IT 201 Section 001: Intermediate Italian I
Fall, 2010
3 Credit Hours
Primary Instructor: Barbara Godorecci
Core Designation: Humanities
M-Th: 8:30-9:00 a.m. and by appointment.
This course will give emphasis to all of the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) in Italian vis-à-vis our reading and discussion of Italo Calvino's novel, Marcovaldo, and review of the main points of Italian grammar. Course requirements include midterm and final exams, seven written compositions, frequent homework assignments and a daily journal. Regular class attendance and participation is expected. In the syllabus that follows DC = Da Capo, while M= Marcovaldo. [Square brackets indicate homework assignments.]
Learning Outcomes: Students successfully completing IT 201 will:
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Linguistic Skills |
Mastery of intermediate-level vocabulary and idiomatic expressions representative of course themes. Productive use of basic and complex grammatical structures. |
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Sociocultural Skills |
Appropriate use of Italian based on situation and context. Understanding of conversational routines native to Italian culture. |
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Discourse Skills |
Ability to use different discourse tasks (e.g., comparison, description, narration, etc.) at an intermediate level of complexity. Ability to understand and actively participate in various forms of authentic communication (e.g., dialogues, spontaneous conversations, interviews, literary analysis, reports, games, etc.). |
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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/literary learning strategies. |
Settimana 1 (8/19) Introduzione al corso. Presentazioni, conversazione.
Settimana 2 (8/24) Conversazione: Quale oggetto ti piace di più?
Introduzione al corso. Lunapop: “50 Special”
[1) da leggere: DC pp. 1-12 ; 2) da studiare: DC vocab. pp. 3-4]
(8/26) Ripasso grammaticale: Presente Indicativo DC p.9 b, c; p.11 a.
[1) DC p. 12 d1, 2; 2) da leggere: DC pp.29-30; 3) DC p.31-32 c, f]
Settimana 3 (8/31) Ripasso grammaticale: gli usi dell'Imperfetto.
DC 45. [1) TEMA #1 “Vivere e studiare in Alabama” (10 frasi—due 9/2);
2) da studiare: DC pp.137-140.]
TEMA 1! (9/2) Ripasso grammaticale: gli usi del Passato Remoto.
DC p. 140 a. [da leggere: M1: “Funghi in città”]
Settimana 4 (9/7) Introduzione a Marcovaldo / Lettura e discussione: M1: “Funghi in città”
[1) DC p. 140 b.; 2) da studiare: DC vocab. pp. 133-134.]
(9/9) L'uso dell'Imperfetto col Passato Remoto.
Lettura e discussione: M1.
[1) TEMA #2: “Lo feci una volta, ma non lo faccio più!” (due 9/14)]
Settimana 5 (9/14) L'uso dell'Imperfetto col Passato Remoto. DC pp.140-141 c.
TEMA 2! Conversazione/ attività varie.
[1) DC p. 141 d.; 2) da leggere: DC pp. 48-54. 2) DC p. 55 top; 56 a.]
(9/16) Passato Prossimo/Passato Remoto. DC p. 141 d.
[1) da leggere: M3: “Il piccione comunale”; DC pp. 86-92. 2) DC p. 88 b.]
Settimana 6 (9/21) Ripasso grammaticale: i pronomi di Oggetto Diretto.
Lettura e discussione: M3: “Il piccione comunale”
[1) DC pp. 108-112. 2) DC p. 110 a.; p. 111 c, e.]
(9/23) I pronomi di Oggetto Indiretto / Piacere et al.
[TEMA #3: Riassunto di M3. (10 frasi—due 9/30)].
Settimana 7 (9/28) I pronomi di Oggetto Indiretto / Piacere et al.
[1) DC pp. 111-112. 2) DC p. 113 a., c.]
Lettura e discussione: M3.
[Ripasso per il Midterm: preparate delle domande da fare in classe!]
TEMA 3! (9/30) Ripasso per il Midterm
Settimana 8 (10/5) Midterm
[da leggere: M5: “La cura delle vespe”]
(10/7) Lettura e discussione: M5: “La cura delle vespe”
[1) TEMA #4: “Che tipo è Marcovaldo?” (due 10/21)]
Settimana 9 (10/12) Midterm meetings / Individual study
(10/14) Midterm meetings / Individual study
Settimana 10 (10/19) Introduzione: M 6: “Dov’è più azzurro il fiume”
[1) da studiare: DC pp. 143-147; 2) DC p. 145 a, b.
3) Da leggere M13: “Dov’è più azzurro il fiume”]
TEMA 4! (10/21) Lettura e discussione: M13: “Dov’è più azzurro il fiume”
Settimana 11 (10/26) Ripasso grammaticale: "ci" DC pp.143-144 / "ne" DC pp. 146-147.
Lettura e discussione: “Dov’è più azzurro il fiume”
[1) DC p. 147 a; p. 148 b.; 2) Scrivete 5 frasi con "ci" e 5 frasi con "ne."]
(10/28) Ripasso grammaticale: "ci" e "ne."
[1) Da leggere: DC pp.184-191. 2) DC p.191 a.
3)TEMA #5: “Qual è il racconto più interessante per te? Perché?” (due 11/4)]
Settimana 12 (11/2) Ripasso grammaticale: Presente/Passato del Congiuntivo.
[1) da studiare: DC 198-199. 2) DC p. 192 c, d.; 198 f; p.200 a.]
(11/4) Presente/Passato del Congiuntivo / Congiuntivo con congiunzioni.
TEMA 5! [1) DC pp. 210-220; DC p. 220 a. 2) Da leggere: M7: “La pietanziera”
3) TEMA #6: “Qual è il tuo mangiare preferito?” (due 11/11)]
Settimana 13 (11/9) Ripasso grammaticale: Imperfetto/Trapassato Congiuntivo
Lettura e discussione: M7: “La pietanziera”
[1) 2) DC p. 217 b., e.]
TEMA 6! (11/11) Imperfetto/Trapassato Congiuntivo.
Lettura e discussione: M7.
[1) DC p. 221 b.]
Settimana 14 (11/16) Discorso diretto e indiretto: DC pp. 364-365.
[1) Da leggere: Ripasso dei racconti di Marcovaldo che abbiamo letti;
2) DC p.366 b., c3, d2) TEMA #7: Scegli uno dei personaggi secondari: decrivilo e spiega perché
lo hai scelto. (due 12/2)]
(11/18) *Mid-semester study break
Settimana 15 (11/23) Journal preparation / individual study
**Journals due Tuesday, November 30**
Settimana 16 (11/30) *Journals due! / Ripasso per l'esame finale.
TEMA 7! (12/2) Ripasso per l'esame finale.
*See "Outline of Topics" Section for all other tests, exams, and assignments.
FINAL EXAMINATION: Friday, December 10, 2010 Time: 8:00-10:30 a.m.
Journal — 20%
Temi — 20%
Midterm Examination — 25%
Final Examination — 25%
Class Participation and attendance — 10%
100%
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