COURSE SYLLABUS
ITAL 101 – ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Autunno 2014
WHERE&WHEN:
INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE:
MWF 8:25AM – 9:50AM RZR 202
Maria Cristina Giliberti
Office: 221 Rayzor Hall
Office hours:
EMAIL:
10:30 – 11:30 or by appointment
[email protected]
phone: 713.348.2251
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Course Objectives
This first year program is well-balanced for beginning students of Italian. The
program is designed to develop and strengthen oral and written communication,
and reading and listening skills within a culturally rich environment that introduces
students to today’s Italians, their language, their concerns, and their lifestyles.
Major Assignments/Exams
Tests/Quizzes/Take-Home Tests 25%; Attendance, Class Participation and
Preparation (includes Student Activities Manual Assignments/ Practice Exercises
from Myitalianlab) 25%; Midterm 25%; Final 25%.
GRADING SCALE:
A+
A
A-
99-100
94-98
90-93
B+
B
B-
88-89
84-87
80-83
C+
C
C-
78-79
74-77
70-73
D+
D
D-
68-69
64-67
60-63
Extra Credit: Extra credit can be applied to specific activities but cannot be
applied to your final grade.
Absences:
6 hour = 6 hours of unexcused absences
5 hour = 5 hours of unexcused absences
3 hour = 3 hours of unexcused absences
Excused absences are ONLY allowed in the case of participation in universitysponsored activities, observance of religious holidays, or a serious illness. Please
provide documentation and inform your professor as soon as possible about an
excused absences. All other absences are considered unexcused absences.
Consequences: To be decided by instructor.
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Required Reading
*** Student textbook is required for every class!!!***
Textbooks
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Sentieri – Attraverso l’Italia Contemporanea; Julia M.
Cozzarelli – Ithaca College - 2011
2 PURCHASING
ISBN 978-1-60576-799-4
Sentieri Student Edition Loose-Leaf Edition - a shrink-wrapped, 3-hole
punched loose-leaf version of this textbook
Supersite + WebSAM + vText Code - access to the program Supersite,
WebSAM—the online version of your program's workbook(s), and the vText,—the
online version of the textbook, with one code
OR JUST:
ISBN 978-1-60576-487-0
Supersite + WebSAM + vText Code
Check:
http://vistahigherlearning.com/students/store/sentieri.html
Required Examinations:
All quizzes and tests will be assigned in class based on the amount of work
completed. Tests are taken when we finish every chapter, we plan 4 Tests, 1
Midterm Exam and 1 Final Exam. Make-up tests will be given only if previously
discussed with the instructor. Homework is assigned at the end of each class.
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Make-ups: If you know in advance that you will not be able to take an exam, you
must make arrangements with your instructor prior to the missed exam to take it. If
you have an unforeseen emergency on the day of the exam, you must contact the
instructor ASAP or BEFORE you miss the scheduled time for the exam to make
other arrangements. Make-ups will only be allowed if you contact the instructor
(by phone, e-mail, or in person) ahead of time, and provide documentation for the
emergency. Late work will not be accepted except in the case of a serious
emergency and with proper documentation to justify the lateness. If late work is
accepted, it will be with a penalty (decided by your instructor).
As a courtesy to the instructor and the students in the course cell phone use
including text messaging is not permitted in class. Thank you for your attention
to this matter.
Plagiarism in this class will not be tolerated!
Translation aids will not be tolerated!
For more information see the Rice Honor Code.
Any student with disability that requires accommodation should
contact the course instructor and Disability Support services
Syllabus for Italian 1501
Autunno 2013
Nota Bene
The information contained in this class syllabus may be subject to change with
reasonable advance notice as deemed appropriate by the instructor. Students
are expected to be aware of any additional course policies presented by the
instructor during the course.
Projected schedule
1st Week: August 25-29
Unita’ 1 “Ciao, come va?” - Lezione 1A: Nomi; Articoli: Numeri 0-100.
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2nd Week: September (1st Labor Day Holiday) 2-5 Lezione 1B: Pronomi
soggetto; Verbo ‘essere’; aggettivi; telling time.
3rd Week: September 8-12
Review and Test Unita’ 1
4th Week: September 15-19
Unita’ 2 “Il tempo libero” – Lezione 2A: Verbi Regolari in ‘_are’; Verbi Irregolari
(andare, dare, fare, stare)
5th Week: September 22-26 Lezione 2B: Verbo ‘avere’; Verbi Regolari in ‘-ere’
e Verbo ‘Piacere’; Numeri 101.
6th Week: September 29 -October 3
Review and Test Unita’ 2
7th Week: October 6-10
Unita’3 “La famiglia e gli amici” – Lezione 3A: Possessivi; Preposizioni Semplici
e Articolate; Verbi Regolari in “-ire”.
Monday - Tuesday
October 13 - 14, 2014
MIDTERM RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
8th Week: October 15-17
Lezione 3B: Aggettivi Descrittivi, Interrogativi e Dimostrativi.
9th Week: October 20-24
Review and Take-home test Unita’ 3
10th Week: October 27 – 31
Review and Preparation for Mid-Term Exam.
MID-TERM EXAM
(Unita’ 1~3)
11th Week: November 3-7
Unita’ 4 “Tecnologia e Moda” - Lezione 4A: Dovere; Potere; Volere; Dire;
Uscire; Venire.
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12th Week: November 10-14
Lezione 4B: Passato Prossimo con “avere”; ‘Conoscere’ e ‘Sapere’.
13th Week: November 17-21
Review and Test Unita’ 4
14th Week: November 24- 25 (26 – 29 Thanksgiving)
Unita’ 5 “Buon appetito” – Lezione 5A: Passato prossimo con ‘essere’; Pronomi
di Oggetto Diretto; Partitivi ed Espressioni di Quantita’.
15th Last week of classes December 1-65 (last day of classes)
Lezione 5B: Pronomi di Oggetto Indiretto; Avverbi.
Final Exam Period: 10 - 17
Official closing of the Fall Semester: December 17
Eventi:
Italian Festival: Ottobre University of St. Thomas;
Festa di Natale: Dicembre University of Houston
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For Information about Italian Events in the city, you can consult the following
websites. Italian Studies will be providing more information this semester with
many other websites and activities, celebrations, movies, conferences etc for
your pleasure.
1. The Italian Cultural and Community Center
1101 Milford Street, Houston, TX. 77006
e-mail: [email protected]
website: www.HoustonItalianCenter.com
2. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
www.mfah.org
3. Italica---The website of Italian Language and Culture of RAI International.
www.italica.rai.it.eng/
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