Course Syllabus

JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

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

SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Galante Matilde
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: MW 8:30-10:20
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 60
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: This course carries 3 semester hours of credit.
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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.

ASSESSMENT TOOLS:

TEXTBOOK:

Book Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN number	Library Call Number	Comments	Format	Local Bookstore	Online Purchase
"Percorso Italia" volume 1 (Corso multimediale di italiano per stranieri),	Patota-Romanelli	De Agostini,Roma, 2008	9788869643248
"Gramm.it" for English –speakers,	Iacovoni-Persiano-Fiorentino	Bonacci editore	9788875734305

REQUIRED RESERVED READING:

NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:

NONE

GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:

Assignment	Guidelines	Weight
Midterm exam		20%
3 quizzes		15%
Final exam		25%
Oral proficiency		15%
Class Participation		10%
Homework		15%

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

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:

PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE POLICY

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.

MAKE-UPS
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.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

SCHEDULE

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

Week 1 3-5 September

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 ?

Week 2 10-12 September

UNITA’ 2

Fare conoscenza

Chiedere e dire la provenienza, la nazionalità

Ordinare al bar

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Presente indicativo verbi regolari.

Verbo essere

Preposizioni a,di,in, per

Numeri 20-100 Articoli indeterminativi Preposizioni a in, di.

Numeri 20-100.

Nomi

Frasi negative /interrogative

Week 3 17-19 September

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

Articoli determinativi

Sept. 19 QUIZ 1

Week 4 24-26 September

UNITA’ 3 (continuazione)

Parlare della famiglia

Dire e chiedere l’età

Nomi di famiglia

Pag 164 e 169 possessivi

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Interrogativi che? quanto? quale?

Week 5 1-3 October

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

Avverbi di tempo- avverbi di frequenza - Preposizioni articolate con a

Giorni della settimana, parti della giornata

Week 6 8-10 October

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

Tutti i giorni, ogni giorno

Presente indicativo del verbo volere

OCT. 10 QUIZ 2

Week 7 15-17 October

Midterm Review

OCT.17

MIDTERM

Week 8 22-24 October

UNITA’ 6

Nel tempo libero

Parlare del tempo libero

Esprimere i propri gusti

Esprimere accordo e disaccordo

Descrivere un’azione in svolgimento

Pag. 144 concordanza degli aggettivi

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Presente indicativi di leggere, giocare, volere, potere, dire

Verbo piacere

Pronomi indiretti

Moltissimo, abbastanza, per niente, affatto

Presente progressivo

Week 9 29-31 October

UNITA’ 11

Raccontare eventi passati

Descrivere un oggetto

Fare acquisti in un negozio di abbigliamento

Descrivere l’aspetto fisico di una persona

Contenuti linguistico-grammaticali

Passato prossimo

I colori

Uso di quello pronome e aggettivo

Week 10 5-7 November

UNITA’ 11 (continuazione)

UNITA’ 7

Fare le spesa

Chiedere qualcosa in un supermercato

Chiede il prezzo

Esprimere la quantità

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Partitivi

Week 11 12-14 November

UNITA’ 7

(continuazione)

Capire messaggi promozionali/Leggere annunci economici

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Interrogativi quanto quanta quanti quante

Ci vuole, ci vogliono/ serve, servono

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

Uso delle preposizioni con i nomi di luogo

Numerali ordinali

Week 12 19-21 November

UNITA’ 9

Al ristorante

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Pronomi diretti

Aggettivi

I numeri da 100 a un miliardo

21 NOVEMBER QUIZ 3

Week 13 26-28 November

ORAL PRESENTATION

Week 14 3-5 December

Review for final

9-14 December Final Examination