ITAL 2460 - Intermediate 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 conversations with a Native Speaker in the present, future, past tense and subjunctive about the following topics (includes both initiating conversations as well as responding appropriately to speech of a Native Speaker):
   1. Discussing health problems, symptoms, and treatments.
   2. Talk about maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
   3. Discussing the environment.
   4. Talking about geographical characteristics and landscape and make comparisons.
   5. Expressing opinions about new technologies.
   6. Talking about progress and contemporary society.
   7. Talking about multiethnic societies in Italy and other countries.
   8. Express opinions about past events.

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

Objectives: Regarding topics such as health, environment, progress and technology, fashion, globalization & immigration:

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 grammar structures beyond Elementary Italian 2 in speaking and writing.

Objectives:

1. Conjugate imperative and use it with pronouns.
2. Use of stressed pronouns.
3. Conjugate conditional present and past.
4. Use and form comparative and superlative.
5. Use indefinite and negative expressions.
6. Use present progressive.
7. Conjugate and use regular and irregular present and past subjunctive.
8. Use of relative pronouns.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize and discuss aspects of Italian culture beyond Elementary Italian 2.

Objectives:

1. Recognize and discuss more Italian customs related to health, environment, progress and technology, fashion, globalization & immigration:
2. Compare cultural difference.

Capitolo 8: In piazza per promuovere la salute!

Vocabulary & Communication:
Identify parts of the body
Talk about health and physical conditions

Week 2 01 - 03 setiembre

Grammar:
Imperative
Imperative with pronouns

Quiz on Vocabulary & Grammar

Vocabulary & Communication:
Give and receive advice about wellness
Talk about maintaining a healthy life

Week 3
Grammar:
Indefinite and negative expressions
Progressive tense (stare + gerundio)
Come si dice “first, second, last” (ordinal numbers)?

Reading and Writing Strategies and Activities

Culture:
Nel cuore della regione: Trentino Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia
Andiamo in piazza!
Angolo culturale
Video: In piazza per promuovere la salute

Week 4

Esamino scritio e orale sul capitolo 8

Capitolo 9: In piazza per un ambiente sano

Vocabulary & Communication:
Discuss the environment
Talk about ways to improve the environment

Week 5

Grammar:
Simple conditional
Past conditional

Quiz on Vocabulary & Grammar

Week 6

Vocabulary & Communication:
Talk about geographical characteristics and landscape
Make comparisons

Grammar:
Stressed pronouns
Comparatives
Come si dice “I wish”?

Week 7

Reading and Writing Strategies and Activities

Culture:
Nel cuore della regione: Calabria and Basilicata
Andiamo in Piazza!
Angolo culturale
Video: L’ambiente e la natura

Esamino scritio e orale sul capitolo 9

Week 8

Review for midterm

Midterm

Week 9

Capitolo 10: Moda e tecnologia s’incontrano in piazza

Vocabulary & Communication:
Talk about progress and contemporary society
Talk about technology: computers, text messaging, social networks

Grammar:
Present subjunctive
Expressions that require the subjunctive

Week 10

Quiz on Vocabulary & Grammar

Vocabulary & Communication:
Express opinions about new technologies
Express opinions about “the best” or “the worst”

Grammar:
Past subjunctive
Superlative
Come si dice i<3u “I love you”?

Reading and Writing Strategies and Activities

Week 11

Culture:
Nel cuore della regione: Lombardia and Liguria
Andiamo in piazza!
Angolo culturale
Video: La moda e la tecnologia

Esamino scritio e orale sul capitolo 10

Week 12
Capitolo 11: Piazze multiculturali

Vocabulary & Communication:
Talk about multiethnic societies in Italy and other countries
Talk about immigration

Grammar:
Imperfect subjunctive
Relative pronouns

Week 13

Quiz on Vocabulary & Grammar

Vocabulary & Communication:
Express opinions about past events
Discuss the effects of globalization and new economies

Grammar:
Past perfect subjunctive
Sequence of tenses with subjunctive
Come si dice “He who laughs last, laughs best”?

Week 14

Reading and Writing Strategies and Activities

Culture:
Nel cuore della regione: Abruzzo and Molise
Andiamo in piazza!
Angolo culturale
Video: Un mondo multiculturale

Esamino scritio e orale sul capitolo 11

Week 15

Culture of chapter 12
Nel cuore della regione: Lazio
Andiamo in piazza!
Angolo culturale
Video: L’Italia e gli italiani nel mondo

Ripasso per gli Esami Finali

Week 16
Esami Finali
First session: Written Exam
Second session: Oral Exam