Course Description
A continuation of Elementary Italian. Open only to students who took Elementary Italian or who have an appropriate placement score. Emphasis is on conversational skills with attention to reading, writing, and listening comprehension. Fundamentals of Italian pronunciation and grammar; study of Italian culture.
Athena Title
Elementary Italian
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ITAL 1002, ITAL 1003, ITAL 1110, ITAL 1110E
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online. Assignments, discussions, and student works are managed online according to the Guidelines for Online Teaching and Digital Literacy of the Department of Romance Languages.
Prerequisite
ITAL 1001
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will have attained the ACTFL “Novice Middle” level in all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) through incremental learning of the basics of the Italian language.
- Students will be able to complete basic social communication tasks using isolated words, rehearsed phrases, and short sentences drawn from the contexts where the individual has learned or been exposed to the language. When responding to direct questions, successful students will be able to employ stock answers to meet their communicative needs. They will recycle their own and their communication partner’s words as a strategy for maintaining communication.
- Students will be able to reproduce from memory a modest number of words and phrases in context. They can supply basic biographical information, such as names, numbers, and nationality, and other limited information on simple forms and documents. Successful students will exhibit a high degree of accuracy when writing on well-rehearsed, familiar topics using limited formulaic language.
- Students will learn how to interact in basic cultural contexts and will use culturally appropriate formulaic expressions. They will recognize opportunities for own turn (turn-taking conventions) in highly practiced formulaic communication. They will show awareness of the most obvious cultural differences. Through cultural explanations in the textbook and supplementary materials, students will be able to connect cultural concepts to their language learning. This approach encourages critical thinking while sparking their interest in Italian culture.
- Students will examine stereotypical aspects of culture and question whether they apply to a people as a whole or if there are other contrasting points of view.
- Students will engage in group discussion about course materials and compare/contrast their own lived experiences.
Topical Outline
- Functions: Talking about the past, present, and future; influencing others; agreeing and disagreeing; describing and explaining; expressing courtesy and respect; expressing emotional involvement; expressing wishes; making requests and recommendations; advising; talking about what one would do/would have done; ordering and making polite requests.
- Topics and Vocabulary: Parts of the body, physical health, places, stores, geographical features; professions; social life; advice, money; travel; restaurants; hotels; relationships; pastimes.
- Pronunciation: Attention will be given to vowels, consonants, stress, and intonation throughout the course.
- Culture: Cultural material on customs, geography, history, literature, art, and politics of Italy.
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
