How To Pass A Second Year Course In Italian

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1 IA 2221 (Intermediate Italian 2) Fall 2012 Dr. Colarossi, Alessia Class Meetings M Office 253 Dauer Hall Office Hours BA acolarossi@ufl.edu Phone Course Description: A second year language course for students who have completed Beginning Italian 1, 2, and Intermediate 1. Emphasis will be on the further development of basic competence in the language and culture. Class will be conducted entirely in Italian and thus student listening skills will be developed through frequent exposure to authentic language spoken at normal speed. Class work will mainly focus on speaking and writing skills. In class students will have opportunities to speak and write in Italian, and much of the class period will be spent working in pairs or small groups. Students will also be exposed to different kinds of Italian texts such as newspaper articles and web pages, in order to develop stronger reading skills. ogether with the accompanying exercises, assigned readings of the book must be completed before class, so that class time can be used for a more in depth analysis of the text and discussion. he eb will be periodically used in the course of the semester as listening and reading comprehension exercises, and to enhance conversation on Italian culture. Students will additionally be challenged to work on writing skills with compositions and longer essays. Course Objectives: he objective of this course is to expand your vocabulary and abilities in the use of spoken Italian in everyday communicative situations. his course will also include practice in writing Italian and in using grammatical structures (intermediate-level structures), keeping in mind that the purpose of the course is for you to achieve competence in speaking Italian, not in the mastery of grammar for its own sake. Because the focus of the course is on communication, you are expected to review/study the grammar studied in the previous courses at home, in order to have a basic competence while interacting in Italian. For this reason, class attendance and participation is absolutely essential and will comprise a significant portion of the final grade. By the end of this course, you can expect to be able to express yourself using a larger variety of vocabulary, express doubts, emotions and opinions about music, relationships, environment, social issues like immigration and technology; make hypothesis; discuss various aspects of Italian lifestyles and compare cultures; recognize and understand the use of passato remoto. riting assignments will develop your abilities to communicate creatively and persuasively. Listening to and reading the perspectives of Italians, through authentic documents, will help to enrich vocabulary and strengthen language skills while also providing a rich and varied base for our dialogue with Italian culture. Prerequisite: Completion of Italian 2203 at UF or equivalent to be established in department administered placement test. 1

2 equired Materials: Ponti: italiano terzo millennio (extbook) by Elissa ognozzi, Giuseppe Cavatorta. Heinle, Second Edition. Student Activities Manual (SAM) and SAM Audio CDs (for completing the lab section included in SAM) for Ponti, Second Edition. English/Italian, Italian/English dictionary (i.e. Oxford Paravia, Harper Collins, ebster s). Please no pocket size. For additional resources accompanying Ponti please go to the following page: and take advantage of the practice offered in the site map. *Please make sure to bring the textbook and the dictionary to each class meeting. Final Grade Class Participation/Attendance 20% Homework (Activities manual, 15% compositions, and what assigned by the Professor) In class essays (4) 40% Oral presentations (3) 15% Final project 10% equirements: Attendance. AENDANCE IS MANDAOY. oll will be taken on a daily basis. Late arrivals and early departures will count as absence (3 late arrivals / early departures = 1 absence). An absence is considered excused if there is an acceptable reason according to UF policy ( Acceptable reasons include documented medical illness, religious holidays, military obligation, serious family emergencies, and the twelve-day rule. It is the student s responsibility to notify the instructor of an excused absence and to provide documentation. Otherwise, the absence will be considered unexcused. **If you are absent it is your responsibility to find out, by contacting a classmate, what was covered in class, assigned as homework, and get any pertinent notes. ake a few minutes during the first days of class to exchange phone numbers and addresses with at least three other students. YOU AENDANCE AND PAICIPAION HOUGHOU HE SEMESE ILL COUN FO 20% OF YOU FINAL GADE. Merely being present does not insure obtaining participation points. Full participation means that students come to class fully prepared and ready to work. You must prepare all homework (i.e. readings, questions, grammar exercises) and be ready to engage with the material studied at home and covered in class in an alert and enthusiastic manner. Students who do not read, participate and volunteer, or speak English in class will receive a greatly reduced participation grade. 2

3 N.B. Active participation in class is essential. Factors considered in this portion of your grade include: a) attendance b) punctuality c) preparation d) initiative e) volunteering in class f) use of spoken Italian only during class time g) positive attitude, and i) in-class assignments. here is no make-up for class participation. Cell phones and/or other electronics must be turned OFF and put away during class. he following actions will result in a substantial deduction from a student s participation grade: answering the phone in class; leaving class to answer or make a call; texting or reading texts during class. Make-up Policy. If a student cannot take the in class essay or be in class for the oral presentation due to a documented emergency, written proof of the circumstances must be presented to the Professor no later than the day after the student returns to class. Medical excuses must be on a physician s letterhead, must include a statement that says that the student could not attend class, and must state the dates on which the student could not attend. A receipt from a visit to a physician is not acceptable. If documentation is satisfactory, your Professor will arrange a time and date for the make-up. Homework Assignments will include (but are not limited to) written homework assigned periodically by your Professor, completion of exercises in the manual, and compositions. he workbook and lab exercises are contained in the Student Activities Manual. Exercises are meant to test, practice and reinforce grammar structures, vocabulary and topics covered in class. Your Professor will collect the exercises for each chapter on days specified in the syllabus. he Manual will not be accepted without corrections and/or late (the answer key will be posted on Sakai under esources). For each exercise assigned in the workbook/lab manual, you are required do the following: 1. Complete the exercise without looking at the answers. 2. Check your answers with the answer key. 3. Show any corrections in a different color ink than originally used. Detailed instructions for the oral presentations and final project will be given in class by your Professor. Grading Scale. A 100- A B B B C C C D D D E 59- Grade Point Average A 4.0 A B B 3 B C C 2.0 C D D 1.0 D-.67 E 0 F 0 I 0 NG 0 S-U 0 Academic Honesty. Students are expected to follow University of Florida Academic Honesty Guidelines. hese can be found at Students may also wish to consult he University of Florida Student Guide Standard of Ethical Conduct found at 3

