BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – SPRING 2018
ITALIAN 20
CONTINUING ITALIAN
M, W, TH 12:00 – 12:50 F 12:30-1:20
Instructor: Paola Servino
Office: Shiffman 101
Office hours: M, F 11:00-12:00 and by appointment
Telephone: -63226
E-mail:
BUGS Leader: Claudia Vacirca
COURSE OBJECTIVES
o This course is designed according to the national standard guidelines of a proficiency-based curriculum, which means that students will be able to acquire language skills in the target language (Italian) ranging from novice mid to novice high proficiency levels, (some will be able to reach low intermediate proficiency), when performing in all language and socio-linguistic skills (writing, speaking, listening, readings and culture). Students will be able to expand their elementary basic vocabulary and grammar knowledge in Italian, and they will be capable to handle successfully a limited number of interactive, uncomplicated, communicative tasks in various social situations. Students will familiarize with Italian regions, cultural components of different nature, and watch and describe some simple elements of Italian movies.
COURSE OUTCOMES: Students will be able to:
· ask and answer questions
· initiate and respond to simple statements
· carry on a simple conversation based on daily life situations and simple cultural components
· describe their immediate surroundings using simple linguistic constructions
· make simple comments about Italian movies and other cultural material.
· create longer sentences compared to the elementary level.
Pronunciation will still be influenced by first language, and some common mistakes will still occur in most writing and speaking skills.
Experiential Learning
ITAL 20 is an experiential learning course which provides second language acquisition through the studying of authentic Italian language and culture.Students learning experience builds on the practice of different language skills in order to acquire critical thinking strategies to better understand diverse cultural settings and translate their learning into a meaningful and practical tool. In this course students will be fully engaged and will use Italian at all times trough effective and practical activities which include dialogues, role play, conversations and presentations.
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
Carla Larese Riga, Irene Bubula-Phillips Ciao!, 8th ed., Heinle - Cengage Learning
REQUIREMENTS
· VERY IMPORTANT Outside classroom required time:
Success in this 4 credit hour course is based on the expectation that students will spend a minimum of 9 hours of study time per week in preparation for class (readings, papers, discussion sections, preparation for exams, workbook/lab completion, movies outside classes, compositions, any extra curriculum activity proposed by the UDR, participation at Italian Tables, time with the tutor, etc.).
· Homework: You are required to go over your homework for each day of the syllabus before the class meeting. Assignment will be checked in different ways during the semester and your preparation is essential to the outcome and success of each class.
· NEW!!!! Flipped classroom components: This semester there will be some experimental flipped classrooms (when announced and required on your detailed syllabus) which require to practice in depth on your own ALL the assignment for that day ahead of time. This may require to watch grammar or cultural videos before class and elaborate a response exercise for the due class date.
The goal of this methodology is to give you as much time as possible in class to practice and to give you a chance of mastering the material at your own pace. Start looking at and doing your weekly assignment on your syllabus ahead of time is strongly suggested in general and in particular when a flipped classroom is scheduled to maximize results of your language proficiency.
· 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. Therefore, more than three unjustified absences will influence your grade.
· Textbook You are expected to complete the study of the grammar, vocabulary, reading and written exercises as listed on the syllabus before coming to class. Classroom time is devoted to practice and questions regarding the subject of the day.
· Ascoltiamo! For each chapter you will complete the assignment called Ascoltiamo!. The audio for the assignment is on LATTE in the TEXBOOK AUDIO section.
· S.A.M. You are expected to study the grammar from the textbook and prepare the assigned exercises for each day as in the detailed syllabus before coming to class. Exercises in the workbook and lab manual (S.A.M.) will be checked on the day of chapter quizzes and randomly throughout the semester. The audio for the assignment is on LATTE in the S.A.M. AUDIO section. Answer keys are also posted on LATTE. Please correct your work with a red pen before handing it in.
· Movies We will watch two movies during the semester and we’ll discuss them in class. The movies are on LATTE. Please make sure to watch the movies ahead of time so that you can come to the class discussion prepared.
La Tavola Italiana: There will be meetings of the Italian Table during the semester to give students the opportunity to speak Italian in a relaxed and informal environment. You are required to join this group at least three times during the semester. Please make sure that you are on the UDRS’ mail list.
Co-curricular activities:
You are strongly encouraged to participate to as many as possible co-curricular activities outside the classroom as announced by your UDRs and professors according to this year schedule extra credit will be considered.
ASSESSMENT
· Quizzes and tests: for each chapter there will be a vocabulary quiz and a test that will include grammar + vocabulary + cultural questions.
· Compositions During the semester you will be asked to write four short compositions on different topics. The compositions must be typed, double-spaced, and approximately a paragraph in length (250 words). Please hand in your composition in class the day it is due. Please do not email it.
· Oral presentations will be required during the semester.
· Midterm: There will be a written midterm exam proficiency based.
· Final: There will be a written final exam.
· Final Video Skit*: By the end of the semester, you will produce and submit a video in Italian with English subtitles that will count toward your final oral exam. The best video from your class will be submitted to enter the Video competition.
