NYU Department of Italian Summer 2014 Intensive Intermediate Italian Section 001 Monday-Thursday, 2:30-6:15 Paolo Campolonghi pc1155@nyu.edu Learning Goals Comprehension: Students will gain understanding of oral and written material on various topics, ranging from basic needs and personal interests to more complex tasks, such as travel, history, and politics. They will be able to read written material adapted from authentic sources, such as brief narratives and newspaper articles, and will gradually be able to infer and extract increasingly complex information from the material. The understanding and expression of personal thoughts and feelings will grow to include increasingly sophisticated nuances. Production: Students will be able to handle uncomplicated conversation tasks and standard social situations. They will be learn to react to communicative situations beyond their mere immediate needs, approaching in some depth topics such as leisure time, professional goals, and cultural norms. Skills in oral presentation will begin to solidify: within limits, students can sustain a general conversation and be understood, debating opposing viewpoints on a range of topics, and making comparisons and hypotheses. Students will be able to write short letters and show command of simple sentence syntax. Skills in narrating in short paragraphs begin to emerge. Linguistic structures: Students will learn increasingly complex grammar, such as indirect and combined pronouns, various past and future tenses, and conditional and subjunctive modes. Expected Learning Outcomes (ELO) Use only target language to negotiate meaning in class Demonstrate ability to handle various communicative functions, such as expressing and comparing preferences and experiences on various topics Express opinions, needs and wants, formulate hypotheses and conditional sentences; Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical structures (particularly of the pronominal and verbal system) in periodic written tests and exams Design an oral presentation and perform it in front of the class to demonstrate achievements in mono-directional communication; Compile textual assignments involving prose production, such as synopses, paraphrases, summaries and short essays on a given topic. Note: specific learning outcomes are indicated below after each unit. Textual Resources: Oggi in Italia, Houghton-Mifflin, NYU Edition (**Oggi in Italia = OI; Parole per Oggi = PO) Audio lab: http://library.nyu.edu/collections/ereserves.html (NYU username and password) Classes Shell: Intensive Intermediate Italian Section 001 1
Textual Resources Communicative Functions/Goals Related Structures and Vocabulary Homework T 7/8 OI, Lezioni LP-10: pp. 1-240 Ripasso lezioni LP-10 Handouts W 7/9 OI, Lezione 11: pp. 241-263 PO, Unità 12: pp. 130-140 R 7/10 Lezione 12: pp. 264-274 F 7/11 Q 11 PO, Unità 2: pp. 18-26 Lezione 12: pp. 275-286 - make plans for their first week in Florence - discuss personal health and refer to parts of the body - express likes and dislikes - narrate a love story - discuss sports - make plans for the future and express probability - compare events which took place at different times in the past - compile with a partner a list of places they visited Pronomi indiretti Costruzioni con piacere Topografia di Firenze Il corpo umano Oggetti personali utili Verbi riflessivi con significato di reciprocità Futuro semplice Futuro di probabilità Gli sport Trapassato I pronomi NE e CI 11/1 11/2 11/3 11/4 11/5 12/1 12/2 12/3 12/4 12/5 12/6 12/7 12/8 Handout Fine settimana libero 2
M 7/14 Q 12 T 7/15 OI, Lezione 13: pp. 287-309 PO, Unità 13: pp. 142-154; Unità 7: pp. 76-86 - express wishes and wants politely - explain what they would do in different situations - compare Italian and American meals and celebrations Condizionale Pronomi combinati Pronomi relativi CHE e CUI ----------- I pasti e le stoviglie Il compleanno 13/1 13/2 13/3 13/4 13/5 13/6 13/7 13/8 W 7/16 Q 13 R 7/17 M 7/21 Q 14 T 7/22 OI, Lezione 14: pp. 310-331 PO, Unità 3: pp. 38-44 OI, Lezione 15: pp. 332-356 PO, Unità 15: pp. 178-180 Rivenditori e negozi Congiuntivo presente: verbi - express desires, che esprimono desiderio, demands and hopes opinione, volontà e speranza - discuss renting an apartment in New Comparativo d uguaglianza, York and in Florence maggioranza e minoranza - describe rooms and ---------- their furnishings La casa - compare apartments, buildings and housing I mobili e gli elettrodomestici preferences Fine settimana (07/18-19): escursione a Roma - report and react to news - locate European countries and their capitals - express hopes, necessities, demands and opinions - give advice on a trip to Europe - compare Italian and American politics Congiuntivo presente: verbi irregolari Congiuntivo con espressioni impersonali Superlativo relativo e superlativo assoluto Comparativi e superlativi irregolari Il telegiornale 14/1 14/2 14/3 14/4 14/5 15/1 15/2 15/3 15/4 15/5 Paesi e capitali La politica e il governo 3
W 7/23 OI, Lezione 16: pp. 357-380 R 7/24 M 7/28 Ripasso MIDTERM EXAM T 7/29 OI, Lezione 16: pp. 357-380 - discuss musical preferences - express emotions, doubts and beliefs about present and past events - express their opinion on common Italian and American stereotypes Congiuntivo con espressioni di emozione, dubbio o convinzione Congiuntivo passato Congiuntivo dopo le congiunzioni Costruzioni con SI - - - - - - - - -- - - Manifestazioni culturali I prefissi IN-, S-, DIS- e RI- Gli strumenti musicali Fine settimana (7/25-26): Verona e Mantova - discuss musical preferences - express emotions, doubts and beliefs about present and past events - express their opinion on common Italian and American stereotypes Congiuntivo con espressioni di emozione, dubbio o convinzione Congiuntivo passato Congiuntivo dopo le congiunzioni Costruzioni con SI - - - - - - - - -- - - Manifestazioni culturali 16/1 16/2 16/3 16/4 16/5 16/1 16/2 16/3 16/4 16/5 I prefissi IN-, S-, DIS- e RI- Gli strumenti musicali 4
W 7/30 Q 16 OI, Lezione 17: pp. 381-404 PO, Unità 6: pp. 66-74 - discuss job prospects and qualifications - prepare a resume Imperfetto del congiuntivo Trapassato del congiuntivo Correlazione dei tempi 17/1 17/2 17/3a 17/3b 17/4 17/5 R 7/31 M 8/4 Q 17 T 8/5 W 8/6 Q 18 R 8/7 OI, Lezione 18: pp. 405-426 OI, Argomenti supplementari: pp. R1-R10 PO, Unità 14: pp. 155-166 - express thoughts and opinions about past events - describe hypothetical situations Frasi introdotte da se Condizionale passato Dopo la laurea Escursione in giornata a Ravenna - explain actions in progress - create an environmental advertisement campaign - plan and discuss pros and cons of a green weekend in the city Mestieri, professioni e altre occupazioni Tempi progressivi Avverbi di tempo, luogo, modo e quantità Verbi che richiedono una preposizione I mezzi di trasporto - create a top ten of Italian songs or movies - narrate the life story of an ancestor L ambiente Aggettivi e pronomi indefiniti Pronomi possessivi Passato remoto Voce passiva Numeri ordinali Nomi alterati 18/1 18/2 18/3a 18/3b 18/4 18/5 AS/1 AS/2 AS/3 AS/4 AS/5 AS/6 5
Fine settimana libero M 8/11 Q AS Ripasso T 8/12 W 8/13 Presentazioni orali R 8/14 Final exam 6