Italiano 102 Gabriella Marconi Merriman
Intermediate Italian Office: 223 B.B.Comer
Fall 2010 Tel: 348-3009
Email: gmerriman@bama.ua.edu
Office hours: M 8:00- 10:00; TTh 8:30-9:30
Course Description: Five contact hours of instruction per week. This course is the first semester of college-level study in Italian. Emphasis is placed on the development of oral proficiency and listening skills, reading comprehension, writing skills, analysis of grammatical structures, and an understanding of Italian culture and society
Learning Outcomes: Students successfully completing IT 102 will be able to:
· demonstrate a solid grounding in the fundamental grammatical structures of the Italian language studied in this course;
· demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in Italian with native speakers and classmates on the topics covered in class;
· listen and understand elementary passages in Italian related to chapter topics and vocabulary;
· read and comprehend elementary Italian prose;
· demonstrate effective written communication skills;
· demonstrate a greater awareness and appreciation of Italian culture and society as contextualized by the study of the Italian language.
· Collaborate and perform effectively in team activities.
Linguistic Skills |
Mastery of basic vocabulary and idiomatic expressions representative of course themes. Productive use of basic grammatical structures. |
Sociocultural Skills |
Appropriate use of Italian based on situation and context (e.g., basic courtesy requirements, requesting information, apologizing, etc.). Understanding of conversational routines native to Italian culture. |
Discourse Skills |
Ability to use different discourse tasks (e.g., comparison, description, narration, etc.). Ability to understand and actively participate in various forms of authentic communication (e.g., dialogues, spontaneous conversations, interviews, surveys, reports, games, etc.). |
Strategic Skills |
Use of techniques that help make up for deficiencies or lapses in other communicative skills (e.g., contextual clues, circumlocution, facial expressions, gestures, etc.). Development of a wide range of language learning strategies. |
Italiano 102
COURSE PREREQUISITE: IT 101 WITH A GRADE OF "C-" OR HIGHER.
Class Policy: Please no eating in class.
*HOMEWORK: exercises within [ ] are application exercises of grammar points covered in class and are assigned as homework for the following class meeting, unless otherwise specified.
AUG. 18 CLASS INTRODUCTION
19 CONVERSAZIONE/ REVIEW
23Capitolo 11 Vocab. Prelim. pp.218-219. Pronomi Doppi 226-227 24 Pronomi Doppi : Glielo/Glieli/Gliela/Gliele/ Review Pronomi Doppi 25 The Pronoun: /NE p.221 -222. 26 The Pronoun: /CI p.223-224, Lettura pag. 225 / Diario***
30 QUIZ 1 REVIEW
31 QUIZ 1: Pronomi Doppi, Ne, Ci, Vocab.pp. 218-219 ( * Lab. Cap.11 )
SEPT. 01 Capitolo 12: Voc. Prel./ Agg. Indef.: Qualche/Alcuni pp. 240-241 [ p.242, B ]
