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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "IT 102-2"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory Italian II"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Fall 2016
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

This course is solely conducted in Italian.

 
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 italia B1-B2patota-romanelligarzanti linguistica9788848040426     
gramm.itgruppo cscbonacci editore9788875734305     
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
tests 20%
midterm exam 25%
final exam 25%
oral proficiency 20%
class participation and 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:
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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 (four if it’s an eight-credit course) unjustified absences. The final grade will be lowered by 2 points for each additional absence. With more than 7 absences the student may fail the course.

 

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).

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

SCHEDULE

 

Week 1  29- 31 August

- 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         5 -7 September

“ 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     12-14 September

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

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

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

TEST  1 (14 September)

Week 4   19- 21 September

“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    26-28 September

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

CF- Tell past events - indicate a consequence

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

 

Week 6     3-5 October

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

CF - Approve or disapprove an opinion

LC – Passato prossimo of modal verbs

TEST  2  (5 October)

Week 7     10-12 October

 “Compagni di scuola” (Unit 2)

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

LC – Imperfect

-  Midterm Review

MIDTERM  12 OCTOBER

Week 8  17-19 October

“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           24-26 October

First oral proof  26 October

CF – tell a story

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

Week 10     31 October   2 November

“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    7-9 November

- Reinforcing activities

Test  3  (9 November)

Week 12   (14-16 November)

“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      21-23 November

- Reinforcing activities

Week 14      28-30 November

Oral Presentation (30 November)

General Review

Final Exam  3-9 December