Course syllabus

SEMESTER 1, 2017
Course Information

• Course Coordinator - Teacher

         

Franco Manai

Office:                   Arts 2 Rm 510

Telephone:           373-7599 x 87139

E-mail:                  f.manai@auckland.ac.nz                                                  

Office hours:        Wed 2-3 pm

• Course delivery format

4 hours of lectures  

Mo 12:00PM - 2:00PM 206-302 (Arts 1, Room 302)

We 12:00PM - 2:00PM 104-155 

Summary of Course Description 

ITALIAN 200

INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN LANGUAGE 1

Semester 1, 2017

 

 

Course Description:

This second-year language course follows and builds on the first-year courses ITALIAN 106 and 107, again seeking a balance between the communicative and structural elements of language learning. It aims to build proficiency in the main skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and to expand students' cultural knowledge of contemporary Italy through a wide range of authentic material (articles, statistics, music, video clips, news, etc.).

 

 

Assessment:

Three tests (written)                        30%     (10% each) 30%

Two mini-presentations                    10%     (5 % each)   10%

Oral presentation                             10%

Oral test                                          20%

Final exam (written)                        30%

Tests: there will be three tests during the semester. Rescheduling of tests will be considered only by previous arrangement with the course coordinator or by presentation of a medical certificate.

The tests occur on the following dates:

Test 1 (Review and Unit 1):                 Wed March 22   

Test 2 (Units 2 and 3):                        Wed April 12

Test 3 (Units 4 and 5):                       Wed May 22    

 

Oral test: the oral test will consist of a 15-minute interview on the topics covered in class during the first part of the semester.  You will sign up for a test time in Week 8. Rescheduling of the oral test will be considered only by presentation of a medical certificate.

The oral test will take place in week 11.

 

 

Mini-presentations: in order to get used to work in groups and present to the class, you will have the opportunity to take part in two very short presentations. For each of them, you are expected to prepare the topic at home, and once in class divide the material with the other members of the group, and then speak 3-4 minutes. There will be no rescheduling of these mini-presentations.

Mini-presentation 1 (cities)             Mon 10 April

Mini-presentation 2 (sport)             Mon 17 May

 

Oral presentation: Working in groups of three, you are expected to research a topic related to the course and to present the results of your study to the class. This presentation will be assessed according to preparation, communication, and precision. A different form of oral presentation will be considered only by presentation of a medical certificate.

Groups will be formed and topics assigned on Thursday May 5.

The presentations will take place in week 10 on Wed May 24.

 

Final exam: the written comprehensive closed books final exam will last two hours. It is worth 30% of your final grade.

 

Class contribution: you are expected to attend all four hours of the course and to take an active role in each lesson by interacting with the instructor as well as with other students. There will be homework to do each day; this may consist of independent reading, reviewing a grammar point, completing exercises in the grammar book, rehearsing a dialogue, etc. Even though it is not assessed, class contribution (active participation and completion of homework) is essential for language learning.

Course website: the course website is accessible from Canvas. It contains information on the course, material for each unit, material for review, music, interviews, grammar PowerPoint presentations, links to readings and useful websites and so on. You should access the course website and make use of its resources regularly.

Students with impairments: students with impairments are asked to discuss privately with the course coordinator (face–to-face and/or by email) any impairment-related requirements regarding delivery of course content or course assessments.

             

Course outcomes

A student who successfully completes this course will have the opportunity to:

• acquire intermediate knowledge of the Italian language and apply it to everyday situations.
• understand and carry out practical skills, like communicating in Italian for touristic purposes.
• acquire skills in essay writing, report writing, oral presentation in Italian.