02 Aggettivi Indefinitil Ogni-Tutto+articolo pp. 240-241. Lettura pag. 244
06 LA FESTA DEL LAVORO
07 Pronomi Indefiniti pp. 242-243 [ Ex. 243, A ]
08 Aggettivi e Pronomi Indefiniti : Negativi p. 245
09 Quiz 2 Review/ Attivită Varie/ Lettura : “ Il Vecchio Saggio”.
13 QUIZ 2 : Agg. Pron. Indefiniti negativi /Vocab. ( * Lab. Cap. 12 )
14 Capitolo 13 : Vocabolario Preliminare pp. 257-258/ Lettura pag. 264
15 Condizionale Presente p.260 [ Ex. p. 261, A ]
16 Cond. Presente: DOVERE, VOLERE, POTERE pp.262-263
20 Racconti: “La Donna Ideale” (Tema Instructions ).
21 Racconti : “La Donna Ideale”/ ( TEMA #1 per giovedῐ 30 settembre )
22 Condiz.le Passato con AVERE pp 264-265 [ Scrivi 4 frasi con il Cond. Passato]
23 Condizionale Passato con ESSERE pp. 264-265/ QUIZ REVIEW
27 QUIZ 3: Condizionale Presente/ Passatol Vocab.Cap.13 (*Lab. Cap. 13 )
28 Capitolo 14:Voc. Prelim. 274-275. Pronomi Relativi: Cui /Che p. 278- 279
29 Pronomi Relativi Chi/ [ Ex. p.279 A, B ] [ Ex p. 280, B ] 30 *** JOURNALS DUE / TEMA # 1/ LABS DUE/ MIDTERM REVIEW
MIDTERM REVIEW: Monday, October 4, Tuesday October 5, Wednesday, October 6
MIDTERM: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7
Italiano 102
OCT. 11Capitolo 15 Passato Remoto pp.296 ( Verbi Regolari ) Lettura pag. 295
12 Passato Remoto /Irregolari: Racconti : "La Traversata dei Vecchietti"
13 Racconti : “ La Traversata dei Vecchietti” ( Tema # 2 per mercoledῐ 20 ottobre )
14 Quiz Review /Lettura pag. 300/ ( Ripassa bene il Passato Remoto e i Pron. Relativi)
18 QUIZ 4: Pronomi Relativi/ Passato Remoto/Voc. Cap. 15 ( * Lab. Cap. 15 )
19 Capitolo 16:Vocab. Prelim. pp. 308-309/ Congiuntivo Presente Introduzione.
20 Congiuntivo Presente pp. 310-311 (V erbi Regolari) [ p. 312, A] TEMA # 2
21 Congiuntivo Presente p. 312-316 ( Irregolari)/ Espressioni [ Ex. p.316, B]
25 Racconti: “ Il Filobus # 75”. ( Tema #3 per giovedῐ 4 novembre )
26 Racconti : “ Il Filobus # 75”.
27 Congiuntivo Passato con Avere pp 317. [ Scrivete 3 frasi ]
28 Congiuntivo Passato con Essere pp. 317/ Quiz Review
NOV. 01 QUIZ 5 : Capitolo 16:Congiuntivo Presente/Passato/ Voc. (* Lab. Cap. 16 )
02 Capitolo 17: Voc. Prelim./Congiuntivo e Congiunzioni pp.330-331
03 Congiunzioni e Congiuntivo pp. 330-331 [ Scrivete 5 frasi]
04 Lettura/ Quiz Review / TEMA # 3
08 QUIZ 6 Cap. 17 Congiunzioni con Congiuntivo pp.330-331 Voc/ (* Lab. Cap. 17 )
09 Capitolo 18- Voc. Prel. pp.344-345. Imperfetto del Congiuntivo pp. 347. [p.348, B ]
10 Imperfetto del Congiuntivo: I Verbi Irregolari [Review Condizionale Presente]
11 Lettura: “ Uno e Sette” ( Tema # 4 per mercoledῐ 17 novembre )
15 Trapassato del Congiuntivo con Avere pp.349-350 [Scrivi 5 frasi]
16 Trap.to del Congiuntivo con Essere pp.349-350 [Scrivi 5 frasi ] Quiz Review
MERCOLEDῘ 17 NOVEMBRE: ULTIMO QUIZ!
QUIZ 7: Imperfetto e Trapassato del Congiuntivo /Vocabolario
*** TEMA # 4 / JOURNALS DUE***
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18: STUDY BREAK
22 Racconti: "L'Ultima Mela".*** ( Journals will be returned for corrections and rewriting) 23 Racconti: "L'Ultima Mela". ( Tema # 5 per giovedῐ 2 dicembre )
LA FESTA DEL RINGRAZIAMENTO!!
Review for Final Exam : November 29 -December 2
***LABS / JOURNALS / TEMA # 5 DUE ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 2***
FINAL EXAM : WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 11:30- 2:00 PM.
*THE FINAL EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE IN OUR CLASSROOM*
Grading Policy: Students will be assessed according to their level of achievement on course work (exams, quizzes, journal, laboratory, grammar exercises, and any other assignments), class participation and attendance.
7 Quizzes-5 Essays (Tema) 20%
Journal 20%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Class participation /Laboratory / Attendance 10%
100%
Make up policy: In consultation with the instructor assignments and exams may be made up no later than a week after the scheduled date.
Attendance Policy: Regular attendance is expected. A total of 10% will be deducted from the final grade for any absences beyond 1 week (=4 class meetings) of the 15 weeks of classes.
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The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be followed in the event of academic misconduct.
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