Brandeis University Spring 2015

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMSITAL 105

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – SPRING 2015

ITALIAN 105

COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION

M, W, Th 1:00 – 1.:50

Instructor:Silvia Monteleone

Office:Shiffman 102

Office hours:M, W & Th 12:00 – 1:00

and by appointment

Telephone:-62781

E-mail:

BUGS Leader:Brianna Small –

This course is designed for students interested in continuing the study of the Italian language, culture, and literature beyond the Intermediate level, and especially for those students who intend to major or minor in Italian or study in Italy. The development of oral and written proficiency is emphasized; the focus of the class is on speaking and writing in Italian. Materials used in class include songs, current newspaper and magazine articles and literary texts. Particular attention will be given to the development of grammatical accuracy, and to creating a more complex and expressive speech.

Learning objectives

At the end of the course, students will attain proficiency of Italian at the intermediate-high to advanced level. Specifically students will:

Reinforce and develop vocabulary and learned about idiomatic use of language;
Refine writing skills and command of syntactic structures of Italian;
Develop conversation skills and exercise spoken Italian to increase confidence and fluency;
Enhance comprehension of Italian in authentic broadcast, film, print and other media;
Apply all the above skills to increase cultural knowledge about Italian culture.

Writing Component of Italian 105

Students will be required to complete at least 18-24 pages of writing throughout the term inclusive of a Final Research Essay. All at home assignments shall be typed and double spaced. Students will receive written guidelines as well as spoken instructions in class about language, grammar, organization of tenses, tone and style. All written assignments will be revised with instructor’s feedback, as well as incorporating input from peer editing.

NB: The use of any online translator will be considered as cheating.

Placement (for courses 10-106)

Think carefully about your placement in this course: will this course be challenging for you? Do you want to major or minor in Italian Studies and will you have enough time to do so? If you think you might not be in the right course, please speak with your professor immediately. Keep in mind that once you have completed a course in the language sequence—courses numbered 10 through 106—you will not be able to skip a level.

If the course is that is at your level is closed, we advise you to wait a semester and enroll in the right course for you.

LIBRI DI TESTO

F. Italiano & F. Marchegiani, Crescendo, 2th Edition

Dispensa to be purchased at the beginning of the semester ($10)

Garzanti, Dizionario inglese-italiano (recommended), a free online version is located at you must register in order to have access.

REQUIREMENTS

Attendance and participation in class. Learning to speak another language demands in-class participation. Your attendance and your participation are part of your final grade. Since attendance is expected you won’t get points just for coming to class; however more than three unjustified absences will influence your grade.

Homework. Students are expected to complete the reading, the exercises, the study of the grammar and vocabulary as listed on the syllabus before coming to class. Classroom time is devoted to conversation and practice.

Written assignments at home and in class. Every at home written assignment shall be typed and double spaced. Each composition should be numbered, have a date and a title. Please indicate if the assignment is a first or a second draft. Please turn in both draft of an assignment for grading. Please turn your assignments in on the due date. A late assignment must be accompanied by a justification and it might receive a lower grade.

Presentations. Students will prepare short presentations (5-6 minutes) throughout the semester.

In class writing exercises. There will be practice of writing techniques and strategies throughout the semester in class.

Final Essay and Final Presentation At the end of the semester, students will write a research paper. The subject must be discussed prior with the instructor. The subject of the essay and the supporting research will be presented in class by each student at the end of the academic year.

Movies (on LATTE) Additional movies will be discussed in class during the semester. Please make sure to watch the movie ahead of time so that you can come to the class discussion prepared.

La Tavola Italiana: There will be a weekly meeting of the Italian Table to give students the opportunity to speak Italian in a relaxed and informal environment. You should join this group at least three times during the semester. Please make sure that you are on the UDRS’ mail list.

FINAL GRADE BREAKDOWN

50% Written assignments

15% Attendance and participation

10% Mini oral presentations

25% Final essay and final oral presentation

100-93 A 76-73 C
92-90 A- 72-70 C-
89-87 B+ 69-67 D+
86-83 B 66-63 D
82-80 B- 62-60 D-
79-77 C+ below 59 Fail (E)

For any problem you may encounter with the LATTE website, please contact the HELP DESK at -67782.

