JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "IT 203"
COURSE NAME: "Intensive Italian II"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Fall Semester 2012

SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Dorato Valentina
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: MTWTH 11:30-12:45
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 90
CREDITS: 6
PREREQUISITES: This course, which is the equivalent of 201 + 202, carries 6 semester hours of credit. Prerequisite: Placement, IT 102 or IT 103
OFFICE HOURS:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

IT 203 covers the equivalent of a full year of intermediate language study (IT 201 and IT 202). The language is presented in a variety of authentic contexts including short stories, music, newspaper and magazine articles, and films. Class discussions are an important part of the course and participation is necessary to determine the final grade. Students will also give oral presentations and write compositions based on the topics discussed in class.

SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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

understand and express themselves in oral and written Italian with a good degree of correctness
narrate and describe in major time frames with good control and confidence
participate actively in long conversations in most informal and some formal settings on any concrete and some abstract topics
To obtain indirect and direct information from texts and conversations
Express their own opinions efficiently on personal and social experiences with a good degree of confidence and linguistic precision
Produce, with good control of the most frequently used structures, narratives, descriptions, and summaries of factual nature

TEXTBOOK:

Book Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN number	Library Call Number	Comments	Format	Local Bookstore	Online Purchase
Campus Italia 2, Guerra Edizioni.	Rosa Errico - Maria Antonia Esposito - Nicoletta Grandi	Guerra edizioni	978-88-557-0216-4
I verbi italiani	Silvia Consonno, Sonia Bailin	Alma Edizioni	8886440871

REQUIRED RESERVED READING:

NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:

NONE

GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:

Assignment	Guidelines	Weight
Active participation, preparation and homework		(14%);
Compositions (2)		(15%)
10 Mini quizzes (grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing, oral quizzes) (every Tuesday unless stated differently)		(20%);
Midterm exam:		(15%);
Final exam		(20%);
Final oral proficiency test		(10%)
Oral presentation:		(5%)

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

A = 94-100 B = 83-86 C = 70-74

A- = 90-93 B- = 80-82 D = 60-69

B+ = 87-89 C+ = 75-79 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 = 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 expected 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 four 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

I SETTIMANA

Introduzione al corso.

Unita’ 1: Che musica ascolti? (cont…) e Fotocopie.

Grammatica: Ripasso:

Articoli, nomi, aggettivi (concordanza)
Indicativo presente verbi regolari e irregolari
Aggettivi e pronomi possessivi
- Passato prossimo
- Imperfetto
- Espressioni di tempo
- Pronomi diretti, indiretti, riflessivi

II SETTIMANA

Martedì: CONSEGNA dei compiti di ripasso.

QUIZ 1

Unita’ 1: Che musica ascolti? (…cont.)

Grammatica:

I verbi modali al passato
Alcune congiunzioni
I pronomi combinati
La posizione dei pronomi con i verbi modali
La posizione di loro pronome indiretto

III SETTIMANA

QUIZ 2

Unita’ 2: Il piacere di leggere (cont…)

Grammatica:

Il trapassato prossimo indicativo
I comparativi e superlativi irregolari
Congiunzioni e locuzioni di tempo

IV SETTIMANA

QUIZ 3

Unita’ 2: Il piacere di leggere (…cont.)

Grammatica:

L’imperativo informale
Le preposizioni di argomento di e su
Cenni sul passato remoto indicativo

V SETTIMANA

QUIZ 4

16 Febbraio: Consegna della 1 composzione.

Unita’ 3: Stereotipi di casa nostra (cont…)

Grammatica:

“L’imperativo formale”
Il cui di possesso
L’imperativo e i pronomi combinati
La formazione delle parole

VI SETTIMANA

22 Febbraio: Presentazione orale 1

Unita’ 3: Stereotipi di casa nostra (cont…)

Grammatica:

Il condizionale semplice e composto
L’uso dell’articolo determinativo e indeterminativo
La dislocazione
Usi della preposizione di
Pronomi e aggettivi indefiniti

VII SETTIMANA

MIDTERM EXAM

Unita’ 4: Paesaggi di Italia (cont…)

Grammatica:

Il futuro semplice e il futuro composto
I verbi pronominali

Ripasso: Ripasso in preparazione al Midterm.

VIII SETTIMANA
QUIZ 5

Unita’ 4: Paesaggi di Italia (…cont.) e Unita’ 5: Una societa’ multietnica

Grammatica:

Le costruzioni impersonali
Uso del si riflessivo con i verbi riflessivi
Il congiuntivo presente, forme e uso
Il congiuntivo in frasi indipendenti
L’avverbio mica

IX SETTIMANA

QUIZ 6

Unita’ 6: L’italiano in piazza

Grammatica:

Il congiuntivo passato
Il congiuntivo con le congiunzioni
Preposizioni e avverbi di luogo
La posizione degli aggettivi

X SETTIMANA

QUIZ 7

Unita’ 7: Creativita’ italiana

Grammatica:

Il congiuntivo imperfetto e trapassato
Il congiuntivo con le congiunzioni nelle frasi indipendenti
Uso di prefissi e suffissi per alterare le parole
I pronomi relativi Il/la quale, i/le quali
La formazione delle parole

XI SETTIMANA

QUIZ 8

Unita’ 8: Da dove veniamo

Grammatica:

La posizione degli aggettivi
Il passato remoto
Uso del passato remoto/imperfetto
Il presente storico
I pronomi egli, ella, esso, essa
Atri connettivi
I numerali romani

XII SETTIMANA

QUIZ 9

Consegna 2 composizione.

Unita’ 9: In giro per i musei

Grammatica:

Il periodo ipotetico
I plurali irregolari
Il si impersonale e passivante in frasi al presente e al passato

XIII SETTIMANA.

QUIZ 10

Unita’ 10: Che film vediamo?

Grammatica:

Il discorso diretto e indiretto
La concordaza dei tempi all’indicativo e al congiuntivo

XIV SETTIMANA

esame finale orale

Unita’ 10: Che danno in TV?

Grammatica:

La forma passiva
La preposizione da
Modi indefiniti
Infinito sostantivato
Infinito passato
Gerundio presente e passato
Participio presente e passato

Ripasso: Ripasso in preparazione al final exam

SETTIMANA ESAMI FINALI:

Session	Session Focus	Reading Assignment	Other Assignment	Meeting Place/Exam Dates