOR’S DISCRETION

  Week 1  January 17, 19 

UNITA’ 1                  Incontri

Salutare e presentare una persona

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Pronomi personali soggetto

Presente indicativo: essere-chiamarsi-presentare (prime tre persone)

Numeri 0-20

Interrogativi: Come ? Qual è ?

Alfabeto (Gramm.it page 7)

 

Week 2      Jan.  24, 26

 UNITA’ 2         Fare conoscenza                       

Chiedere e dire la provenienza, la nazionalità

Ordinare al bar

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Presente indicativo verbi regolari.  (Gramm.it page 55)

Verbo essere (Gramm.it page 32)

Preposizioni a,di,in, per

Numeri 20-100.

Articoli indeterminativi: un, uno, una, un’ (Gramm.it page 13)

Nomi: masculine ending –o/-i; feminine –a/ -e (Gramm.it page 9); invariabile nouns (Gramm.it page 25)

Frasi negative /interrogative

  

Week 3    January 31, February 2

 UNITA’ 3         Che lavoro fai?

Chiedere che lavoro fa una persona

Chiedere e dire l’indirizzo

 CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Presente indicativo dei verbi avere-fare (Gramm.it page 32, 63)

Articoli determinativi: il, lo, l’, la, i, gli, le (Gramm.it page 18)

                                                                                                                        February 2 - Test 1

 Week 4          Feb. 7, 19

 UNITA’ 3 (continuazione)

Parlare della famiglia

Dire e chiedere l’età

Nomi di famiglia

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Interrogativi che? quanto? quale?

                       

 Week 5          Feb. 14, 16

  UNITA’ 4         Un giorno in famiglia

Descrivere un giornata tipo

Chiedere e indicare l’ora e i giorni della settimana

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Verbi riflessivi- Presente indicativo di andare, stare, uscire (Gramm.it page 63, 120)

Avverbi di tempo- avverbi di frequenza: mai, raramente, qualche volta, spesso, sempre, prima, poi, presto, tardi.

Preposizioni articolate con a (al, allo, alla, all’, ai, agli alle)

Giorni della settimana, parti della giornata (lunedì, martedì…) (la mattina, il pomeriggio…)

 

 Week 6       Feb. 21, 23

 UNITA’ 5         A scuola di italiano

Iscriversi a un corso

Indicare un periodo di tempo

Esprimere la frequenza di un’azione

Esprimere la data

Scrivere l’indirizzo

 CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

C’è, ci sono

Preposizioni articolate (Gramm.it page 133-136: for use and meaning only selected points are to be studied)

Tutti i giorni, ogni giorno

Presente indicativo del verbo volere       (Gramm.it page 70)          

                                                                                                    Feb. 21 - Test 2

 

 Week 7        Feb. 28, March 1

Review                                                                               March 1 - Midterm

 

 Week 8         March 6, 8

 UNITA’ 6         Nel tempo libero

Parlare del tempo libero

Esprimere i propri gusti

Esprimere accordo e disaccordo

Descrivere un’azione in svolgimento

 CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Presente indicativo di leggere, giocare, volere, potere, dire (Gramm.it page 56, 63, 70)

Verbo piacere

Pronomi indiretti “mi”, “ti”

Moltissimo, abbastanza, per niente, affatto

Presente progressivo  (sto andando, stai andando…)

 

 Week 9         March 13, 15

 UNITA’ 7         Fare la spesa (prima parte + pag. 144 da unità 9)

Chiedere qualcosa in un supermercato

Chiede il prezzo

Esprimere la quantità

Ordinare al ristorante

 CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Interrogativi quanto quanta quanti quante

Ci vuole, ci vogliono/ serve, servono

Concordanze Articolo-nome-aggettivo (Gramm.it  page 38-39: Adjectives ending in –o; Adjectives ending in – e)

 

   Week 10       March 27, 29

  UNITA’ 11

Raccontare eventi passati

Descrivere un oggetto

 CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Passato prossimo  (Gramm.it page 107)

  

 Week 11              April 3, 5

UNITA’ 11 (continua)

 Raccontare eventi al passato

Fare acquisti in un negozio di abbigliamento

Descrivere l’aspetto fisico di una persona

 CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Passato prossimo (Gramm.it page 107-108; 121)

I colori (Gramm.it page 39, 44 point 7)                                            April 5 - Test 3

 

  Week 12       April 10, 12

                                                                                         

UNITA’ 8         In giro per Siena

Chiedere e dare indicazioni di luogo

Localizzare nello spazio

Parlare del tempo atmosferico

 CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Determinazioni di luogo: qui, lì, di fronte, a vicino, a desta, a sinistra

Presente indicativo del verbo sapere (Gramm.it page 63)

Uso delle preposizioni con i nomi di luogo: in banca, a scuola, dal medico… (Gramm.it page 133-136: for use and meaning only selected points are to be studied)

Numerali ordinali : primo, secondo, terzo…

                                    

 Week 13      April 17, 19

 CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

I pronomi possessivi (Gramm.it page 95)

                                                                                               April 19 - Oral presentation

 Week 14        April 24, 26

 Final Review

 

                     Final Examination April 28 – May 4