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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

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

INSTRUCTOR: Bertini Bezzi Ada
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: TTH 11:30-13:20
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 60
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: This course carries 3 semester hours of credit.
OFFICE HOURS: TU - TH 14,45 - 15,45 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
Gramm.it” for English –speakersIacovoni-Persiano-Fiorentino BonacciISBN 978-88-7573-430-5     
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
3 quizzesThe tests are designed to evaluate the student's knowledge of the grammar, vocabulary coverd, their reading and listening comprehension and written ability.20%
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-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

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 (five 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.

Please refer to the university catalog for the attendance and absence policy.

 

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 

 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

 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 

 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 

            QUIZ 1


 

 Week 4 

 UNITA’ 3 (continuazione)

Parlare della famiglia

Dire e chiedere l’età

Nomi di famiglia

 

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Interrogativi che? quanto? quale?

                       

 Week 5 

 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 

 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                

  QUIZ 2

 

 Week 7 

            

Midterm Review

 

  MIDTERM

 

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

Verbo piacere

Pronomi indiretti

Moltissimo, abbastanza, per niente, affatto

Presente progressivo 

          

Week 9 

 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 

 UNITA’ 11 CONT.
             
QUIZ 3

 

 Week 11 

 UNITA’ 7

Fare le spesa

Chiedere qualcosa in un supermercato

Chiede il prezzo

Esprimere la quantità. Capire messaggi promozionali/Leggere annunci economici

 

 

CONTENUTI LINGUISTICO-GRAMMATICALI

Partitivi

nterrogativi 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 

 

 

UNITA’ 8 CONT.

 

 Week 13

 

                       QUIZ 4

 Oral presentation

 

 Week 14

 

                                Final Review

 

 

 Final Examination