Email policy: Email will be the best way to contact me outside the class and office hours. Please be advised that I will not discuss sensitive information, such as your grade, over email. Please make an appointment to speak with me in person if you have questions about your standing in the class.

Please turn in all assignments in class not by email.

Tutoring: Brandeis offers a free tutoring service in case you need extra help or you would just like extra practice in Italian. Please contact B.U.G.S at Brandeis for general information about tutoring services and/or the Italian tutor this year.

Academic integrity:

Academic integrity is central to the mission of educational excellence at Brandeis University. Violation of University policies on academic integrity, described in Section 3 of Rights and Responsibilities, may result in failure on the assignment or failure in the course, and could even end in suspension from the University. Remember that native speakers, family members, friends, and tutors or study leaders, including those sanctioned by Brandeis University, are not authorized to complete homework or any other assignments for you. Any such help with be considered cheating. If you have questions about the type of help you can receive, please ask your professor before you receive help. Plagiarism is not tolerated in this course, and ignorance or negligence on your part is not a valid excuse. The most rampant form of cheating these days is “cut and paste” plagiarism from the Internet. Using words, ideas, or fragments from undocumented Internet sources is cheating. If you have any questions about what constitutes academic dishonesty, please contact your professor or the Office of Student Development and Conduct in 203 Shapiro Campus Center; Erika Lamarre () is the Director and her phone number is 781-736-5070.

Students with disabilities:

If you are a student with a documented disability on record at Brandeis University and wish to have a reasonable accommodation made for you in this class, please see the professor immediately. Retroactive accommodation cannot be provided.

Study abroad
Scott van der Meid ()
Allyson Goose ()
The Study Abroad office is in 127 Usdan Student Center; 781-736-3483.

Majoring/minoring in Italian: If you are thinking about majoring or minoring in Italian Studies, you should familiarize yourself with the program in the Bulletin and then see the Undergraduate Advising Head Silvia Monteleone.

ITALIAN 105

SYLLABUS DETTAGLIATO

UNITÀ UNO – LA MUSICA

Lunedì 12 gennaioIntroduzione al corso

Mercoledì 14 gennaioLa musica italiana.

Studiare Parole utili p 374 Crescendo

Esercizio A “La storia della musica” p. 375 Crescendo

Giovedì 15 gennaioGRAMMATICA: RIPASSO - IL CONGIUNTIVO

Lunedì 19 gennaioNO CLASS - Martin Luther King Day

Mercoledì 21 gennaioLETTURA Fabrizio De André (dispensa)

Esercizio di scrittura in classe

Giovedì 22 gennaioGRAMMATICA: IL CONGIUNTIVO

IL CONGIUNTIVO IMPERFETTO E IL CONGIUNTIVO TRAPASSATO p. 199 Crescendo
LA CONCORDANZA DEI TEMPI NEL CONGIUNTIVO p. 231 Crescendo

Lunedì 26 gennaio LETTURA Il fenomeno Xfactor. (dispensa)

Saggio breve su De André due.

Mercoledì 28 gennaioLETTURA Marco Mengoni story. Da Xfactor a Sanremo 2013. (dispensa)

Giovedì 29 gennaioJovanotti – Il grande Boh (in classe)

Cerca su Youtube una canzone di Jovanotti da condividere con la classe.

Lunedì 2 febbraio LETTURA Jovanotti Il grande Boh. “Giorni deserti” (dispensa)

Mercoledì 4 febbraio LETTURA Jovanotti Il grande Boh. “Il valzer del venerdì sera” (dispensa)

Saggio breve su Il grande Boh due

Giovedì 5 febbraioRipasso

Lunedi 9 febbraioTest di verifica: Il congiuntivo

Mercoledi 11 febbraio Presentazioni orali

Scegli un genere musicale (rock, rap, soul, ecc) e presenta alla classe un artista italiano che lo rappresenta.

Saggio 1 due Quale aspetto ti ha colpito della musica italiana? Puoi paragonarla alla musica nel tuo paese? Come è simile, come è diversa?

