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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.

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 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  (includes both initiating conversations as well as responding appropriately to speech of a Native Speaker) about topics such as professional world, immigration, nature and environmental problems.

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,  economy, business, social and environmental issues:

  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 impersonal constructions
  2. Conjugate and use present subjunctive
  3. Use present subjunctive with impersonal expressions
  4. Conjugate the irregular present subjunctive
  5. Review verbs that require the subjunctive
  6. Conjugate and use the past subjunctive
  7. Use the subjunctive with conjunctions
  8. Conjugate and use the imperfect and the past perfect subjunctive
  9. Review the tense correlations with the subjunctive

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 work, immigration, nature and environmental issues
  2. 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 (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 Ital2460

Chapter 11: Offerte di lavoro

Vocabulary and content:

careers,  economy, business, and immigration

Grammar:

Form and use of impersonal constructions

Conjugate and use present subjunctive

Use present subjunctive with impersonal expressions

Conjugate the irregular present subjunctive

Review verbs that require the subjunctive

Panorama: Dalle Alpi alla Riviera

Chapter 12: L’ambiente naturale

Vocabulary and content:

Social and environmental issues

Grammar:

Conjugate and use the past subjunctive

Use the subjunctive with conjunctions

Conjugate and use the imperfect and the past perfect subjunctive

Review the tense correlations with the subjunctive

Panorama: Il mezzogiorno

  1. Reading; To communicate
  2. Reading; To communicate
  3. Reading; To communicate

 

Final Exams


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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