ITALIANO 107 (SERALE) SEZIONE:

ITALIANO 107

ESTATE 2002

Professore: Giuseppina Priestley

Ufficio: 34 W. Delaware Avenue, # 106

Orario: Per appuntamento

Telefono: (302)831-3531

Posta Elettronica: geppina@udel.edu

Texts : 1. Parliamo italiano, Branciforte, S. & Grassi, A. Houghton Mifflin Company.
2. ITAL 107 reading packet

3. Cambridge Italian/English Dictionary, Penguin.

Course Objectives: The goal of this course is to further improve your knowledge of the Italian language through review and completion of basic grammatical structures, and continued practice in all four skill areas: listening, reading, writing and speaking.

Course Policies: Italian 107 is a 70-hour course in intermediate Italian. Successful completion of the course presupposes 70 class hours of direct contact with the Italian language, in much the same way that a laboratory course or any skill licensing course presupposes a predetermined number of contact or practical hours. Nevertheless, students are permitted two unexcused absences except on days when oral and written exams, quizzes, or any other graded activities (e.g. in-class compositions) are scheduled on the syllabus. After two absences for whatever reason (e.g., illness, religious holidays, etc.), your final percentage grade will be lowered by 1% for each additional absence. This excludes absences after the second which are due to religious holidays, illness, accidents or other exceptional circumstances. Such absences should be reported promptly and will require written documentation such as a letter from your physician or from the Dean of your college. No such excuses will be accepted one calendar week (seven days) beyond the day on which the absence occurred. Please remember:

There are no make-ups for quizzes or exams missed on unexcused absences. The grade for missed quizzes or exams is 0.
You are expected to study assigned material before each class, and to turn in or be ready to present assignments as indicated by the instructor or in the syllabus. Generally, late work will not be accepted.
You are required to speak Italian during classes.
Be prompt in attendance, listen attentively, take notes, participate enthusiastically, ask questions, let everyone speak freely and appreciate the other person’s point of view. Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
100-level language courses cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis if the course is used to satisfy a requirement or as a prerequisite of a course to satisfy a requirement.

Evaluation: The final grade will be based on:

2 written exams (20% each) 40%

2 quizzes (10% each) 20%

2 compositions (5% each) 10%

2 oral presentations(5% each) 10%

class activities, homework (including WebCT), participation 20%

Grading Scale:

PROGRAMMA DI STUDIO

Lunedi 8 luglio-venerdi 12 luglio

Introduzione al corso

La geografia del Bel Paese 46-47-48

Ripasso del presente: verbi regolari e irregolari 43-44-45, 56-57, 115, 117

Le tue preferenze e i tuoi doveri

Composizione #1, in classe(mercoledi 10 luglio)

La vita degli studenti negli Stati Uniti e in Italia 53-54-55-56

Che cosa hai fatto…ieri, il fine settimana,, alla fine del semestre di primavera, ecc.

Ripasso del passato prossimo: verbi regolari e irregolari, 135-136-137

La Torre di Dino Buzzati

Presentazioni orali

Lunedi 15 luglio-venerdi 19 luglio

QUIZ #1(lunedi 15 luglio)

Passatempi e hobby (ora e prima) 207-208-209-210

Ripasso dell’ imperfetto 211-212-213

Parlare di azioni e situazioni passate: imperfetto e passato prossimo 221-222

La Maga di Dino Buzzati

Film: Il Postino

Il passato remoto 396-397

Lunedi 22 luglio-venerdi 26 luglio

Il Re Mida di Gianni Rodari

ESAME # 1(martedi 23 luglio)

Scegliere una carriera: le professioni 281-282-283

Espressioni impersonali e congiuntivo 286, 288-289, 297

Lunedi 29 luglio-venerdi 2 agosto

Il corpo e la salute: prepararsi al mattino 241-242-243

Ripasso dei verbi riflessivi e reciproci 246-247

QUIZ # 2(martedi 30 luglio)

Imperativo 270-271-272

Dal medico

Esami di Maturita’ di Giuseppe Berto

Composizione # 2, in classe(venerdi 2 agosto)

Lunedi 5 agosto-venerdi 9 agosto

L’abbigliamento e la moda in Italia e negli Stati Uniti 250-251, 261

Ripetizione del condizionale 265

Presentazioni orali

Congiuntivo imperfetto 333-334

Il periodo ipotetico364-365

Film: Mediterraneo

ESAME # 2(venerdi 9 agosto)