ITAL A280: Intermediate Italian 1
| Item | Value |
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| Curriculum Committee Approval Date | 12/02/2020 |
| Top Code | 110400 - Italian |
| Units | 5 Total Units |
| Hours | 90 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 90) |
| Total Outside of Class Hours | 0 |
| Course Credit Status | Credit: Degree Applicable (D) |
| Material Fee | Yes |
| Basic Skills | Not Basic Skills (N) |
| Repeatable | No |
| Open Entry/Open Exit | No |
| Grading Policy | Standard Letter (S),
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| Associate Arts Local General Education (GE) |
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| California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) |
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| Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) |
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| California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth) |
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Course Description
Continuation of ITAL A185, with further development of language skills at the intermediate level and exploration of cultures related to the Italian language. Additional emphasis on reading and writing, with an introduction to selected literary works. PREREQUISITE: ITAL A185 or completion of three years of high school Italian with a grade of 'C' or better. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)
- Recognize and produce the Italian language at the intermediate level in the four primary areas of communication: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
- Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the cultures related to the Italian language by comparing and contrasting them with the students' own culture(s). 3. Use current technologies to further develop their language and cultural competencies.
Course Objectives
- 1. Comprehend intermediate-level spoken Italian.
- 2. Produce intermediate-level spoken Italian.
- 3. Read and understand intermediate-level Italian.
- 4. Express more advanced ideas and opinions in intermediate-level written Italian.
- 5. Acquire intermediate-level Italian vocabulary.
- 6. Understand and use intermediate-level Italian grammatical structures.
- 7. Recognize the more important cultural aspects of living in the Italian-speaking worlds.
- 8. Use technologies such as the Internet, online workbooks and multimedia to enhance learning.
- 9. Value the process of language learning.
Lecture Content
ITALIAN A280 COURSE CONTENT AND SCOPE/TOPIC OUTLINE: This course uses a communicative-based approach to develop intermediate-level proficiency in the Italian language. All four language skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) are emphasized. The subject material is presented in a functionally-based manner, and the content is expanded beyond basic needs and the immediate environment of the student to deal in greater detail with other areas (see below). The materials used in the course emphasize situations that the student will likely encounter both in and outside of the classroom, and address the affective needs of the student by allowing for interpersonal communication. There is a particular focus on expansion of vocabulary and increased complexity of grammatical constructions; familiar and unfamiliar thematic areas are covered in more detail, and functions are performed in a more sophisticated manner. There is also an emphasis on expanding students cultural knowledge of contemporary Italy. The student learns to perform these functions both orally (through in-class teacher-student and/or student group interaction) and in writing (through in-class and at-home activities in the textbook, workbook, companion reader and companion web site). Written activities include true/false, multiple choice, fill-in, journal and essay formats. There is also an effort to communicate much of the material in a cultural context. Numerous highly topical readings (in the textbook, workbook, lab manual, and on the web site) give students valuable background information or focused in-depth knowledge that help them gain a better grasp of the his
tory, civilization, social customs, and traditions of comtemporary Italian society. Other readings emphasize the Italian presence in the United States. Others emphasize and reinforce the thematic areas using selections from important Italian literary figures. Still others focus on the development and diversity of the language itself. In addition to the literary works, there are readings of genuine advertisements, magazine articles, newspaper aticles, proverbs, etc.) The student learns strategies to comprehend these readings, such as recognizing cognates, using background knowledge to anticipate included information and identifying principal ideas. The table on the following page describes in detail the thematic areas covered in this course as well as corresponding functions, vocabulary, grammar constructions and literary works. The table need not be considered a strict prescription of the chronological order of presentation of the material. THEMATIC AREA FUNCTIONS CORRESPONDING VOCABULARY ; CORRESPONDING GRAMMAR LITERARY WORKS Physical and Psychological Description of People Daily Routine Discribing the Physical and Character Traits of Individuals Discussing Daily and Preferred Activities Descriptive Adjectives Leisure Activities Daily Activities Subject Pronouns Present Indicative: All Forms and Usage Reflexive Verbs Nouns and Articles Definite and Indefinite Articles Adjectives Selections from I
l secondo libro delle filastrocche by Gianni Rodari Lui e io by Natalia Ginzburg THEMATIC AREA FUNCTIONS CORRESPONDING VOCABULARY CORRESPONDING GRAMMAR LITERARY WORKS Past experiences of childhood and adolescence Relationship with family and friends Discussing Family Discussing Past Ac
