Italian 2 Proficiency in basic Italian spelling and pronunciation Recognize and use basic Italian grammar and syntactic structures such as the use of

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1 Italian 1 Proficiency in basic Italian spelling and pronunciation Recognize and use elementary Italian grammar and syntactic structures, especially the use of nouns and adjectives and regular and irregular verbs in present and past (passato prossimo in contrast with imperfect), as well as basic idiomatic expressions Read and comprehend simple texts on familiar situations; texts with easy descriptions accompanied by images; brief and simple written indications Engage in simple conversations on topics found in everyday situations such as buying food at markets, ordering at restaurants, purchasing tickets, and sharing and seeking personal information Employ simple transactional language, such as telling time, expressing and inquiring about likes/dislikes, inviting someone to do something, expressing wishes and desires Ability to talk about one s daily life, family, personal background, present and past experiences Write simple texts on self and daily life, short descriptions of people and places, present and past experiences and personal plans Understand and practice the formal and informal register in Italian culture

2 Italian 2 Proficiency in basic Italian spelling and pronunciation Recognize and use basic Italian grammar and syntactic structures such as the use of nouns, adjectives, personal pronouns and verbs in present, past, future, imperative, and conditional verbal systems; ability to use direct, indirect, and reflexive pronouns; comparatives and superlatives Read and comprehend simple texts on daily life, descriptions of people and places and events in the present, in the past and in the future, and on someone s wishes and desires Engage in simple conversations on topics found in everyday situations such as buying about future job and life and wishes, and sharing and seeking personal information Employ simple transactional language, such as telling time, expressing and inquiring about likes/dislikes, inviting someone to do something, expressing wishes and desires, making plans about future Ability to talk about one s daily life, family, personal background, present and past experiences, future plans using common expressions and basic idiomatic expressions Write simple texts on daily life in the US and in Italy, descriptions of people and places, education, jobs and present, past, and future experiences and personal plans 2

3 Italian 3 Revision of two preceding levels with the addition of the recognizing and using more complex Italian grammatical and syntactic structures such as the present and past conditional and present subjunctive verbs Read and comprehend texts about everyday situations; descriptions of people and places and events in the present, past, and future; wishes and desires, as well as factual or argumentative texts about Italian politics, traditions, and history; Engage in conversations in public topics such current affairs, occupations, education and ability to make oral presentations in topics regarding Italian culture; Employ complex transactional language, such as expressing and inquiring about likes/dislikes, inviting someone to do something, expressing wishes and desires, making plans about future life, expressing hypotheses about a range of topics; Write with complex grammatical structures in order to produce summaries of events and literature, descriptions of real or imaginary facts; offer opinions or provide descriptive, narrative, argumentative, or expository texts. 3

4 Italian 4 include: Piazza and an exercise book Proficiency in intermediate and pre-advanced Italian spelling and pronunciation Recognize and use complex Italian grammatical and syntactic structures, particularly the use of verbs in all tenses and moods, as well as manage advanced structures such as connective words, all uses of the subjunctive mood, in hypothetical sentences as well as with conjunctions or in indirect speech; Read and comprehend complex texts from a variety of situations, from descriptions of people, places, and events to Italian politics, traditions, history; acquire the ability of read and comprehend pieces of Italian literature, both in prose and poetry; Engage in complex conversations on topics found in everyday situations such as buying about future job and life and wishes, and sharing and seeking personal information as well as information about more complex topics like differences within USA and Italy, for instance habits, art, music, etc. Employ transactional language such as expressing and inquiring about likes/dislikes, inviting someone to do something, expressing wishes, desires, and ambitions, making plans about future life, expressing hypotheses about a variety of topics as well as idiomatic expressions and an extensive vocabulary and lexicon to communicate in Italy as an Italian; Write with complex grammatical structures to express opinions about a range of topics from daily life to current affairs, arts, music, sport, and literature. 4

5 Italian 5 include: Piazza and an exercise book Proficiency in intermediate and pre-advanced Italian spelling and pronunciation Recognize and use complex Italian grammatical and syntactic structures, particularly the use of verbs in all tenses and moods, as well as connective words requiring advanced structures, all uses of the subjunctive mood, in hypothetical sentences as well as with conjunctions or in indirect speech; Read and comprehend complex texts from a variety of situations, from descriptions of people, places, and events to Italian politics, traditions, history; acquire the ability of read and comprehend extended passages of Italian literature, both in prose and poetry; Engage in complex conversations on topics found in everyday situations such as buying about future job and life and wishes, and sharing and seeking personal information as well as information about more complex topics like differences within USA and Italy, for instance habits, art, music, etc. Employ transactional language such as expressing and inquiring about likes/dislikes, inviting someone to do something, expressing wishes, desires, and ambitions, making plans about future life, expressing hypotheses about a variety of topics as well as idiomatic expressions and an extensive lexicon to communicate in Italy as an Italian; Write with complex grammatical structures to express opinions about a range of topics from daily life to current affairs, arts, music, sport, and literature. final paper, with oral component 10% 5