SPRING 2010 COURSES
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LOWER DIVISION COURSES
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ITALIAN 2: Elementary Italian (5 Units)
Antonella Bassi, Lecturer
(sec. 1, 9:00-9:50, 1020 Wickson) CRN 68848 NEW LOCATION
Gustavo Foscarini, Lecturer
(sec. 2, M-F 8:00-8:50, 116 Veihmeyer) CRN 83665 CANCELED
Course Description: This course is an introduction to Italian language. Students attending these courses will learn the language with an emphasis on communicative, interactive classroom activities. Students will come into contact with the language not only through drills and exercise, but also via games, role-playing, and active class participation. The overall goal of these courses is to provide the students with "survival" skills in the target language and, at the same time, acquaint them with Italy and its culture. Also, these courses emphasize listing and speaking, and employ specific proficiency guidelines in determining the students' oral level during their coursework and at the end of the courses.
The syllabus for Italian 2 comprises the Preliminary Chapter and Chapters 7 through 12 of the textbook, and the related chapters in the Workbook/Lab Manual. In this course you will learn pronunciation, and formal and familiar use of the language in introduction. You will also learn how to ask and answer questions and ask for simple directions. Definite and indefinite articles, nouns and adjectives, plural formation, indicative present of the verbs, numbers, days of the week, months, seasons, how to tell times, weather-related expression, use of the prepositions, and many idiomatic expressions will give you the ability to communicate at the basic level. Short dialogues, daily practice, conversation and use of videos make class attendance indispensable.
Attendance and participation: The study of a foreign language is different from the study of other disciplines and is based on some specific requirements of which the most important is student's involvement. Students enrolled in Italian 2 need to come to class on a daily basis in order to benefit from the exposure to the language. They also need to come to class prepared, i.e., having done the assigned homework, but especially ready to participate in the daily activities, be they games, role-playing, conversation, drills, etc. For this reason, after three unjustified absences, any further unjustified absence will cause a student’s participation grade to drop, and his/her overall grade will suffer accordingly (see below for grading system and grading scale). Laboratory is required. Instructors will collect the lab work (i.e., Esercizi Orali) as scheduled in the Syllabus. Failure to comply with the lab requirements will result in a failing lab grade.
Prerequisite: Course 1 or Language Placement Exam.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- Janice Aski & Diane Musumeci, Avanti: Beginning Italian - 2nd Edition (Textbook)
- Janice Aski, Diane Musumeci, & Carla Wysokinski, Avanti: Beginning Italian - 2nd Edition(Workbook/Laboratory Manual)
ITALIAN 3: Elementary Italian (5 Units)
Gustavo Foscarini, Lecturer
(sec. 1, 9:00-9:50, 1128 Hart) CRN 68851
Antonella Bassi, Lecturer
(sec. 2, M-F 10:00-10:50, 1128 Hart) CRN 68852
Jay Grossi, Lecturer
(sec. 3, M-F 11:00-11:50, 141 Olson) CRN 68853
Jay Grossi, Lecturer
(sec. 4, M-F 12:10-1:00, 141 Olson) CRN 68854
Course Description: This is the third course in the introductory Italian language series. Students attending these courses will learn the language with an emphasis on communicative, interactive classroom activities. Students will come into contact with the language not only through drills and exercise, but also via games, role-playing, and active class participation. The overall goal of these courses is to provide the students with "survival" skills in the target language and, at the same time, acquaint them with Italy and its culture. Also, these courses emphasize listing and speaking, and employ specific proficiency guidelines in determining the students' oral level during their coursework and at the end of the courses.
The syllabus for Italian 3 comprises the Preliminary Chapter and Chapters 13 through 18 of the textbook, and the related chapters in the Workbook/Lab Manual. In this course you will learn pronunciation, and formal and familiar use of the language in introduction. You will also learn how to ask and answer questions and ask for simple directions. Definite and indefinite articles, nouns and adjectives, plural formation, indicative present of the verbs, numbers, days of the week, months, seasons, how to tell times, weather-related expression, use of the prepositions, and many idiomatic expressions will give you the ability to communicate at the basic level. Short dialogues, daily practice, conversation and use of videos make class attendance indispensable.
Attendance and participation: The study of a foreign language is different from the study of other disciplines and is based on some specific requirements of which the most important is student's involvement. Students enrolled in Italian 2 need to come to class on a daily basis in order to benefit from the exposure to the language. They also need to come to class prepared, i.e., having done the assigned homework, but especially ready to participate in the daily activities, be they games, role-playing, conversation, drills, etc. For this reason, after three unjustified absences, any further unjustified absence will cause a student’s participation grade to drop, and his/her overall grade will suffer accordingly (see below for grading system and grading scale). Laboratory is required. Instructors will collect the lab work (i.e., Esercizi Orali) as scheduled in the Syllabus. Failure to comply with the lab requirements will result in a failing lab grade.
Prerequisite: Course 2 or Language Placement Exam.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- Janice Aski & Diane Musumeci, Avanti: Beginning Italian - 2nd Edition (Textbook)
- Janice Aski, Diane Musumeci, & Carla Wysokinski, Avanti: Beginning Italian - 2nd Edition(Workbook/Laboratory Manual)
ITALIAN 9: Reading Italian (5 Units)
Margherita Heyer-Caput, Professor
(MWF 10:00-10:50, 235 Wellman) CRN 68860
Course Description: This is the second course in the Intermediate Italian series. Student will continue to review grammar and syntax through written exercises and short prose works. This course is intended to develop the linguistic foundations of students who have completed the first-year language classes.
Prerequisite: Course 5 or Consent of Instructor.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Short Papers.
Textbooks:
- Francesca Italiano and Irene Marchegiani, Crescendo! (Textbook)
- Francesca Italiano and Irene Marchegiani, Crescendo! (Workbook/Lab Manual)
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UPPER DIVISION COURSE
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ITALIAN 104: Italian Translation and Style (4 Units)
JoAnn Cannon, Professor
(TR 12:10-1:30, 107 Wellman) CRN 68871
Course Description: The course will focus on practicing in translation from Italian to English and English to Italian, using literary and non-literary tests of different styles. Analysis of linguistic problems and elements of style contained in the translation material.
Prerequisite: Course 101 or Consent of Instructor.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Term Paper.
Textbooks:
- A Course Reader