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Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 
    
Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ITAL 2470 - Intermediate Italian 2

Credit Hours: 4.00


Prerequisites: ITAL 2460

(formerly ITAL 2370)

This course will stress the expansion of the student’s vocabulary, language skills and cultural competency. Classroom activities will center on a thorough review of the most important aspects of Italian grammar, as well as active oral and written use of the language. The oral exercises will expose students to extended discourse and will develop content and context as appropriate for students moving from the intermediate to the more advanced proficiency levels. Authentic material will provide the student with opportunities to critically engage with elaborate cultural situations. Students are required to use computer based technology to practice these skills.

Contact Hours: 4
Billable Contact Hours: 4
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate competency in oral language skills beyond Intermediate Italian 1.

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, and past tense about the following topics (includes both initiating conversations as well as responding appropriately to speech of a Native Speaker).
    1. Extending, accepting, and declining an invitation.
    2. Offering, soliciting a service, making acquisitions, and asking for prices.
    3. Using language related to university life, expressing uncertainties and frustrations, expressing relief after an exam.
    4. Talking about education, career and personal interests.
    5. Discussing trends and tastes in food recipes.
    6. Debating national and international economic issues.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use Italian vocabulary beyond Intermediate Italian 1.

Objectives: Regarding topics such as education and careers, descriptions, technology, economy, business, social, and financial terms, entertainment, food and recipes, sports and outdoor activities:

  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 grammatical structures beyond Intermediate Italian 1 in speaking and writing.

Objectives: Students will review grammatical structures, including:

  1. Form and use of present and past participles; use of present perfect versus imperfect.
  2. Conjugate and use present and past perfect tenses.
  3. Conjugate and use formal and informal commands.
  4. Conjugate and use subjunctive.
  5. Review prepositions (in the sentences or after specific verbs).
  6. Conjugate and use future and conditional tenses.
  7. Conjugate and use imperfect subjunctive.
  8. Conjugate and use compound tenses of subjunctive.
  9. Use direct and indirect object pronouns.
  10. Conjugate and use “to like” and similar verbs.
  11. Use reflexives constructions.
  12. Discuss uses of if.
  13. Discuss if clauses.
  14. Construct comparative and superlative clauses.
  15. Form causative clauses.
  16. Use direct and indirect discourse.
  17. Form indefinite and negative expressions.
  18. Use demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.
  19. Use the relative pronouns.
  20. Use the passive voice.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize and discuss aspects of Italian culture beyond Intermediate Italian 1.

Objectives:

  1. Recognize and discuss some geographical, economical and cultural aspects of some Italian-speaking regions and/or communities such as health systems, hospitals, hotels classification, and personal identifications.
  2. Examine media of Italian-speaking countries (literature, visual art, music and songs, and/or cinema).
  3. Compare cultural differences.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to critically discuss, in Italian, literary and/or journalistic works read in Italian.

Objectives:

  1. Convey desired message.
  2. Analyze the meaning of the work.
  3. Support ideas conveyed using examples from the work.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

  • 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
  • 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
  1. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
  • 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
  • 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Week: Chapters

  1. 1 and 2 Reading; To communicate
  2. 2 Reading; To communicate; Tales: Life in the City, The Bus Number 75 (Gianni Rodari)
  3. 3 Reading; To communicate
  4. 4 Reading; To communicate; Tales: Life in the City; the Crossing of the Old People (Stefano Benni)
  5. 5 Exam
  6. 5 and 6 Reading; To communicate; Tales: Family Discussions; At Lunch Time (Carlo Castellaneta)
  7. 6 and 7 Reading; To communicate
  8. 7 and 8 Reading; To communicate; Tales: Family Discussions; The Ideal Woman (Giovanni Guareschi); Midterm
  9. 8 Reading; To communicate
  10. 9 Tales: The Individualism and the Society; The 501 of Providence (Piero Chiara)
  11. 9 and 10 Reading; To communicate
  12. 10 and 11 Reading; To communicate; Tales: Life and progress - progress’ Advantages (Dino Buzzati)
  13. 11 Reading; To communicate
  14. 12 Reading; To communicate
  15. 13 Reading; To communicate
  16. Final Exams: Oral and Written Exam

Primary Faculty
Williams, Susanna
Secondary Faculty
Ramos, Maria
Associate Dean
Ternullo, Annette
Dean
Pritchett, Marie



Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088



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