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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "IT 102-2"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory Italian II"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Fall 2015
SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Matilde Galante
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: MW 1:00 PM 2:50 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 60
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: This course carries 3 semester hours of credit. Prerequisite: Placement or IT 101(As of Fall 2022: Placement or IT 101 with a grade of C or above)
OFFICE HOURS:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A continuation of IT101. This course aims at developing and reinforcing the language skills acquired in Introductory Italian I, while placing special emphasis on oral communication. Note: This course carries 4 semester hours of credit during the Fall and Spring terms, 3 hours in Summer.
SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:

SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:

 
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
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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

 

    * understand written and spoken Italian, through the knowledge of simple structures. Situations will be varied, but general and such as to require an interchange of every day information and routine tasks.

    * participate in simple, direct conversations on generally predictable topics related to daily activities and personal environment.

    * satisfy simple personal needs and social demands to survive in the target language culture

    * comprehend the general meaning and some details of texts on familiar topics

    * produce brief texts on topics of personal interests and social needs, primarily in the present, past, future, conditional and imperative.

 

TEXTBOOK:
Book TitleAuthorPublisherISBN numberLibrary Call NumberCommentsFormatLocal BookstoreOnline Purchase
Percorso italiaPatota RomanelliDante Alighieri9788848040426     
Gramm.it for english speakerGruppo CSCBonacci Editore978875734305     
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
tests 30%
midterm exam 20%
oral orificiency 10%
final exam 20%
class participation 10%
homework 10%

-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 course.
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:
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION POLICY
You cannot make-up a major exam (midterm or final) without the permission of the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will grant such permission only when the absence was caused by a serious impediment, such as a documented illness, hospitalization or death in the immediate family (in which you must attend the funeral) or other situations of similar gravity. Absences due to other meaningful conflicts, such as job interviews, family celebrations, travel difficulties, student misunderstandings or personal convenience, will not be excused. Students who will be absent from a major exam must notify the Dean’s Office prior to that exam. Absences from class due to the observance of a religious holiday will normally be excused. Individual students who will have to miss class to observe a religious holiday should notify the instructor by the end of the Add/Drop period to make prior arrangements for making up any work that will be missed. The final exam period runs until ____________
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

 

Week 1

- Communicative functions: Introduce yourself - ask and give information about yourself

- Linguistic and grammatical contents: Present tense of regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs (Review) - article / name / adjective agreement (Review)

Week 2

“ Cerco casa a Venezia” (extracts from unit 10 – Book I)

CF Describe your house – read real estate ads - talk about furniture - express possession

LC - Possessive adjectives (related to family’s nouns) - The superlative

Week 3

“In vacanza” (Unit 12 – book I + extra material)

CF - Talk about holidays - book a room in a hotel - report of past holidays

LCPassato prossimo - direct pronouns (lo, la, li, le) in agreement with the past participle - particle ci

Quiz 1

Week 4

“In vacanza” (Unit 12 – book I)

CF - Talk about a trip - make comparisons - give and receive advices

LC - Direct and indirect pronouns (grammar) - comparatives - Imperative (tu - voi)

Week 5

Un matrimonio a Venezia” (Unit 1 – book II)

CF- Tell past events - indicate a consequence

LCPassato prossimo of the verbs cominciare, finire, and modal verbs - the connective quindi, dunque, perciò, the adjective bello + activities for reinforcing the Imperative

 

Week 6

Un matrimonio a Venezia” (Unit 1 – book II)

CF - Approve or disapprove an opinion

LC – Passato prossimo of modal verbs

Quiz 2

Week 7

 “Compagni di scuola” (Unit 2)

CF - Tell past habits - talk about your childhood / adolescence

LC – Imperfect

-  Midterm Review

MIDTERM

Week 8

“Compagni di scuola” (Unit 2)

CF - Tell past habits - talk about your childhood / adolescence - express joy or disappointment

LC – Imperfect – pèassato prossimo Vs Imperfect – Connectives (perché, siccome, dato che)

Week 9

CF – tell a story

- activity to reinforce the use of Imperfect and Passato prossimo.

Week 10

“Che tipo sei?” (Unit 3)

CF- Tell an experience of study abroad - make comparisons and make value judgments - describe the character of a person - talk about impending actions

LC - The comparative with "che" - the irregular comparative (migliore, peggiore, maggiore, minore) - connectives mentre, invece, al contrario, infatti - the superlative - the formation of opposites - the construction stare per + infinity

 

 

Week 11

- Reinforcing activities

Quiz 3

Week 12

Vita in città” (Unit 4 – First Part)

CF - Express wishes, hopes, possibilities - express surprise, disagreement, and dissatisfaction - ask and give advices.

LC – The present conditional

Week 13

- Reinforcing activities

Oral Presentation

Week 14

General Review

Final Exam