tivities & Circumstances Indicating Possession Family Childhood and Adolescence Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns Present Perfect: All Forms and Usage Imperfect Tense: All Forms and Usage Present perfect vs. Imperfect Tense Past Perfect Vestivamo alla marinara by Susanna Agnelli Selection from Trionfo di Bacco e Arianna by Lorenzo dei Medici Tonino l invisibile by Gianni Rodari THEMATIC AREA FUNCTIONS CORRESPONDING VOCABULARY CORRESPONDING GRAMMAR LITERARY WORKS World of employment Future plans Discussing various types of employment Discussing future events Discussing What One Would Do Under Certain Circumstances Answering Questions by Replacing Nouns with Direct Object Pronouns Types of jobs Career plans Future & Future Perfect Tense Present and Past Conditional Tense yle="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; Direct Objects Pronouns The Partitive Selection from Tutte le poesie by Eugenio Montale Confessioni di una giovane modella , an interview in Donna Moderna magazine Selection from Ceres by Luigi Fontanella Ragazza giapponese by Gianni Celati THEMATIC AREA FUNCTIONS
CORRESPONDING VOCABULARY CORRESPONDING GRAMMAR LITERARY WORKS The Anglo-American Influence The Italian Image in the World Discussing the Anglo-American way of Life and its Influence on Italians Comparing and Contrasting the two Cultures Listing Italian Products Exported Abroad Noting the Italian Image Abroad Answering Questions by Replacing Nouns with Inirect Object Pronouns & Double Object Pronouns Anglo-American Words Commonly Used in Everyday Italian Times New Roman', serif; Italian Products Abroad Italian Image Abroad Prepositions with Definite Articles Negative Expressions Indirect Objects Pronouns Double Object Pronouns Preferisco un cibo leggero a uno light by Luisa Guerini Rocco Planet Italywood by Elisa Grando Il dottor Ni by Stefano Benni THEMATIC AREA FUNCTIONS CORRESPONDING VOCABULARY CORRESP
ONDING GRAMMAR LITERARY WORKS Migration: Foreigners in Italy Italians Abroad Discussing the Multicultural Society in Italy Discussing Social & Ethnic Issues Discussing Racism & Discrimination Discussing Italian Emigration Abroad Contrasting the Indicative and Subjunctive Moods Expressing Desires, Hope, Opinion, Belief Expressing Reactions to Impersonal Expressions Emigration and Immigration Immigrants and Travelers y: 'Times New Roman', serif; Indicative & Subjunctive Moods Present & Past Subjective Subjunctive vs. Infinitive Selection from Miracolo Bis a Milano by Isabella Mazzitelli Selections from I come italiani by Enzo Biagi Selection from Un italiano in America by Beppe Severgnini La Straniera by Younis Tawfik THEMATIC AREA FUNCTIONS CORRESPONDING VOCABULARY Emphasis on creating interactional language activities based on thematically organized exercises that allow/prepare students to progress through stages of language acquisition. Listening comprehension and pronunciation skills are reinforced through language laboratory activities. Grammar learning is stressed to the extent needed to support the language skills at the level of usage. Reading assignments are used at every step through the semester to reinforce the vocabulary, grammatical structures, and communicative-oriented language skills being studied. In addition to helping the students develop linguistic proficiency, many of the reading selections provide practical insights into the culture(s) in which the language is used. Students will spend approximately two (2) hours weekly reading: Preparatory material in the textbook and their class notes; Literary and cultural reading selections from the textbook, online components of the textbook, and other materials, such as books, websites, and (physical and/or online) magazines and newspapers. Writing assignments are used at every step through the semester to further develop structural, vocabulary, and communicative-oriented language skills. The textbook and other online or offline supplementary materials contain numerous writing activities in both short response and essay formats. Students will spend approximately two (2) hours weekly writing: Homework assignments in the textbook and their class notes; Compositions of appropriate length on topics related to themselves and/or the world around them; Other formats, such as: skits; poems; stories; advertisements; emails; letters; recipes; etc. In order to develop linguistic proficiency, students must spend time outside of the classroom with the material, completing speaking, listening, reading, and writing assignments in the textbook, workbook, and other online or offline supplementary materials. Students will spend approximately seven and a quarter (7.25) hours weekly completing work outside of the classroom such as: short response type exercises; reading comprehension; essay writing; story and/or skit creation; online language laboratory activities; oral presentation preparation; various culture-related exercises; listening to music or podcasts in the target language or related to the culture(s) in which the language is used; watching cultural videos and/or shows or movies in the target language or related to the culture(s) in which the language is used; etc. Tests, skill demonstrations, problem solving exercises, essays, etc.Short quizzes on listening, reading, speaking and writing, and cultural content.Final exam. Writing assignments are used at every step through the semester to exercise the structural, vocabulary and expressive skills being learned. The textbook, workbook and electronic media contain numerous writing activities in both short response and essay formats. In addition, there are teacher-guided web activities. In all of these writing activities, the student must not only apply knowledge of Italian orthography and new vocabulary and grammatical constructions, but also utilize these linguistic elements in order to produce a coherent, organized written creation. Typical topics include the relation of information about the student s immediate environment, as well as comparisons and contrasts of that information with information about other people in the student s immediate environment. Foreign languages: Master's degree in the language being taught OR bachelor's degree in the language being taught AND master's degree in another language or linguistics OR the equivalent. Master's degree required. 1. Required Italiano, F. & Marchegiani, I. . Crescendo!: An Intermediate Italian Program, latest ed. Thomson/Heinle, 2015
2. Required Italiano, F. & Marchegiani, I. . Crescendo!: An Intermediate Italian Program Workbook/Lab Manual, latest ed. Thomson/Heinle, 2015 1. English/Italian Dictionary. Instructional Techniques
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