IT1001. Italian Advanced I. Teaching hours. Autumn Term. Spring Term. Summer Term (first 4 weeks only!)

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1 Italian Advanced I Teaching hours Grammar Essay/Paraphrase/Reading Translation into English Oral skills 1 hour per week 1 hour per week 1 hour per fortnight 1 hour per fortnight Grammar Essay/Paraphrase/Reading Translation into English Oral skills 1 hour per week 1 hour per week 1 hour per fortnight 1 hour per fortnight Summer Term (first 4 weeks only!) Revision 2 hours per week 1

2 Programmes IT1001 Grammar Textbook: Denise De Rôme, Soluzioni! A Practical Guide to Italian Grammar (London: Arnold, 2003), ISBN (pb) Week 1 ÔGrammatical categories: nouns and articles Soluzioni! Units 19 and 21: The future and the conditional Soluzioni! Units 1, Regular and irregular nouns; uses and omissions of articles. Week 2 ÔGrammatical categories: adjectives Soluzioni! Unit 3: descriptive adjectives, Regular and irregular adjectives; agreement; position of adjectives. ÔGrammatical categories: the verb (3): moods Soluzioni! units 24.1 and 24.2: present and perfect subjunctive. Unit: 8 possessives. +Elements of translation: Using a dictionary and other resources. Week 3 ÔGrammatical categories: the verb (1): general Soluzioni! Unit 18: the present tense. Regular and irregular verbs; uses of the Soluzioni! unit : imperfect and pluperfect subjunctive. +Elements of translation: annotated translations into Italian present tense; the present continuous. Week 4 ÔGrammatical categories: the verb (2): auxiliaries, simple and compound tenses, transitive and intransitive. Soluzioni! Unit: 20.1 and The past tenses: passato prossimo; Focus on hypothetical sentences (teacher s material).homework Dossier (6): translation into Italian (annotated) imperfect. Week 5 Soluzioni! unit 20.3 and 20.4: imperfect Soluzioni! Unit 22: the imperative. and passato prossimo; imperfect continuous. Reinforcement (1): past tenses contrasted Week 6 Soluzioni! Unit 20.5: pluperfect Soluzioni! Unit 13: relative pronouns. Reinforcement (2): past tenses contrasted +Elements of translation: reading strategies, cultural references Week 7 Soluzioni! Unit 20.6: simple past Soluzioni! Unit 5: comparatives and superlatives Week 8 Soluzioni! units : personal pronouns (subj., reflexive, direct and indirect, ci/ne) Soluzioni! Unitis 25.5 and 25.6: piacere and other impersonal verbs Week 9 Soluzioni! units and 7.10: personal pronouns (position, agreement, disj. and Soluzioni! Unit 25.7: impersonal and passive si comb. pronouns).homework Dossier (4): translation into Italian (annotated) Week 10. Grammar Test. Grammar Test 2

3 Essay/Paraphrase/Reading Textbook: N. Ammaniti, Io non ho paura (Turin: Einaudi, 2001) Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Reading in Italian: Riconoscere un testo e le sue parti. Reading in Italian: Tecniche e strategie di lettura Practice: esercizio in classe di lettura e comprensione.homework Dossier (1): Reading Comprehension Reading in Italian: stile e registri. Introduzione di Io non ho paura Practice: esercizio di analisi e comprensione dei capitoli 1 e 2 di Io non ho paura Writing in Italian: il saggio argomentativo.homework Dossier (5): Essay Practice: eserecizio di analisi e comprensione dei capitoli 3 e 4 di Io non ho paura Writing in Italian: il testo narrativo Week 4 Writing in Italian: la punteggiatura Practice: eserecizio di analisi e comprensione dei capitoli 4 e 5 di Io non ho paura Writing in Italian: il testo giornalistico (l articolo di cronaca) Week 5 Writing in Italian: i connettivi Practice: esercizio di analisi e comprensione dei capitoli 6 e 7 e di Io non ho paura Writing in Italian: il testo giornalistico (l articolo d opinione) Week 6 Writing in Italian: la sintesi (la parafrasi) Practice: eserecizio di analisi e comprensione dei capitoli 8, 9 e 10 di Io non ho paura Writing in Italian: il testo giornalistico (la recensione) Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Writing in Italian: la sintesi (il riassunto) Practice: esercizio in classe di sintesi.homework Dossier (3): Summary/ paraphrase Writing in Italian: la lettera (formale e informale) Writing in Italian: il saggio breve (la scaletta) Writing in Italian: il saggio breve (organizzazione in paragrafi) Reading in Italian: testo scelto dall insegnante. Practice: Esercizi di ricapitolazione di scrittura e di lettura Reading in Italian: testo scelto dall insegnante Practice: Esercizi di ricapitolazione di scrittura e di lettura Reading in Italian: testo scelto dall insegnante Practice: Esercizi di ricapitolazione di scrittura e di lettura.homework Dossier (8): Essay Reading in Italian: testo scelto dall insegnante Practice: Esercizi di ricapitolazione 3