· O. P. I: At the end of the semester you will have an oral interview with your instructor to determine your level and progress of language proficiency.
· There will be NO MAKE-UP for quizzes, tests and exams unless previously arranged with the instructor for exceptional reasons.
· Written assignments should be turned in on scheduled due dates. A composition turned in late will receive two point less for each day that went by after the scheduled date: for instance a 95/100 composition due on Monday will receive a 93/100 if turned in on Tuesday and a 91/100 if turned in on Wednesday and so on.
· NO DATE CHANGE IS ALLOWED FOR THE FINAL EXAM. If you have a conflict with another language exam, you’ll need to contact the registrar to make the appropriate arrangements at least two weeks prior to the date scheduled by the University.
The exam date is TBA.
*Video competition Beginning students from different language programs will prepare videos that showcase the linguistic and cultural knowledge they have gained in their first year of language study at Brandeis. In each participating language, all of the level-20 sections will select one video to represent their languagegroup at the 'international' competition. One video per language will be shown during the judged competition at the Festival in April. A jury panel consisting of faculty members, Senior Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences Elaine Wong, and students will select one overall winning video which will be awarded the Festival's prize. This video will count as your final project.
GRADE BREAKDOWN
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)
Homework and compositions 20% / Midterm scritto e/o orale 10%
Video project 5% / Final scritto e orale 20%
Voc. Quizzes 5% / co-curricular activities extra credit
Students who earn at least a C- will be allowed to continue in the language sequence, but not students with a D+ or lower grade.
For any problem you may encounter with the LATTE website, please contact the HELP DESK at -67782.
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.
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.
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: We encourage all students in our courses to find out about the possibilities that exist for studying in an Italian-speaking country. Students who have the opportunity to study abroad gain access to a richer understanding of the language and culture, and they develop on a higher intellectual and personal level. For more information, please contact Darren Gallant ( x 63483) in the Study Abroad, 127 Usdan Student Center.
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 Paola Servino
SYLLABUS DETTAGLIATO
Mercoledí 10 gennaio Introduzione al corso
Attività di ripasso (capitoli 1-8 in Ciao!)
giovedì 11 gennaio Attività di ripasso (capitoli 1-8 in Ciao!)
venerdì 12 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 9 Mezzi di diffusione
Punti di vista. Una serata alla TV p. 226
& Comprensione
Studio di parole p. 227
Ascoltiamo! p. 229
CAPITOLO 9
Mercoledí 17 gennaio FLIPPED CLASSROOM grammar study: You are responsible to watch the power point on latte on Imperfetto where you see FLIPPED CLASSROOM! THIS WILL HELP YOU TO PRACTICE THE NEW GRAMMAR AND YOUR PROFICIENCY IN CLASS.
Grammatica 9.1 L’IMPERFETTO p. 230.
Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 117-120 & p. 130
Giovedi 18 gennaio Brandeis Monday Ciao! Capitolo 9 Mezzi di diffusione
Quiz di vocabolario
Grammatica 9.2 IMPERFETTO vs PASSATO PROSSIMO pp. 232
Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 120-122 & p. 131
Venerdì 19 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 9 Mezzi di diffusione
Grammatica 9.3 IL TRAPASSATO PROSSIMO p. 234
Workbook/Lab: esercizi p. 123 & p. 132
Lunedì 22 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 9 Mezzi di diffusione
Grammatica 9.4 AVVERBI p. 235-236
9.5 DA QUANTO TEMPO? DA QUANDO? p. 237
Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 124-125 & p. 133
FLIPPED CLASSROOM: VIDEO SU LATTE, LA TOSCANA.
PREPARA DUE O TRE FRASI PER DESCRIVERE IL CONTENUTO DEL VIDEO ALLA TUA CLASSE.
Adesso leggiamo! Andiamo al cinema. p. 239 IN CLASSE
Mercoledì 24 gennaio Componimento 1 & Presentazione Un film
(250 words minimum, typed, double spaced. Follow direction on pp. 239 Adesso scriviamo!)
Preparati a presentare (memorizzare e non leggere) il tuo componimento in classe.
Giovedí 25 gennaio RIPASSO
Workbook p. 126 (portare gli esercizi in classe)
Venerdì 26 gennaio QUIZ 1 – Capitolo 9
Consegnare gli esercizi scritti e orali (Workbook/Lab): pp. 117-126 & 129-134
CAPITOLO 10
Lunedí 29 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 10 - La moda
Punti di vista. Che vestiti metto in valigia? p. 250
& Comprensione
Studio di parole p. 251
FLIPPED CLASSROOM: COME DARE UN ORDINE E UN CONSIGLIO!! GUARDA E STUDIA IL CONTENUTO DEL VIDEO SU LATTE SULL’IMPERATIVO.
(create and bring to class a brief list of suggestions you would like to give a classmate about what to do to conduct an healthy life style)
Grammatica 10.1 L’IMPERATIVO pp. 254-255
Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 135-139 & pp. 146-147
Mercoledì 31 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 10 - La moda
Consegnare Ascoltiamo! p. 253