UNITÀ DUE – L’ARTE (Barocca & Contemporanea)

Giovedi 12 febbraioL’ARTE ITALIANA

Studiare Parole utili p 365 Crescendo

Esercizio A La storia della musica p. 366 Crescendo

16 FEBBRAIO – 20 FEBBRAIOVACANZA!!!

Lunedi 23 febbraioLETTURA L’arte contemporanea. (dispensa)

Artisti in residenza al MACRO (in classe)

GRAMMATICA: IL VERBO PIACERE E VERBI SIMILI

IL VERBO PIACERE p. 233
BASTARE, MANCARE, OCCORRERE, RESTARE, SERVIRE p. 233-234

Mercoledi 25 febbraio LETTURA Arte Povera e Transavanguardia. (dispensa)

Esercizio in classe. Commento di alcune opere.

Giovedì 26 febbraio LETTURA Come guardare l’arte contemporanea. Alighiero e Boetti e Maurizio Cattalan. (dispensa)

Lunedi 2 marzoMa questa è davvero arte?

Video in classe

Saggio breve due Cattalan Not afraid of L.O.V.E.

Mercoledì 4 marzoDibattito

Giovedì 5 marzo

GRAMMATICA I COMPARATIVI E I SUPERLATIVI

I COMPARATIVI E I SUPERLATIVI REGOLARI pp 386-387
IL SUPERLATIVO RELATIVO pp. 387-388
IL SUPERLATIVO ASSOLUTO p 388

Lunedì 9 marzo LETTURA L’arte barocca e Caravaggio. (dispensa)

GRAMMATICA: I COMPARATIVI E I SUPERLATIVI

I COMPARATIVI E I SUPERLATIVI IRREGOLARI pp 391-392

Mercoledì 11 marzo LETTURA Artemisia Gentileschi (dispensa)

Attività in classe.

La diversa rappresentazione di uno stesso soggetto.

Giovedì 12 marzoL’arte barocca e l’arte contemporanea. Simili o diverse?

Lunedi 16 marzoTest di verifica - Il verbo piacere, i comparativi e i

superlativi

Saggio su Artemisia Gentileschi

UNITÀ TRE – LA LETTERATURA

Mercoledì 18 marzoGiacomo Leopardi Il sabato del villaggio p. 398 Crescendo

(esercizio di scrittura in classe)

Giovedì 19 marzo GRAMMATICA: MODI INDEFINITI

L’INFINITO A & B pp. 426-428
I VERBI DI PERCEZIONE E L’INFINITO p. 423
IL GERUNDIO pp 430-431

Eugenio Montale Meriggiare pallido e assorto (dispensa)

(in classe)

Lunedì 23 marzo Stefano Benni La chitarra magica (dispensa)

Saggio breve due – commento di una poesia (follow directions p. 401 Crescendo)

Mercoledì 25 marzoAndrea Camilleri Il commissario Montalbano (dispensa)

Lunedì 30 marzoRipasso

Mercoledì 1 aprileTest di verifica

UNITÀ IV – ATTUALITÀ

I GIOVANI ITALIANI. LE PROSPETTIVE E LE SFIDE.

Giovedì 2 aprile Film L’ultimo bacio. La sindrome da Peter Pan pp.15-17

Saggio breve due – Un personaggio de L’ultimo bacio

VACANZA3 aprile - 10 APRILEVACANZA

Lunedì 13 aprileGRAMMATICA: IL PERIODO IPOTETICO p. 204

Mercoledì 15 aprileDisoccupati precari e malpagati. Il viaggio del NYT tra i giovani italiani. pp. 19 – 21

Il premio – cortometraggio (in classe)

Giovedi 16 aprileLa falsa leggenda dei giovani bamboccioni. pp. 23-26

La politica nei confronti dei giovani: Berlusconi, Monti & Elsa Fornero.

Lunedi 20 aprile Film Tutta la vita davanti. pp. 29 -31

Saggio breve due – I giovani italiani di oggi e il lavoro

Mercoledì 22 aprile Test di verifica Il periodo ipotetico

Giovedi 23 aprile PRESENTAZIONI

Lunedi 27 aprilePRESENTAZIONI ULTIMO GIORNO DI SCUOLA