ITALIAN 101. Course Description

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1 ITALIAN 101 SECTION SPRING Semester 2017 Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 1:00-1:55 pm Room Dr. Conestabile Ippolita Office: Room 114 Office Hour: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3,00 3,30 pm and by appointment. Course Description The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Italian language. Emphasis will be placed on developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and grammar sufficient to support these. Through in-class activities and homework assignments, students can also expect to learn about modern Italy, including geography, culture, history, and society. Given the unique cultural context in which this course is placed, students will be particularly encouraged to begin speaking Italian outside the classroom as soon as possible.. Learning Outcomes Class meetings will center on developing communicative ability, and will be supplemented with in-class activities as well as authentic reading, listening, and visual material. Upon completion of Italian 101, students should attain a level of competency sufficient to: 1. Utilize basic essentials of Italian grammar in speaking and writing with a high level of precision. Specifically, students should be able to: a. Provide and obtain information on a range of practical topics (e.g., preferences, needs, interests, descriptions) and in a variety of situations (e.g., transportation, greetings, introductions, obtaining and discussing food and lodging, carrying out simple transactions); b. Convey emotions and express feelings; c. Provide and obtain information on such topics as personal/family background, preferences, interests, and daily routine. 2. Read, with basic understanding, general interest articles in newspapers and magazines, as well as simple stories, brochures, signs, advertisements, songs, and poems; 3. Understand clearly articulated native Italian speech within the limits of familiar vocabulary; 4. Be knowledgeable of Italian history, culture, geography, etc. within the scope of this course. 5. Rome Project: a series of on-site activities, will encourage students to explore sites of the city while practicing structures and vocabulary learned in class, as well as interacting with local people. The outcomes of the students work (short written paragraphs, photos, videos,) will be entailed also in quizzes and exams. Course Requirements In order to attain the learning outcomes outlined above and to ensure that the course proceeds efficiently, students are encouraged and expected to: 1. Attend class. Not attending class will lower a student's grade for several reasons (e.g., lack of participation; missed clarifications, explanations, and analyses; missed vocabulary, etc.); 2. Participate actively and constructively in class both with the instructor and other students; 3. Take all quizzes and exams, and complete assignments on their scheduled dates and at their scheduled times (see dates in boldface type under CLASS SCHEDULE). Make-up quizzes and exams will be provided ONLY in accordance with Rome Center policy regarding excused absences (see ABSENCE POLICY); 4. Complete homework assignments on their due date; 5. Comport themselves in a manner conducive to learning and with respect for other students;

2 6. Speak Italian as requested during class meetings. 7. Eating, cellphones, smartphones, iphones, navigating on the Internet are NOT allowed in class. Required Text / Materials New Italian Espresso 1 Textbook and 1 Workbook, Alma Edizioni 2011 (available for purchase in JFRC bookstore). Attendance Policy In accordance with the JFRC mission to promote a higher level of academic rigor, all courses adhere to the following absence policy: For all classes meeting once a week, students cannot incur more than one unexcused absence. For all classes meeting twice a week, students cannot incur more than two unexcused absences. For all classes meeting three times a week, students cannot incur more than two unexcused absences. This course meets three times a week, thus a total of two unexcused absence(s) will be permitted. Any supplementary unexcused absence will affect your participation. For the purpose of grade calculation, each unexcused absence that a student accumulates after the second will reduce her or his class participation grade by 2% (e.g., if a student's pre-absence grade calculation is 95%, with 4 absences the grade reduces 4 percentage points to 91%, resulting in a drop in the final grade from A to A-). Students requesting that an absence be excused due to illness must present the instructor with a written note from a physician (a written prescription for medications will not be considered sufficient justification for an absence). Punctuality is strictly required- every two delays is marked absence. The lack of punctuality affects also the class participation (see below). It is the student's responsibility to inform herself or himself of homework assignments, class notes, etc. in the event of absence. Evaluation Participation 10% Oral Competence 10% Rome projects (2) 10% Compositions (2) 5% Homework 10% Quizzes** (4) 20% Midterm Exam 15% Final Exam 20% Grading : A 90-93: A : B : B 80-83: B : C : C 70-73: C : D : D 59 or lower: F Academic Honesty