Weekly Topics

SETTIMANA 2  – UNITÀ 1   Lunedì 13 marzo Dialogo: ascolto, lettura e comprensione pp. 9-12 Pronomi combinati p. 12 ; 6 p. 93 pronomi combinati nei tempi composti p. 15 esercizio  10 p. 95 Compiti: pronomi combinati, note grammaticali pp. 179-80. Esercizi 1-2 p. 91, 3-4 p. 92, 6 p. 93. dialogo e esercizi p. 14, tabella p. 15: 6   Mercoledì 15 marzo Scusarsi, rispondere alle scuse p. 13 sorpresa e incredulità pp. 15-16 interrogativi p. 16 La scuola e l’università italiana 20-21: lettura, comprensione, conversazione Compiti:     pronomi combinati nei tempi composti. Vocabolario e abilità pp. 18-19: 1-2 SETTIMANA 3 - UNITÀ 1 e 2. TEST 1   Lunedì 20 marzo Lettura e conversazione sulla scuola italiana Ripasso test   Mercoledì 22marzo TEST 1 (ripasso e unità 1) Dialogo: ascolto, lettura e comprensione pp. 23-25 Compiti: ripassare il dialogo studiare  p. 26: 5 e 7 (che / cui / il quale); p. 27: 8   SETTIMANA 4 –  UNITÀ 2   Lunedì 27 marzo: grammatica: pronomi relativi che / cui pp. 26-27 definizioni  p. 35: 1 Chi p. 29: 5 e 6 Stare + gerundio; stare per + infinito p. 34 Chiedere perché: pp. 27-28: 1-2-3 Compiti:            pronomi relativi: note grammaticali pp. 180-181-182. Esercizi 1-2 p. 103, 3-4-5 p. 104, 6-7 p. 97, 8-9-10-11 p. 106-107. Stare e stare per: note grammaticali p. 108. Esercizio 14 p. 100.   Mercoledì 29 marzo Curriculum e colloquio di lavoro p. 31: 1-2-3-4-5 (conversazione, ascolto, comprensione) Esercizi p. 32: 5-6 lettura pp. 36-37: L’economia italiana Compiti: pp. 36-37 (lettura e domande) SETTIMANA 5 – UNITÀ 2 e 3   Lunedì 3 aprile Per cominciare p. 39: conversazione e ascolto Dialogo pp. 40-41: lettura e comprensione Comparativo p. 42 e p. 44: esercizi pp. 42, 44 e 49 Superlativo assoluto Compiti:      note grammaticali p. 182-83. Compiti: Es 2 p. 115; 3-4 p. 116; 5-6 p. 117; 7-8 p. 118; 9-10, p. 119; 11, p. 120    Mercoledì 5 aprile Superlativo relativo  p. 47: 2 Superlativo particolare p. 184 Andare in vacanza: -          vocaboli 50: 2 (comprensione / definizioni) -          ascolto  p. 45: 2-3-4 -          role-play p. 45: 5 Compiti:     città italiane (pp. 51-53): lettura e comprensione per la minipresentazione Esercizi 12-13 p. 121, 14-15 p. 122, 17 p. 123, 18 p. 124. note grammaticali p. 184. SETTIMANA 6  - UNITÀ 3. TEST 2 Lunedì 10 aprile Minipresentazione 1 sulle città italiane Ripasso test                              Mercoledì 12 aprile TEST 2 (unità 2 e 3) Letture e clip “Stereotipi sugli italiani”   SETTIMANA 7:  UNITÀ 4.   Lunedì 1 maggio Per cominciare p. 55 Dialogo pp. 56-57: ascolto, lettura, comprensione Compiti: passato remoto verbi regolari p. 58; verbi irregolari (I) p. 60.                           Mercoledì 3 maggio Passato remoto verbi regolari e esercizi p. 58 – fotocopia A Passato remoto verbi irregolari (I) e esercizi p. 60; B p. 133 Verbi irregolari (II) p. 62 + 171 Esercizi in fotocopia Compiti:            note grammaticali p. 184 Esercizi 1-2-3-4 p. 131, 5-6 p. 132, 7 p. 133, 8-9 p. 134.                  Storia d’Italia pp. 66-67: leggere   SETTIMANA 8: UNITÀ 4   Lunedì 8 maggio Formazione gruppi per le presentazioni orali Musica e giochi (vocaboli e verbi)! Attività sul passato remoto: “Alla fiera dell’est”   Mercoledì 10 maggio Assegnazione argomenti per la presentazione orale. Per cominciare p. 69 Ascolto, lettura, comprensione pp. 70-71 Congiuntivo presente e congiuntivo passato 72-73: esercizi sul libro e in fotocopia Verbi irregolari al congiuntivo p. 74; esercizi sul libro e in fotocopie Compiti:              note grammaticali pp. 185-86. Esercizi 1-2 p. 145, 3-4 p. 146, 5 p. 147, 6 p. 148. SETTIMANA 9: UNITÀ 4 Lunedì 15 maggio Uso del congiuntivo (I) p. 76; 10 p. 150 Uso del congiuntivo II p. 78.; 12 p. 151 Concordanza tempi congiuntivo p. 78 ; 16 p. 153 Quando non usare il congiuntivo p. 81 ; 17-18 p. 153 Ascolto p. 77: 2-3-4 Compiti:   Esercizi 12-13-14 p. 151, 15 p. 152, 16-17 p.153, 18 p. 154, A p. 156.                  Esercizi 7-8 p. 148, 9 p. 149, 10-11 p. 150. pp. 82-83 lettura e comprensione (domande in fotocopia); leggere e preparare un testo sullo sport per la mini-presentazione;   Mercoledì 17 maggio Minipresentazione 2: Lo sport in Italia Attenti allo stress! -       conversazione e ascolto p.  79 -       role play Compiti: Preparare le risposte agli esercizi per l’esame finale scritto       SETTIMANA 10: UNITÀ 5. Test 3. PRESENTAZIONI ORALI    Lunedì 22 maggio TEST 3 (unità  4 e 5)  Ripasso esame finale scritto.   Mercoledì 24 maggio Presentazioni orali in gruppo     SETTIMANA 11– TEST ORALE  Lunedì 29 maggio Test orale Mercoledì 31 maggio Test orale SETTIMANA 12: Mercoledì 7 giugno Conclusione

Prescribed Texts:

[For in-class use]:      

2014. Marin and S. Magnelli. The Italian Project 2a. Edilingua, 2014. Revised edition of the workbook.

[For sale at UBS and is also available in the Short Loan section of the library]

 

 

Recommended Texts:

 [For extra practice at home]:

Marco Mezzadri. Essential Italian Grammar in Practice. Perugia: Guerra Edizioni, 2001.

Marco Mezzadri. Essential Italian Grammar in Practice. Answer Key. Perugia: Guerra Edizioni, 2001.

The use of a good dictionary is highly recommended for reading and writing, as well as for class use during group work. Several dictionaries are available in the library, and some are available online through the library. Bilingual dictionaries are for sale in all good bookstores.

 

Workload:

The University of Auckland's expectation on 15-point courses, is that students spend 10 hours per week on the course. Students manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Students attend two hours of lectures each week and participate in a one-hour tutorial from week 2 of semester. This leaves seven hours per week outside the classroom to prepare for tutorials, assignments and the exam.

Deadlines and submission of coursework:

Deadlines for coursework are non-negotiable. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you will be required to provide a doctor's certificate before the assignment is due. All late assignments without a pre-approved extension will be penalised one mark per day late.