Italian 1001 Italian Language I

Italian 1001 Italian Language I Dept. of French, German, Italian & Slavic Fall 2014 Instructor: Agnese Abate Office: Bio 419 Phone: 267-322-8589 Office Hours: MW 12pm-1pm Email: agnese.abate@temple.edu Code: CRSKLVK-6039812 See me during office hours for any problem related to our course or to your completion of any assignment for our class. For any other issues or questions, please see the Italian Language Coordinator: Dr. Carmelo A. Galati (cgalati@temple.edu). For questions about majoring or minoring in Italian, or about completing a certificate in Italian, contact Dr. Galati. Course Objectives Required Texts Disability Statement To prepare students to communicate simply but effectively in Italian through the development of four skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as to develop a knowledge of Italian culture. Percorsi, Italiano/Marchegiani (Pearson 2014, third edition) May be purchased at the university bookstore. The textbook is bundled with student activities manual, dictionary, and MyItalianLab code (Be careful! The code is in an envelope inside the textbook do not throw out!) This course is open to all students who meet the academic requirements for participation. Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the instructor privately to discuss 1

the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at 215-204-1280 in 100 Ritter Annex to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Statement on Academic Freedom Pre-requisites Italian Language I Course Policies Italian is Spoken in the Classroom Attendance Tardiness Make-ups Quizzes Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed through the following link: http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02 No previous knowledge of Italian is required. Language acquisition requires interaction among students in the "learning community", your conduct in the classroom impacts on others. The following policies will serve to create a pleasurable and productive learning experience for the entire group. Students are required to speak Italian in the classroom. Please make a commitment to do so. You will be graded on classroom performance, including willingness to communicate. Class attendance is necessary to progress and you are expected to attend all classes. However, the first 3 absences will not be held against you (use them for illness!!). After 3 absences, your final grade will be lowered one letter grade for each additional absence. Attendance includes the weekly lab hour, which counts as 1 (one) regular class period. Being late to class creates a disturbance that disrupts the learning environment and is inconsiderate of others. Students who are 5 or more minutes late to class will be counted tardy. Students will receive two "free tardies". These provide for family emergencies, traffic accidents, etc. A third tardy in a class will constitute an absence. Note carefully the dates for tests and the final exam. There are no make-ups of any kind, except in cases of documented serious illness or death in the family, or official university notification of mandatory participation in university activities. It is your responsibility to inform the instructor of your absence BEFORE the scheduled test. Throughout the semester you will be given four quizzes in which the lowest grade will be dropped. 2

Assignments Pre-classroom Prep Compositions Blackboard Email Technology Eating and Drinking Policy on Academic Honesty Plagiarism Homework reinforces classroom concepts. Therefore, please be timely with assignments. A deadline will be given for each assignment, after which no late work will be accepted. Before every class you are required to prepare the vocabulary, and especially the grammar points to be discussed during that class period. Familiarizing yourself with these notions before coming to class allows you to pinpoint the parts that pose real difficulties, so that we can better focus our discussion and activities. There will be TWO compositions due during the semester. For each a first draft and a rewrite will be submitted at a time indicated by your instructor. The compositions make up 10% of your final grade. Postings regarding this course will appear on Blackboard. Students should check the course site regularly for announcements, assignments, or other information. Written communication between you and the instructor (or other faculty members) must originate from your TU email address. Please do not use personal accounts (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) Please turn off cell phones and any other disruptive electronic devices before entering class. Each instance of inappropriate use of technology (cell phone, ipad, etc) during class time will entail a drop of your participation grade by 1 point. Not clear on what constitutes inappropriate use of your device? Ask your instructor. No eating in class, although you may bring something to drink. Temple University believes strongly in academic honesty and integrity. Plagiarism and academic cheating are, therefore, prohibited. Essential to intellectual growth is the development of independent thought and a respect for the thoughts of others. The prohibition against plagiarism and cheating is intended to foster this independence and respect. Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another person's labor, another person's ideas, another person's words, another person's assistance. Normally, all work done for courses -- papers, examinations, homework exercises, laboratory reports, oral presentations -- is expected to be the individual effort of the student presenting the work. Any assistance must be reported to the instructor. If the work has entailed consulting other resources -- journals, books, or other media -- these resources must be cited in a 3

manner appropriate to the course. It is the instructor's responsibility to indicate the appropriate manner of citation. Everything used from other sources -- suggestions for organization of ideas, ideas themselves, or actual language -- must be cited. Failure to cite borrowed material constitutes plagiarism. Undocumented use of materials from the World Wide Web is plagiarism. Academic cheating is, generally, the thwarting or breaking of the general rules of academic work or the specific rules of the individual courses. It includes falsifying data; submitting, without the instructor's approval, work in one course that was done for another; helping others to plagiarize or cheat from one's own or another's work; or actually doing the work of another person. Students must assume that all graded assignments and quizzes are to be completed individually unless otherwise noted in writing in this syllabus. I reserve the right to refer any cases of suspected plagiarism or cheating to the University Disciplinary Committee; I also reserve the right to assign a grade of "F" for the given paper, assignment or quiz. Proofreading Online Translators Cheating Evaluation Having other students of Italian proofread your work is considered cheating. If you have others proofread, you must turn in: original work, the proofread version along with corrections, and the final draft. Your work must be the result of your genuine effort. The use of online translators is considered cheating and will result in a zero. Any incidences of cheating will result in a failure grade on the exam, quiz, composition, or written assignment in question and will be reported to the Dean. The final grade will be based on 30% Quizzes 10% Midterm Exam 15% Final exam 10% Oral exam 10% Compositions 10% Workbook/MyItalianLab and other assignments 10% Attendance and participation 5% Overall progress Final Grade Percentage 94 100 A 73 76 C To Letter Grade 90 93 A- 70 72 C- 4

