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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "IT 101-3"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory Italian I"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Spring 2014
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Rosa Napoli
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
MW 10:30 AM 12:20 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
60
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
This course carries 3 semester hours of credit.
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday 1430-1530 or by appointment
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to give students basic oral and written communicative ability in Italian while building a strong grammatical foundation.
By presenting the language in a variety of authentic contexts, the course seeks to provide an introduction to Italian culture and society. Students work on all four language skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
This course presents the first principles of Italian language, geography and culture.
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
Students will study in depth the following grammar points:
Definite and indefinite articles; Present tense of regular and irregular verbs; Past tense (Passato Prossimo); Agreement nouns / adjectives;
Possessive adjectives; Present and Past tense of riflexive verbs; Introduction to direct pronouns.
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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.
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TEXTBOOK:
Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
Percorsi - L'Italia attraverso la lingua e la cultura -Textbook and workbook | Italiano- Marchegiani | Pearson Prentice Hall | 9780205784721 | | | | | |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
TESTS | The three tests are designed to evaluate the student's knowledge of the grammar, vocabulary coverd, their reading and listening comprehension and written ability. | 25% |
Midterm exam | The midterm exam is designed to evaluate the student's knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary covered up to this point, their reading and listening comprehension and written ability. | 25% |
Final Exam | The final exam is designed to evaluate the student's knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary covered,their reading and listening comprehension, and the written ability. | 25% |
Oral Proficiency | In-class oral activities and presentation. Students are examined singularly and in pairs or small groups. The types of tests are: conversation between the two students or the small groups, monologues, role playing. Conversations, monologues and role playing are elicited by visual stimuli or questions from the instructor. | 10% |
Class participation and Homework | Students are expected to come prepared to class and participate in all activities. Active participation is crucial, since the learning process requires considerable practice. | 15% |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge 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 cours BThis 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. CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings. DThis 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. FThis 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 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 three absences. Additional absences will lower the class participation grade considerably.
Make sure your travel plans do not interfere with the class schedule.
If you should miss a class, please contact another student to find out what was covered that day so that you will be prepared for the next class.
DURING CLASS, PLEASE DO NOT:
- leave the room as it is distracting to the professor and to your classmates;
- answer your cell phone, read or send text messages;
- use your computer for anything not related to the class (e.g. Facebook)
MAKE-UPS
The Midterm and Final Exam can only be made up with approval from the Dean of Academic Affairs (Please see the John Cabot University Catalog and Student Handbook).
Please refer to the university catalog for the attendance and absence policy.
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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.
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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.
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SCHEDULE
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Week 1
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- Course Introduction – Capitolo preliminare: Tanto per cominciare. Percorso I : Italian pronunciation and spelling: the Italian alphabet Percorso II: Useful expressions for keeping a conversation going. L’Italia e gli italiani.
- Capitolo 1: Come va, ragazzi?. Percorso I: Ciao sono... I pronomi soggetto - Il presente di Stare.
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Week 2
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- Percorso II: Le date, i giorni e i mesi. I numeri da 0 a 100 – Percorso III: Informazioni personali. Il presente di Essere
- Andiamo Avanti! Ricapitoliamo – Leggiamo – Scriviamo – Guardiamo. Il Piemonte.
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Week 3
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- Test 1 - Cultural Activity
- Capitolo 2: Che bella la vita da studente! Percorso I: In classe. Il genere dei nomi – L’articolo indeterminativo – Il presente di Avere
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Week 4
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- Percorso II: L’università. Il plurale dei nomi – L’articolo determinativo
- Percorso III: Le attività a scuola. Il presente dei verbi in –are – Il presente di Fare
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Week 5
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- Andiamo avanti! Ricapitoliamo – Leggiamo – Scriviamo – Guardiamo. L’Emilia Romagna
- Test 2 - Cultural Activity
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Week 6
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- Capitolo 3: Mi riconosci? Percorso I: Le descrizioni delle persone. L’aggettivo. Percorso II: L’abbigliamento. La quantità: dei, degli, delle – Bello e quello
- Percorso III: Le attività preferite. Il presente dei verbi in –ere e –ire
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Week 7
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- Andiamo avanti! Ricapitoliamo – Leggiamo – Scriviamo – Guardiamo. La Lombardia.
- Midterm Exam
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Week 8
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- Capitolo 4: Giorno per giorno. Percorso I: Le attività di tutti i giorni. Il presente dei verbi riflessivi
- Percorso II: I pasti e il cibo. La quantità. Percorso III: Le stagioni e il tempo. Il presente di Andare, Venire e Uscire – Espressioni con Avere
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Week 9
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- Andiamo avanti! Ricapitoliamo – Leggiamo – Scriviamo – Guardiamo . Le Marche
- Capitolo 5: Ecco la mia famiglia. Percorso I: La famiglia e i parenti. Gli aggettivi possessivi – I pronomi possessivi – Il presente di Conoscere e Sapere
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Week 10
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- Percorso II: Le feste in famiglia. Il presente di dare e dire –
- Percorso III: Le faccende di casa. Il presente di dovere, volere, potere
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Week 11
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- Andiamo Avanti! Leggiamo – Scriviamo – Guardiamo. La Toscana
- Test 3 – Cultural Activity
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Week 12
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- Capitolo 6: Casa mia, casa mia.... Percorso I: Le stanze e i mobili. Le preposizioni. Percorso II: L’arredamento della casa. Ci – I numeri dopo 100
- Percorso III: Le attività in casa. Il Passato prossimo con Avere – Participi passati irregolari
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Week 13
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- Andiamo avanti! Ricapitoliamo – Leggiamo – Scriviamo – Guardiamo. Il Friuli Venezia Giulia e la Puglia
- Capitolo 7: Che hai fatto di bello? Percorso I: Le attività del tempo libero. Il Passato prossimo con Essere. Percorso II: Le attività sportive
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Week 14
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- Percorso III: I programmi per divertirsi. Gli Interrogativi. Andiamo avanti! Ricapitoliamo – Leggiamo – Scriviamo – Guardiamo. La Valle d’Aosta e il Trentino Alto Adige
- Oral Exam. Final Review
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