4/18/2024 3:35:43 PM	ITAL 1 Course Outline as of Fall 2021	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ITAL 1	Title:  ELEMENTARY ITALIAN-1
Full Title:  Elementary Italian-Part 1
Last Reviewed:4/13/2020

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Beginning elementary speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Italian. Introduction to Italy and its cultures, including contributions to western civilization.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Beginning elementary speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Italian. Introduction to Italy and its cultures, including contributions to western civilization.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Spring 1990	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1990
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	6A	Language Other Than English		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1990	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1990	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Speak and comprehend simple spoken questions and answers in Italian.       

2. Make simple statements about a variety of common items, people, places, and activities in Italian.

3. Read and follow directions and instructions spoken and written in Italian.

4. Communicate simple impressions about the difference between American and Italian cultures.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Use high-frequency Italian vocabulary related to the most common everyday topics.

2. Present and develop ability to ask and to answer simple questions on everyday topics.

3. Read for general meaning simplified passages on a range of cultural topics and select       

     specific information from authentic Italian texts.

4. Write with minimal errors of spelling what they are able to say in Italian.

5. Correctly pronounce some common every day Italian words.

6. Understand, recognize, and use the most common parts of speech, particularly:       

     subjects, subject pronouns, including familiar and formal forms; present tense of most       

     frequently used irregular verbs (essere, avere, andare, dare, dire, fare, stare, dovere,

     potere, volere, venire, uscire, piacere), as well as common regular verbs in -are, -ere,

     and -ire (both -isc and non -isc), common reflexive verbs, articles and the partitive

     with di, yes-no basic information questions, adjectives, including possessive adjectives.

Topics and Scope

I. Everyday Italian Vocabulary

    A. Greetings and salutations

    B. Dates, days of the week, months of the year, seasons and weather terminology

    C. Counting

    D. Place descriptions

    E. Family members

    F. Meals and dining

    G. Pastimes and sports

     H. Clothing and shopping

    I.  Telling time

    J. Colors

    K. Professions

II.  Spelling and the Italian Sound System

III. Basic Patterns of the Italian Language

    A. Parts of speech

     B. Fundamental grammar terms

IV. Italian Formulas in Ordinary Conversation

V.  Italian verb Conjugation in the Present Tense, and Introduction to the Past Tense       

      (Passato Prossimo)

VI. The Basics of Italian Sentence Structure

    A. Questions

     B. Negation

VII.  Reading and Interpreting Basic Texts in Italian

VIII. Common Italian Cultural Practices and Beliefs

IX.   The Italian Peninsula and its Most Notable Cities and Regions

Assignments:

1. Read and practice lessons from the textbook/textbook website (averaging 15 pages per week)

2. Memorize vocabulary and verb conjugations (averaging 70 words per week)

3. Written exercises from the textbook/textbook website (averaging 10 exercises per week)

5. Basic readings in Italian

6. Quizzes and exam(s), including final exam

7. Various writing assignments, including postcards, e-mails, diary entries, dialogues, etc.

8. Group and paired drills, structured conversation, and oral presentations

9. Group activities and/or projects

 

Online Assignments

1. Complete online exercises

2. View and interpret text-integrated video programs in French

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 30%
Written homework, writing assignments
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 20%
Group and paired drills
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Oral participation
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 40%
Quizzes and exam(s), including final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 15%
Online/video assignments, group activities and/or projects

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Parliamo italiano! A Communicative Approach. 4th ed. Branciforte, Suzanne and Di Fabio, Elvira. Wiley. 2010 (classic)

 

Sentieri: Attraverso l'Italia contemporanea. Cozzarelli, Julia M. Vista Higher Learning. 2011 (classic)

 

Instructor prepared materials

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