Conversion Guide 87 89 B+ 67 69 D+ 83 86 B 63 66 D 80 82 B- 60 62 D- 77 79 C+ < 60 F Extra-Credit Active Participation Two extra points can be added to your final grade % score (see conversion scale above) if you attend two (2) Italian Programsponsored events and write up a report about each in Italian. Active participation will be graded on a weekly basis according to the following formula. The lowest two grades will be eliminated in the grading process: 4 points Present, fully prepared, contributing, and on time 3 points Present and partially prepared and contributing 2 points Present but completely unprepared 0 points Absent Caffè Italiano Social Media Want to practice your speaking skills? Join us every week for informal conversation about everything Italian in the Italian Reading Room Anderson 546. Times TBA. Make sure you are on the Italian Club mailing-list and check out the program Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/templeitalian for updates on program-organized events, for more information about the coffee hour, and generally about the Italian program. 5

PROGRAMMA DI STUDIO Note: The schedule and contents of the course, including the exam dates, are subject to change if circumstances render it necessary Settimana #1 Introduzione al corso; Capitolo Preliminare, Percorso I: Italian 08/25-8/29 Pronunciation and Spelling: The Italian Alphabet, pp. 1-6; Percorso II: Useful Expressions for Keeping a Conversation Going, pp. 9; Capitolo 1, Percorso I: Ciao, sono, pp. 12-14 Settimana #2 Grammatica: I pronomi soggetto, p. 17 ; Il presente di stare, p. 18; 9/1-9/5 Percorso II: Le date, i giorni e i mesi, pp. 20-21; Grammatica: I numeri da 0 a 100, p.23; Percorso III: Informazioni personali, pp. 25-26; Grammatica: Il presente di essere, p. 29; Cultura: Il Piemonte, pp. 32-33 9/1 Labor Day Holiday No classes held Settimana #3 Quiz no. 1 (Capitolo Preliminare e Capitolo 1) 9/8 9/12 Capitolo 2, Percorso I: In Classe, pp. 42; Grammatica: Il genere dei nomi, pp. 44-45; l articolo indeterminativo, p. 46; Il presente di avere, p. 47; Percorso II: L università, pp. 50-51; Grammatica: Le preposizioni a e di, p. 52; C è/ci sono; Il plurale dei nomi, pp. 53-54; L articolo determinativo, p. 55 9/8 Last day to add or drop a course Settimana #4 Percorso III: Le attività a scuola, pp. 58-59; Grammatica: Il presente 9/15 9/19 dei verbi in are, p. 61; Il presente di fare, p.63; Cultura: L Emilia Romagna, pp.66-67 Settimana #5 Composizione No. 1 9/22 9/26 Capitolo 3, Percorso I: La descrizione delle persone, pp. 77-78; Grammatica: l aggettivo, pp. 80-81; Percorso II: L abbigliamento, pp. 84 Grammatica: La quantità (dei, degli, delle), p. 86-87; Bello e quello, pp. 87-85 Settimana #6 Percorso III: Le attività preferite, pp. 91-92; Grammatica: Piacere, 9/29 10/3 p. 92; Il presente dei verbi in ere e ire, pp. 93; Cultura: La Lombardia, p.96-97 Settimana #7 Quiz no. 2 (Capitoli 2-3) 10/6 10/10 Capitolo 4, Percorso I: Le attività di tutti i giorni, pp. 107-108; Che ora è? Che ore sono?, p. 109-110; Grammatica: Il presente dei verbi riflessivi, pp. 111-112; Percorso II: I pasti e il cibo, pp. 115-116; Grammatica: La quantità (del, dello, dell, della), pp. 116-117; Il presente di bere, p. 119; Piacere, p. 120 6

Settimana #8 Percorso III: Le stagioni e il tempo, pp. 121-122; Grammatica: Il presente 10/13 10/17 di andare, venire e uscire, pp. 123-124; Espressioni con avere, p.125; Cultura: Le Marche pp.128-129 Settimana #9 Midterm Exam (Captilo Preliminare Capitolo 4) 10/20 10/24 Capitolo 5, Percorso I: La famiglia e i parenti, pp. 137-138; Grammatica: Gli aggettivi possessivi, pp. 140-41; I pronomi possessivi, pp. 143 10/21 Last day to withdraw from a course Settimana #10 Composizione No. 2 10/27 10/31 Il presente di conoscere e sapere, p. 143-144; Percorso II: Le feste in famiglia, p. 147; Il presente di dare e dire, p. 149; I pronomi diretti (lo, la, li, le), p. 150-151 Settimana #11 Quiz no. 3 (Capitolo 5) 11/3 11/7 Percorso III: Le faccende di casa, pp. 155; Il presente di dovere, potere, e volere, p. 157; Cultura: La Toscana, p. 160-161 Settimana #12 Capitolo 6, Percorso I: Le stanze e i mobili, p. 171-172; Grammatica: Le 11/10 11/14 preposizioni, pp. 175-176; Percorso II: L arredamento della casa, pp.179; Grammatica: Ci e ne, p.181-182; I numeri dopo 100, pp. 183-184 Settimana #13 Quiz no. 4 (Capitolo 6) 11/17 11/21 Percorso III: Le attività in casa, p. 187; Grammatica: Il passato prossimo con avere, p. 189-190 Settimana #14 Fall Break / Thanksgiving Holiday 11/24 11/28 No classes held Settimana #15 12/1-12/5 Ripasso per l esame Settimana #16 Last day of classes 12/8 Ripasso per l esame finale ESAME FINALE ESAME ORALE By appointment 7