3 Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty are unacceptable at the JFRC and will be dealt with in accordance with Loyola University Chicago s guidelines. Please familiarize yourself with Loyola s standards here: You are responsible for understanding what constitutes plagiarism according to the LUC Student Handbook. In addition to the Loyola University Chicago policy on Academic Honesty (see Loyola website), the following rules apply in all modern language courses: 1. Students may not use automated translators to write compositions. 2. Students may not ask friends, relatives or native speakers to complete their assignments. 3. Students may not recycle their own or other people s work. 4. Students must explicitly cite any material that has been taken from the Internet or other sources and in most cases are urged to paraphrase rather than copy and paste. Disabilities Students with documented disabilities who wish to discuss academic accommodations should contact me the first week of class, as well as the Senior Academic Services Advisor.

4 CLASS PLAN: the following plan can be modified CLASS SCHEDULE (the following schedule is subject to modification) Please note that given the language component of the general orientation, Italian language classes are exempt from make-up lessons. Date Week 1 Jan 16/ 17/ 19 Week 2 Jan 23/ 24/ 26 Week 3 Jan 30/ 31 Feb 2 Week 4 Feb 6/ 7/ 9 Week 5 Feb 13/ 14/ 16 Week 6 Feb 20/ 21 Week 7 Feb 27/ 28 Mar 2 New Italian Espresso 1 lezione 1. Primi contatti lezione 1/2 lezione 2. Buon appetito. lezione 3. Io e gli altri lezione 3 lezione 4. Tempo libero Communicative Functions Culture / Geography* asking about/for: spelling, meaning, greetings personal info, something, repeating; descriptions ordering at the bar and restaurant, food and beverages vocabulary, recipes greetings, introductions eliciting/providing personal info, phone numbers, , personal interests, jobs discussing free time, invitations, uncertainty, doubt, desires, necessities, personal habits Italian food and places to eat and drink world languages, professions leisure activities Grammar / Structure alphabet, articles, personal pronouns, pronunciation, chiamarsi adjectives of nationality, preposition di and in, present indicative of verbs ending in are, essere, numbers from 0 to 20 negation non, numbers from 20 to 100, definite and indefinite articles, essere, interrogative pronouns, plural and singular nouns, volere, preferire present indicative of verbs ending in -ere, avere, andare, fare, preposition in and a formal and informal address, stare, professions, workplaces, days of the week present indicative of verbs ending in ire, adverbs of frequency, interrogatives: perché, come, dove, quando, che cosa, chi, qual, quanti, some irregular verbs:bere,sapere, verbs with the isc form Lezione 4/ 5. sapere vs. conoscere, piacere, avere and idiomatic forms introduction to adjectives. Spring Break March 3-12 Means of Assessment Rome Project 1 Al mercato Due Feb 23rd Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Turn in Rome Project 1 Feb 23rd Midterm Exam Week 8 Mar 13/ 14/ 16 lezione 5. In giro per l Italia describing a place, asking for directions, apologizing, stores schedules the Italian piazza, major cities and mouments in Italy c è/ci sono, noun-more adjectives agreement, other prepositions Composition 1 Descrivi le città che hai visitato

5 Week 9 Mar 20/ 21/ 23 Week 10 Mar 27/ 28/ 30 lezione 5 street directions more irregular verbs in present indicative: venire, rimanere, uscire, dire, dare lezione 6. In albergo eliciting/providing info on the home, describing a home or apartment receipts, tipping, the ideal hotel modal verbs, bene/male. Time expressions, reading time, home furnitures, Rome Project 2 Due Apr 10th Quiz 3 Week 11 Apr. 3/ 4/ 6 Lezione 6. In albergo Making reservation compound prepositions. Week 12 April 10 /11/13 Week 13 April 18/ 20 Final exams Lezione 6/7 lezione 7. Un finesettimana Booking a hotel room, talking about holidays, asking and giving some information asking about past events and recounting them, understanding a travel brochures. Review travel suggestions a che ora?, months and seasons. Intro to Past Tense: choice of auxiliary verbs, past participles passato prossimo tense, irregular past participles, adverbs of time, past time expressions Turn in Rome Project 2 Apr 10th Quiz 4 Composition 2 Oral exam NOTE: Dates in bold refer to quizzes and the midterm; the precise date of oral exams and compositions will be set by the instructor.