Introduction to Italian for Senior Students I
(cross-listed with ITAL 102-930)
This course is offered in Italy (June 20 – July 10, 2016)
This immersion and intensive course in spoken and written Italian, Ital 102/342 uses an integrated method that facilitates the development of communicative abilities without neglecting the study of grammatical structure. This is a highly participatory class and students therefore are asked to do many activities and exercices in pairs and in groups, such as role-plays, interviews, short presentations, review and practice grammar concepts, learn about cultural aspects of Italian life using Italian only.
By the end of these courses, students are expected to develop a good understanding of the Italian language and be able to express themselves, in a variety of survival situations, such as asking for directions, buying food, talking about themselves, their family, their interests and their daily routine, express likes and dislikes and talk about the present and the past, express opinions and make polite requests (see level A1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, for more details).
Evaluation techniques include a number of different methods such as a final exam and practice tests and quizzes, structured interactions with Italian people, short presentations to the entire class and drama assignments.
As to pre-requisites for this course, students are expected to have completed ITAL 101 and also to study the first chapters of the required textbook (as a review to what was learned in Italian 101 and hand in a few assignments.
Textbook
Bultrini P., Graziani F., 2014, New Italian Espresso, Italian course for English Speakers, Firenze: Al
Prerequisite: ITAL 101 or equivalent
Language of instruction: Italian