ITAL111 Elementary Italian II

Department of Language & Literature: Italian

  1. Course Number and Title

    ITAL111 Elementary Italian II

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250

  4. Prerequisites

    ITAL110 (C or better) or equivalent

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    Students spend between six and nine hours per week outside of class in activities such as learning vocabulary, reading, completing written exercises, working on pronunciation, preparing oral presentations, and working with multimedia files that accompany the text.

  6. Catalog Course Description

    In this interactive course students continue the work of ITAL111; students acquire a further working knowledge of Italian necessary to accomplish basic tasks. It continues to emphasize comprehension and more practice in pronunciation and conversation and addresses listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills within an authentic Italian cultural context.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will:
        1. acquire and demonstrate an elementary degree of competence in the four language skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing;
        2. recognize and respond appropriately to most common spoken situations;
        3. demonstrate basic mastery of written Italian; and
        4. explain some common aspects of life in the Italian-speaking countries.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. Category I
        Cultural Perspectives
         Students will:
        1. compare, contrast, analyze, and/or defend differing world views and practices.

        Category III
        International, Gender, and/or Minority Perspectives
         Students will:
        1. articulate similarities and differences in the various cultures of the world and demonstrate familiarity with the skills necessary to make informed judgments.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      Grammatical topics

      Modal verbs: dovere, potere, and volere
      Possessive and adjectives reviewed
      Direct and indirect object pronouns
      The imperfect and differences with the passato prossimo reviewed
      Adverbs
      Progressive tenses in present and past
      Disjunctive pronouns
      Reflexive verbs and pronouns
      The future and conditional tenses
      Imperatives tu, noi, and vo
      Introduction to subjunctive

      Vocabulary and social contexts

      Eating, restaurants, and cooking in Italy
      Entertainment and leisure time activities
      Dressing in Italy, fashion, and health
      Asking for information and making purchases in stores
      The world of work

      Cultural contexts

      Demonstrate knowledge of Italian cuisine and dining rituals
      Compare and contrast Italian cities and historic centers
      Leisure-time activities, music and sports
      Compare and contrast Italian design, style, and fashion
      Examine historical background and artistic productions, including music

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students
        1. take quizzes and tests;
        2. complete assignments, such as short compositions and grammatical exercises;
        3. perform listening comprehension exercises; and
        4. participate in oral interviews and/or presentations that assess proficiency levels.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        1. Cultural Perspectives: Students take quizzes/tests or complete sections of quizzes/tests which examine the cultural topics presented in the course and in which they compare, contrast, analyze, and/or defend differing world views and practices of some Italian-speaking people.
        2. International, Gender, and/or Minority Perspectives: Students take quizzes/tests or complete sections of quizzes/tests in which they articulate similarities and differences in the various cultures of the world and demonstrate familiarity with the skills necessary to make informed judgments.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      Students utilize text, workbook, and multimedia resources for first-year proficiency-based Italian program. See course format.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Review/Approval Date - 3/98; Core Goals/Objectives added 4/04; Revised 4/2011