ITAL 2460 - Intermediate Italian 1

Credit Hours: 4.00

Prerequisites: ITAL 1470

(formerly ITAL 2360)

Third-semester Italian picks up where ITAL 1470 has ended. The central goal is to advance the student’s communicative ability and cultural competency with an emphasis on assimilating the language for complex communicative purposes. New language functions will be presented in meaningful activities that emphasize all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing, and empower further cultural exploration. Students are required to use computer based technology to practice these skills.

Billable Contact Hours: 4

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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate competency in oral language skills beyond Elementary Italian 2.

Objectives:

Pronounce individual sounds, including appropriate intonation and stress, with little or no interference in order to be understood by a Native Speaker.
Form and produce entire sentences with no hesitation and natural pauses.
Engage in conversations with a Native Speaker in the present, future, past tense and conditional about the following topics (includes both initiating conversations as well as responding appropriately to speech of a Native Speaker):
1. Discussing traveling and vacations
2. Discussing personal relationships
3. Talk about city life.
4. Talking about geographical characteristics and landscape and make comparisons.
5. Talking about arts expressions and theatre

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 vacations, personal relationships, city life and caracteristics, art and theatre:

Use vocabulary when speaking.
Respond to a Native Speaker who has used the vocabulary.
Use vocabulary in writing.
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:

Use and form comparative and superlative.
Conjugate conditional present and past
Use Impersonal “si” and si passivante
Use of relative pronouns
Use of indefinite and negative words
Use of infinitive constructions
Use of Non-standard noun forms.
Use of gerund and progressive tenses.
Use of Ordinal numbers and Suffixes

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

Objectives:

Recognize and discuss more Italian customs related to vacations, personal relationships, city life and caracteristics, arts and theatre.
Compare cultural difference.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)
• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Communication: YES
Critical Thinking: YES
Global Literacy: YES
Information Literacy: YES
Quantitative Reasoning: YES
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Review of Ital-1270

Capitolo 8: Si, viaggiare!

Vocabulary & Communication:

Talk about personal relationships and travelling

Grammar:

Comparatives and superlatives

Present and Past Conditional

Panorama: l’Italia settentrionale

Quiz on Vocabulary & Grammar

Capitolo 9: La vita in citta

Vocabulary & Communication:

Talk about city life and description

Grammar:

Si impersonale and si passivante

Relative pronouns

Indefinite and negative words

Quiz on Vocabulary & Grammar

Panorama: l’Italia centrale

Capitolo 10: Lo spirito creativo

Vocabulary & Communication:

Talk about arts and theatre

Grammar:

Infinitive constructions

Non-standard noun forms

The gerund and progressive tenses

Ordinal numbers

Suffixes

Quiz on Vocabulary & Grammar

Panorama: Firenze

Esami Finali

First session: Written Exam

Second session: Oral 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