4 Students are also expected to follow the Department of omance Languages and Literatures Academic Honesty Guidelines: Academic honesty and integrity are fundamental values of the University community. An academic honesty offense is defined as the act of lying, cheating, or stealing academic information so that one gains academic advantage. Any individual who becomes aware of a violation of the Honor Code is bound by honor to take corrective action. Violations of the Academic Honesty Guidelines include but are not limited to: Cheating. he improper taking or tendering of any information or material which shall be used to determine academic credit. aking of information includes copying graded homework assignments from another student; working with another individual(s) on graded assignments or homework; looking or attempting to look at notes, a text, or another student's paper during an exam. Plagiarism. he attempt to represent the work of another as the product of one's own thought, whether the other's work is oral or written (including electronic), published or unpublished. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, quoting oral or written materials without citation on written materials or in oral presentations; submitting work produced by an online translation service or the translation feature of an online dictionary as your own. Misrepresentation. Any act or omission with intent to deceive a teacher for academic advantage. Misrepresentation includes lying to a teacher to increase your grade; lying or misrepresenting facts when confronted with an allegation of academic honesty. Bribery, Conspiracy, Fabrication. For details see website below. he UF Honor Code states: e, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. On all work submitted for credit the following pledge is either required or implied: On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment. Violations of this policy will result in disciplinary action according to the judicial process. For more details go to: Students with Disabilities. Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. he Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Professor when requesting accommodation. eekly syllabus (schedule subject to minor changes over the course of the semester) In class EEK 1 08/22 Introduzione al corso CAPIOLO 1. Lettura/Domande /Lessico pp.2-4 Homework (Assigned day by day depending on what covered in class) Commenti su McDonalds Italia e spot pubblicitari. Scrivere 2 paragrafi Studio ealia. Lettura ed esercizi pp.7-8 Composizione #1 (su Sakai per Martedì) 4

5 EEK 2 M 08/27 Pre-Lettura, Lettura pp ed esercizio C Composition 1 DUE Uso Vocabolario. Pre-scrittura e Scrittura p.29 CAP. 2. Lettura p.33 e articolo pp kbk/lab Cap.1 DUE (except S p.14) Lessico/Pratica pp / Differenze articoli EEK 3 M 09/03 Labor Day I prodotti italiani in USA pp In class essay #1 kbk/ lab Cap.2 DUE EEK 4 M 09/10 CAP. 3. Lettura/Lessico/Pratica pp Attività p.65, B e D. Studio ealia pp Scrittura (Punto 3 p.90) Oral presentations (1) Pre-Lettura, Lettura pp

6 EEK 5 M 09/17 Oral Presentations (1) CAP. 4. Lettura/Lessico/Pratica pp kbk/ lab Cap. 3 DUE Musica e domande. Cantanti e canzoni. Pp Composizione#2 Jovanotti: Biografia e musica Composition 2 DUE EEK 6 M 09/24 iflessioni su Libera l anima (Jovanotti). Giacomo Puccini-Madama Butterfly In-class essay #2 kbk/lab Cap.4 DUE CAP. 5. Lettura/Lessico/Pratica pp EEK 7 M 10/01 Cucina per regioni. icetta e ingredienti Studio ealia/pratica Lettura pp Come si scrive una lettera Pellegrino Artusi p.146 6

7 CAP. 6. Lettura/Lessico/Pratica pp kbk/lab Cap.5 DUE Composizione #3 EEK 8 M 10/08 Studio realia. Le feste e il Carnevale. Composition 3 DUE. Pinocchio e Carlo Collodi In class essay #3 EEK 9 M 10/15 CAP.7 Lettura/Lessico. Il cellulare kbk/lab Cap.6 DUE Articolo cellulare (il futuro e il condizionale) (i pronomi relativi) EEK 10 M 10/22 Pre-lettura- Lettura pp Oral presentations (2) Oral presentations (2) CAP. 8 Lettura/Lessico/ Video immigrati kbk/lab Cap.7 DUE 7

8 EEK 11 M 10/29 Domande. Ecologia. Vedere sito Legambiente (Cosa fa questa organizzazione e perchè è importante) Parliamo di Legambiente. Lettura estimonianza di Giuliana e riflessioni Composizione #4 Pre-Lettura, Lettura pp Composition 4 DUE EEK 12 M 11/05 In class essay #4 CAP.10 Lettura/Lessico/Domande pp kbk/lab Cap.8 DUE Lettura (carte da gioco). Pratica. Giochi in Italia. ombola Start thinking about the topic and preliminary bibliography (Final project) EEK 13 M 11/12 Veterans Day (Il periodo ipotetico cap.9 pp ) (Si passivante, si impersonale cap.10). Oral presentations (3) 8

9 EEK 14 M 11/19 Oral presentations (3) CAP. 12 Lettura/Lessico/ Pratica kbk/lab Cap.10 (except pp ) +kbk Cap.9 only i, j, k pp DUE Leggere articolo su Vociglobali No Class (hanksgiving) EEK 15 M 11/26 Discussione articolo (Infinito e gerundio) (Discorso diretto e indiretto, cap.11) Emigrazione africana in Italia. Discussione Lettura pp EEK 16 M 12/03 Intervista: iflessioni BA Festeggiamo la cultura italiana! FINAL POJEC DUE on ed. 12/05 via (ord doc) by 5p.m. No exception will be made. 9