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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "IT 101-10"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory Italian I (Note:This course carries 4 semester hours of credit)"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Spring Semester 2012
SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Biasiotti Claudio
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: MW 16:30-18:20
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 60
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: This course carries 3 semester hours of credit.
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to give students basic communicative ability in Italian. 
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.

TEXTBOOK:
Book TitleAuthorPublisherISBN numberLibrary Call NumberCommentsFormatLocal BookstoreOnline Purchase
Arrivederci!Colombo, Faraci, De LucaEdilingua978-960-693-080-5     
gramm.it for English-speakersIacovoni, Persiani, FiorentinoBonacci978-88-7573-430-5     
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
4 Progress tests 20%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 20%
Class Participation 20%
Oral Exam and presentations 20%

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

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

 

A = 94-100 B = 83-86 C = 73-76 D = 63-66

A- = 90-93 B- = 80-82 C-= 70-72 D-= 60-62

B+ = 87-89 C+ = 77-79 D+=67-69 F= 0-59

A/A- = Excellent command of the language consistent with the level of proficiency. Appropriate command of sentence structure, lexis, register and idiom.

B+ = Very good command of the language consistent with the level of proficiency, showing facility and very few errors. Ability to handle sentence structure naturally, and to demonstrate some awareness of stylistic variation.

B = Good 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- = Satisfactory command of the language, consistent with the level of proficiency. Work will not be coherent but comprehensible; sentence structure will be simple; medium frequency of grammatical and other errors

C+ = Evidence 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 , C- = Some evidence of the ability to control the language for the purpose of effective communication, consistent with the level of proficiency. Some awareness of sentence structure and high frequency of grammatical and other errors.

D = Little 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.

F = No evidence of the ability to control the language; failure to make oneself understood.

 

 

 


-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.
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: L'Italia, l'italiano, gli italiani. L'alfabeto italiano. Primi contatti. I pronomi soggetto. Il presente di "stare". Le date, i giorni e i mesi. I numeri da 0 a 100. Informazioni personali. Il presente di "essere" e "avere". Espressioni con "avere"

• Week 2: Il genere dei nomi. L’articolo indeterminativo. Il plurale dei nomi. L’articolo determinativo. Il presente dei verbi in "-are". Il presente del verbo "fare".

• Week 3:  L’aggettivo. La quantità: dei, degli, delle. "Bello" e "quello" Il presente dei verbi in "-ere" e "-ire". Progress test I.

• Week 4: Il presente dei verbi riflessivi. Le stagioni e il tempo. Il presente di "andare", "venire" e "uscire".

• Week 5: Gli aggettivi possessivi. I pronomi possessivi. Il presente di "conoscere" e "sapere". Il presente di "dare" e "dire". I pronomi diretti "lo", "la", "li", "le". Il presente di "dovere", "volere", "potere". Progress test II.

• Week 6: Le preposizioni. "c'è" e "ci sono". I numeri dopo 100 • Il passato prossimo con "avere". Participi passati irregolari.

• Week 7: Il passato prossimo con "essere". Gli interrogativi. Mid-term exam.

• Week 8: ImperfettoLe espressioni negative. Avverbi. Pronomi dimostrativi.

• Week 9: Pronomi diretti. Il partitivo. Pronomi indiretti. Il verbo piacere. 
                    
• Week 10: Imperfetto e passato prossimo. Verbi riflessivi. Pronomi relativi. Il trapassato prossimo. Progress test III.

• Week 11: Il futuro. Gerundio e presente progressivo. Il futuro di probabilità.

• Week 12: Il condizionale presente. Il condizione presente dei verbi regolari e irregolari. Progress test IV.

• Weeks 13-14: Presentations. Review. Oral exam. Final exam.
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