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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ITAL 50A | Title:
BEG ITAL CONVERS, PT 1 |
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| Full Title:
Italian Conversation for Beginners - Part 1 |
| Last Reviewed:9/23/2019 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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A beginning conversational Italian course designed to develop those listening and speaking skills needed at school, on the job, and in the community. Students participate in a variety of pronunciation, listening and conversational activities. An introduction to the core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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A beginning conversational Italian course designed to develop those listening and speaking skills needed at school, on the job, and in the community. Students participate in a variety of pronunciation, listening and conversational activities. An introduction to the core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication..
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 04 | Course Created/Approved: | 8/1/1981 |
| Version Created: | 6/10/2019 | Course Last Modified: | 7/12/2023 |
| Submitter: | Sami Lange | Course Last Full Review: | 9/23/2019 |
| Version Status: | Approved Changed Course | Prereq Created/Approved: | 9/23/2019 |
| Version Status Date: | 9/23/2019 | Semester Last Taught: | |
| Version Term Effective: | Spring 2020 | Term Inactive: | |
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Students will speak in Italian on everyday topics using clear pronunciation, appropriate intonation and vocabulary.
2. Students will respond to oral statements and questions in Italian about everyday topics.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Use a variety of common Italian verbs, adjectives, and nouns in basic
conversation.
2. Use verbs in the present tense.
3. Generate questions and phrases that are comprehensible to a native speaker
of Italian.
4. Correctly respond to instructions when given in Italian.
5. Demonstrate emergence of accurate Italian phonetics and pronunciation.
6. Identify and practice new vocabulary from context.
7. Locate main ideas and key words in familiar spoken statements.
8. Scan simple, printed text for specific information and main ideas.
9. Discern differences between formal and informal contexts, and express appropriate
courtesy.
10. Formulate statements in the present tense that describe self, common actions and
preferences, future plans, daily activities, family, and surroundings.
Topics and Scope
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I. Greetings and Expressions of Courtesy
II. Mastering the Italian Alphabet and Sound System
III. Patterns and "Package Deals" (Nouns and Adjectives)
IV. Verbs
A. The most common regular verbs and their "families" ( -are, -ere, and -ire)
B. Essential irregular verbs: essere, avere, fare, stare, andare, preferire, volere, dovere
V. Vocabulary
A. Related to describing people and things
B. Numbers, time, and days/dates
C. Clothing
D. Places and directions
E. Foods and eating
F. Family and common activities
VI. Oral Communication Strategies
VII. Basic Foreign Language Learning Skills and Reading and Writing Strategies
VIII. Introduction to Italy: its Geography, Cultures, and Customs
Assignments:
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1. Weekly study of course textbook/website material (5 to 10 pages)
2. Weekly written and oral exercises from various sources, such as the textbook/website
material, videos, handouts and/or instructor-produced materials (3 to 5 pages)
3. Recall and reproduction of introduced vocabulary and verb conjugations
4. Frequent viewing of video and listening to audio, with completion of accompanying exercises
5. Individual, pair and small group work, such as discussion, role-plays, conversations and drills
that apply to real world situations
6. Weekly class performance, such as role-playing, dialogs, presentations on various topics
in Italian
7. Weekly or biweekly quizzes; 1-3 exams
8. Group and individual performances role-plays, video response exercises, and/or cultural
project/presentation
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
10 - 35% |
| Written homework, web-based and/or in class tasks, comprehension and expression exercises | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
20 - 50% |
| Group and individual performances/ role-plays, video response exercises, and/or cultural project/presentation | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 40% |
| Quizzes and exam(s) | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
20 - 40% |
| Attendance, Participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Nuovo Espresso 1. Nuova edizione. Ziglio, Luciana and Rizzo, Giovanna. Alma Edizioni. 2014 (classic)
Nuovo Progetto Italiano 1. Nuova edizione. Marin, T. and Magnelli, S. Edizioni Edilingua. 2013 (classic)
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | E | Requires English Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | NP | No Prerequisite |
| Advisories-generate description: | A | Auto-Generated Text |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | N | No Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
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| BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY |
| Method of instruction: | 02 | Lecture |
| | 71 | Internet-Based, Simultaneous Interaction |
| | 72 | Internet-Based, Delayed Interaction |
| Area department: | WLANG | World Languages |
| Division: | 71 | Language Arts & Academic Foundations |
| Special topic course: | N | Not a Special Topic Course |
| Program Status: | 2 | Not Certificate/Major Applicable |
| Repeatability: | 00 | Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
| Repeat group id: | | |
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| SCHEDULING |
| Audit allowed: | Y | Auditable |
| Open entry/exit: | N | Not Open Entry/Open Exit |
| Credit by Exam: | N | Credit by examination not allowed |
| Budget code: Program: | 0000 | Unrestricted |
| Budget code: Activity: | 1101 | Modern and Classical Languages |
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| OTHER CODES |
| Disciplines: | Foreign Languages |
| Basic Skills: | N | Not a Basic Skills Course |
| Level below transfer: | Y | Not Applicable |
| CVU/CVC status: | Y | Distance Ed, Not CVU/CVC Developed |
| Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Either online or hybrid, as determined by instructor |
| Emergency Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Fully Online
Partially Online
Online with flexible in-person activities
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| Credit for Prior Learning: | N | Agency Exam |
| N | CBE |
| N | Industry Credentials |
| N | Portfolio |
| Non-credit category: | Y | Not Applicable, Credit Course |
| Classification: | Y | Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses |
| SAM classification: | E | Non-Occupational |
| TOP code: | 1101.00 | Foreign Languages, General |
| Work-based learning: | N | Does Not Include Work-Based Learning |
| DSPS course: | N | NO |
| In-service: | N | Not an in-Service Course |
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