BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS ITAL 105 BRANDEIS

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS
ITAL 105
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – SPRING 2015
ITALIAN 105
COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION
M, W, Th 1:00 – 1.:50
Instructor:
Office:
Office hours:
Telephone:
E-mail:
BUGS Leader:
Silvia Monteleone
Shiffman 102
M, W & Th 12:00 – 1:00
and by appointment
-62781
[email protected]
Brianna Small – [email protected]
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.
1
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS
ITAL 105
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
http://www.garzantilinguistica.it, you must register in order to have access.
REQUIREMENTS

Attendance and participation in class. Learning to speak another language demands inclass 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.
2
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS

ITAL 105
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
92-90 A89-87 B+
86-83 B
82-80 B79-77 C+
76-73 C
72-70 C69-67 D+
66-63 D
62-60 Dbelow 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.
3
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS
ITAL 105
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 ([email protected]) 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 ([email protected])
Allyson Goose ([email protected])
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.
4
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS
ITAL 105
ITALIAN 105
SYLLABUS DETTAGLIATO
UNITÀ UNO – LA MUSICA
Lunedì 12 gennaio
Introduzione al corso
Mercoledì 14 gennaio
La musica italiana.
Studiare Parole utili p 374 Crescendo
Esercizio A “La storia della musica” p. 375 Crescendo
Giovedì 15 gennaio
GRAMMATICA: RIPASSO - IL CONGIUNTIVO
Lunedì 19 gennaio
NO CLASS - Martin Luther King Day
Mercoledì 21 gennaio
LETTURA Fabrizio De André (dispensa)
Esercizio di scrittura in classe
Giovedì 22 gennaio
GRAMMATICA: IL CONGIUNTIVO


Lunedì 26 gennaio
IL CONGIUNTIVO IMPERFETTO E IL CONGIUNTIVO
TRAPASSATO p. 199 Crescendo
LA CONCORDANZA DEI TEMPI NEL CONGIUNTIVO p.
231 Crescendo
LETTURA Il fenomeno Xfactor. (dispensa)
Saggio breve su De André due.
Mercoledì 28 gennaio
LETTURA Marco Mengoni story. Da Xfactor a Sanremo 2013.
Giovedì 29 gennaio
Jovanotti – Il grande Boh (in classe)
(dispensa)
Cerca su Youtube una canzone di Jovanotti da condividere con la
classe.
Lunedì 2 febbraio
LETTURA Jovanotti Il grande Boh. “Giorni deserti” (dispensa)
5
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS
Mercoledì 4 febbraio
ITAL 105
LETTURA Jovanotti Il grande Boh. “Il valzer del venerdì sera”
(dispensa)
Saggio breve su Il grande Boh due
Giovedì 5 febbraio
Ripasso
Lunedi 9 febbraio
Test 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?
6
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS
ITAL 105
UNITÀ DUE – L’ARTE (Barocca & Contemporanea)
Giovedi 12 febbraio
L’ARTE ITALIANA
Studiare Parole utili p 365 Crescendo
Esercizio A La storia della musica p. 366 Crescendo
16 FEBBRAIO – 20 FEBBRAIO VACANZA!!!
Lunedi 23 febbraio
LETTURA 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 marzo
Ma questa è davvero arte?
Video in classe
Saggio breve due Cattalan Not afraid of L.O.V.E.
Mercoledì 4 marzo
Dibattito
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
7
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS
ITAL 105
Lunedì 9 marzo
LETTURA L’arte barocca e Caravaggio. (dispensa)
GRAMMATICA: I COMPARATIVI E I SUPERLATIVI

Mercoledì 11 marzo
I COMPARATIVI E I SUPERLATIVI IRREGOLARI pp
391-392
LETTURA Artemisia Gentileschi (dispensa)
Attività in classe.
La diversa rappresentazione di uno stesso soggetto.
Giovedì 12 marzo
L’arte barocca e l’arte contemporanea. Simili o diverse?
Lunedi 16 marzo
Test di verifica - Il verbo piacere, i comparativi e i
superlativi
Saggio su Artemisia Gentileschi
8
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS
ITAL 105
UNITÀ TRE – LA LETTERATURA
Mercoledì 18 marzo
Giacomo 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 marzo
Andrea Camilleri Il commissario Montalbano (dispensa)
Lunedì 30 marzo
Ripasso
Mercoledì 1 aprile
Test 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
VACANZA
3 aprile - 10 APRILE
VACANZA
9
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – ROMS
ITAL 105
Lunedì 13 aprile
GRAMMATICA: IL PERIODO IPOTETICO p. 204
Mercoledì 15 aprile
Disoccupati precari e malpagati. Il viaggio del NYT tra i giovani
italiani. pp. 19 – 21
Il premio – cortometraggio (in classe)
Giovedi 16 aprile
La 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 aprile
PRESENTAZIONI ULTIMO GIORNO DI SCUOLA
10