ITAL 1460 - Elementary Italian 1

Credit Hours: 4.00

Objectives:

1. Pronounce individual sounds, including appropriate intonation and stress, with little or no interference in order to be understood by a Native Speaker.
2. Form and produce entire sentences with no hesitation and natural pauses.
3. Engage in small conversations with a Native Speaker in the present, future, or past tense about the following topics (includes both initiating conversations as well as responding appropriately to speech of a Native Speaker):
   1. Greet each other, introduce yourself and say goodbye.
   2. Exchange personal information and ask and answer questions.
   3. Discuss your classes and school day.
   4. Describe people and physical states and needs.
   5. Express likes and dislikes.
   6. Talk about family and family relationships.
   7. Describe residences.
   8. Indicate ownership and possession.
   9. Talk about season, weather, dates and schedules.
   10. Talk about cloth items.
   11. Talk about sports and leisure activities.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use basic Italian vocabulary.

Objectives: Regarding topics such as school, work, free time, family, and social interactions:

1. Use vocabulary when speaking.
2. Respond to a Native Speaker who has used the vocabulary.
3. Use vocabulary in writing.
4. Demonstrate reading comprehension skills by discussing subject matter and/or answering questions based on the passage read.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use basic grammar structures in speaking and writing.

Objectives:

1. Conjugate regular and irregular present tense verbs.
2. Achieve adjective and article agreement.
3. Formulate questions and answers.
4. Conjugate reflexive, reciprocal and modal verbs.
5. Use possessive adjectives and pronouns.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize and discuss aspects of Italian culture.

Objectives:

1. Recognize and discuss some basic geographical, economic and cultural aspects of various Italian regions.
2. Compare cultural differences.

1. The Italian Pronunciation (use textbook together with workbook to practice various sounds)

Capitolo Preliminare: Piacere! Io mi chiamo
Vocabulary: Alphabet, sounds and pronunciation
Greetings and Salutations, Questions and Expressions, Months of the year and dates, Numbers

Grammar: The verbs to be (essere and stare)
Come si dice you?
Come si dice Mr., Miss, Professor,….?
Come si dice e-mail and website addresses

Culture: Italia: Piazza del Mediterraneo
Andiamo in piazza!
Piazza della Signoria (Firenze)
Piazza di Spagna (Roma)
Piazza del Campo (Siena)
Piazza San Marco (Venezia)
Video: Presentazioni
Esamino sul Capitolo Preliminare (orale)

Capitolo 1: In piazza dopo le lezioni
Vocabulary: The classroom, Subject matter, Description and colors, Nationalities!
Grammar: Nouns, Articles, Adjectives

Grammar: Present tense of avere and idiomatic uses
Come si dice I like it?
Reading & Writing: Leggiamo! La Feltrinelli Libri e Musica Scriviamo!
Write a Postcard about a Piazza
Learning, Reading and Writing Strategies

Culture: Nel cuore della regione: Campania and Puglia
Andiamo in piazza!
Piazza San Domenico Maggiore (Napoli)
Piazza Sant’Oronzo (Lecce)
Angolo culturale
Video: Parliamo di scuola
Esamino sul Capitolo 1 (orale e scritio)
Return exam on chapter 1
Review for Midterm Exam
MIDTERM Exam in class

Capitolo 2: La vita in piazza e in famiglia
Vocabulary: Family and extended family, Family relationships, Residence and furnishings, Places inside and outside of the residence
Grammar: Possessive adjectives and pronouns, Regular verbs ending in -are, Reflexive verbs and reciprocal actions in -are
Grammar: Irregular verbs in -are (andare, dare, fare, stare), Come si dice ‘s (possession / ownership)?
Reading & Writing: Leggiamo! Nonni e nipoti, benvenuti in famiglia Scriviamo! Write a narrative about your family
Learning, Reading and Writing Strategies

Culture: Nel cuore della regione: Veneto
Andiamo in piazza!
Piazza San Marco (Venezia)
Piazza Bra (Verona)
Angolo culturale Video: Dove festeggi le feste di famiglia?

Esamino sul Capitolo 2 (orale e scritio)

Capitolo 3: Lo sport in piazza
Vocabulary: Weather and seasons, Sports activities, Places and locations in the city, Directions
Grammar: Simple and compounds prepositions, Verbs ending in -ere, Modal verbs (dovere, potere, volere), Verbs ending in -ire, Come si dice what time is it?

Reading & Writing: Leggiamo! GiocAosta
Scriviamo! Write a dialogue about past times
Learning, Reading and Writing Strategies

Culture: Nel cuore della regione: Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta
Andiamo in piazza!
Piazza Castello (Torino)
Piazza Emile Chanoux (Aosta)
Angolo culturale
Video: Tempo libero e sport

Esamino sul Capitolo 3 (orale e scritio) a. Review for Oral and Written Exam

FINAL EXAMS

1. Written Exam
2. Oral Exam