4 Translation IT1001 Week 1 Week 3 Week 5 Week 7 Week 9 Translation tools: Using a dictionary (Italian into English). Introduction to translating: Setting, context and audience Translation tools: Translation dossiers Introduction to translating: Active reading; looking for cultural references; reconstruction of meaning Practice: The Recipe Exercise (1) Translation tools: Research Introduction to translating: Annotated translations Practice: The Recipe Exercise (2).Homework Dossier (2): translation into English (annotated) Practice: Contrastive analysis of L1 and L2 using parallel texts Practice (1): Correcting a translation Practice (2): Compare L1 versions (more advanced) Translating texts: Italian language in history; creating a glossary. Translating texts: poetry Translating texts: the modern text Translating texts: different registers/ styles (1).Homework Dossier (7): translation into English (annotated?) Translating texts: different registers/ styles (2) Oral Skills Week 2 Conversation topic: Gli italiani e la famiglia Listening comprehension: (video) Un medico in famiglia. Conversation topic: emigrazioni interne. Listening Comprehension (video): Rocco e i suoi fratelli oppure terzo episodio da Strane Storie Week 4 Conversation topic: Gl italiani e i gesti Conversation topic: com era quando ero bambino. Listening Comprehension (video): l Italia vent anni fa. Week 6 Week 8 Week 10 Conversation topic: Gli italiani e il cibo Video: Bianca di Nanni Moretti Conversation topic: la musica Listening comprehension exercises (tape): Italian pop music Conversation topic: il cinema Listening Comprehension (tape): Appassionata di cinema da Primo Ascolto Conversation topic: la cronaca (1). Listening Comprehension (video): il telegiornale. Conversation topic: la cronaca (2). Listening Comprehension (video): il telegiornale. Listening Comprehension: mock exam 4

5 : Continuous Assessment IT % of the final mark for this module is based on continuous coursework assessment; the remaining 80% of the mark is based on the final examination. The continuous assessment is divided into two parts: a dossier of homework completed throughout the two terms; two class tests (taken at the end of each of the two terms). o The homework dossier will consist of 8 pieces of work completed during the course of the two terms: 4 essays (or summaries, paraphrases, comprehension exercises, etc.), 2 translations from Italian into English, and 2 translations from English into Italian The deadline for handing in assessed work will be ONE WEEK after the date when the work is set. Work which is handed in late will be penalised according to normal University rules. That is to say, ten marks will be deducted if your work is submitted up to one week after the original deadline (or after the date agreed with Mrs Enza Siciliano Verruccio if you have been granted an extension). If your work is received after this time a mark of zero will be recorded. Assessed work should be handed in, in the first instance, to Mrs Hudson IN ROOM 59 (NOT to the class teacher). You will be asked to sign a form stating that the work is your own work and that you understand the consequences of cheating (which, in extreme cases, may lead to a fail mark being awarded for the module as a whole). Mrs Hudson will keep a record of the date of submission of the work, before passing it on to the relevant class teacher for marking. After marking, a copy of your work will be kept along with a record of the mark awarded by the Department. The original copy will be returned to you in class in the usual manner. Any students having serious problems (medical or otherwise) which are likely to affect their ability to hand in assessed work on time should contact Mrs Enza Siciliano Verruccio as soon as possible. You should fill in the University s extension request form (a copy of which can be found at the end of the Part 1 Handbook), and may be asked to provide documentation to support your claim. If you feel that personal or medical problems have affected your performance in assessed work, you should fill in the University s Extenuating Circumstances form (which can also be found at the end of the Part 1 Handbook). 5

6 The final mark for your dossier will consist of the average of the 8 marks awarded during the two terms. This will count as 10% of the final mark for the course. o The class tests will be taken at the end of each term, and will consist of a series of grammar-based exercises. You will be informed of the dates and times of the tests in advance. If you are unable to attend the test, due to illness or for some other reason, it is essential that you contact Dr La Penna or Mrs Siciliano Verruccio as soon as possible, and in any case before the day of the test. Alternative arrangements cannot be made after the day of the test, and in such cases a mark of zero will be entered. The average of the marks for the two tests will count as a further 10% of the final mark for the course. IT1001: ADVANCED ITALIAN LANGUAGE 1 ASSESSED WORK FOR HOMEWORK DOSSIER (1) Please fill in all relevant details on this form before handing in your work. Ensure that you have read the declaration carefully before signing it. Attach the completed form to your work. You will be given the lower part of the form as a receipt. Keep this carefully it is your proof that the Department has received your work. Name: Work set: Class Teacher:

7 Work due: 29th October 2002 Received:... I certify that this is my original work and that use of material from other sources has been properly and fully acknowledged in the text. I understand that the normal consequence of cheating in any element of an examination, if proved and in the absence of mitigating circumstances, is that the relevant Faculty Examiners Meeting will be directed to fail the candidate in the Examination as a whole. Signed: DEPARTMENT OF ITALIAN STUDIES Received from: Assessed work for Homework Dossier (1) Marker:... Date:... Signed:......(on behalf of Department of Italian Studies) IT1001: Examination The examination for this module will consist of two elements: a written paper and an oral exam. 7

8 The written paper will be a two-hour exam, and will consist of three exercises: - a passage to be translated from Italian into English - an short essay to be written in Italian - a reading comprehension exercise The reading comprehension exercise will be based on an unseen text. You will be asked to read a passage taken from either an Italian contemporary novel or a short story and then to answer questions on it. The questions will be in English, to be answered in English, except that one question may ask students to write a short summary of the passage in Italian. Dictionaries are not allowed in the examination. The written paper counts for 60% of the overall mark for this module. The oral exam will consist of a speaking test and a listening test. For the speaking test students will be examined individually by a member of the Italian Department who is a native-speaker of Italian. The exam will last about 15 minutes and will consist of: - a passage to be read aloud and discussed - some general conversation The listening test will be sat separately from the speaking test and will be taken by all students following this module as a group. You will listen to two pieces of authentic material in Italian (TV or radio broadcast or clips from Italian films or Italian TV serials) which will be played to you on a tape three times. The questions will be in Italian and the answers will be in Italian. The oral exam counts for 20% of the overall mark for this module. The speaking test counts for 10% and the listening test counts for 10%. The pass mark for the examination as a whole is 40%. Those who fail at the first attempt will be allowed to re-sit the examination in September. 8

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