Fabio Girelli-Carasi
ITALIAN 1010
SUMMER 2018
SYLLABUS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
POLICIES
Basic Rules
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Academic Integrity
DO NOT USE TRANSLATION APPS OR DEVICES Using an online translation site (google etc.,) an app, or an electronic device is a violation of the plagiarism policy.
You can and should use dictionaries, in electronic or paper
format, but NEVER a system that
WARNING:
I will be merciless with anyone who tries to cheat. I
know the process of language
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EMAIL PROTOCOL It's time to set some rules about your emails.
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ASSIGNMENT FORMAT
EXAMPLE OF ASSIGNMENT FORMAT
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Office Hours I am available on Skype by appointment. When you ask for an appointment, clearly state the agenda (what you want to talk about) and the preferred time and date of the appointment. List at least two options of date/time. |
COURSE ASSESSMENT (aka HOW TO GET AN "A")
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FINAL GRADE |
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Preparedness and Participation (punctuality, blog and individual research.) |
10% |
Quizzes and Weekly Assignments (each items has the same weight.) |
85% |
Final Exam |
5% |
TOTAL |
100% |
Lectures and Assignments will
be posted regularly on the course homepage. They may consist
of actual prompts, exercises and other materials, or they
may be LINKS to an outside website. Expect TWO lectures and assignments per week, consisting of a variety of tasks (exercises, language research, audio-video recordings, etc.) It is your responsibility to check the homepage regularly to meet deadlines. Quizzes: If, in my judgment, the class is making satisfactory progress and homework assignments are consistently of high quality, I may decide that quizzes are not necessary. If and when quizzes are scheduled, they will be announced in advance (with an allowance for unforeseeable events.) Usually, you will have 24 hours to complete a quiz. |
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DOWNLOAD THIS
FORM RECORD YOUR OWN GRADES At the end of the session, you will complete it and send it with all the information requested.
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What to Expect in This
Course
See you online. FGC |
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IT'S NOT EASY TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE To learn any language well is one of the most difficult tasks humans can undertake. It literally takes a lifetime. After all, we all are still learning English, aren't we? However, at the beginning it is a very simple process. The same curriculum, at different speeds, is used from elementary school to college. The intellectual challenge at this level is not particularly formidable, but you will need to devote time and purpose to studying. First of all, you must learn words, lots of words. The only way to do that is to practice. There are no magic pills. Communicative ability is the primary goal of this course. You will soon be in a position to say a few basic things about yourself, to ask questions and to understand simple statements. Language is about communication. Without communication there is no language. You will exchange information with your classmates, report, discuss topics -- all, of course, within the range of your ability. At the end of the semester, you will marvel at how much you will have learned, and will be even more aware of how much you still need to learn to become proficient. This is just the beginning of what I hope will be a long long journey. I wish you all the best and I hope to see you one day very far along in your voyage. |
ITALIAN 1010
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DO
NOT BUY COMMERCIAL TEXTBOOKS.
Dictionary
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WEEK
1
compito 0
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Due the first
day of class. Complete all the preliminary tasks. Read and accept the rules on the syllabus. Compose and send an email. In the body of the message explain what COMPITO means. |
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compito 1
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Introduction;
basic expressions; greetings; syllabus; Oggi&Domani
Task 1: Write
your 'autobiography' using the sentences as model. Say who
you are, what your name is, where you live, age... STICK
ONLY TO THOSE MODELS. |
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compito 2 |
Verbs ESSERE, AVERE; Oggi&Domani;
Lezione 1 AVERE idiomatic expressions 1) Memorize THE DATE of your assignment (you must be able to write it without errors). 2) Memorize the conjugations of verbs ESSERE (to be) and AVERE (to have) Task: on the homepage, scroll to <Software, links, etc>, open <Online Dictionary> Open the site WORDREFERENCE.COM Enter the word <bruschetta>; Click ON THE WORD <bruschetta 1>; COPY THE DEFINITION (copy&paste: you don't need to learn /memorize it.)
Task :OGGI&DOMANI <Lesson 1 Page 1>(link in
<Software, links, etc>) REVISION QUIZ/COMPITO from the previous week. REQUIRED 95% correct for "PASS" Dispensa ARTICOLI DEFINITI 1 Dispensa ARTICOLI DEFINITI 2 |
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WEEK 2 compito 3
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Verbs 1st
conjugation ARE (regular) ; Oggi&Domani; Lezione 2; Verbs
2nd conjugation ERE (regular); Oggi&Domani: Lezione 2
Complete the
exercises (write the first person of each verb; find the
translation of each infinitive.) DO NOT COPY AND PASTE THE
FORMAT, i.e. the table. Re write individually the entries.
Do this as an exercise.
IO SONO.......
nazionalita' (Oggi e domani)
AGE: Learn and
remember how to ask for AGE and how to say how old you are:
ANSWER: |
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compito 4 |
ABITARE IO ABITO IN UNA CASA IO ABITO IN UN APPARTAMENTO IO ABITO IN UN HOTEL IO ABITO CON LA MIA FAMIGLIA IO ABITO DA SOLO IO ABITO CON UN AMICO IO ABITO CON UN'AMICA TU ABITI IN UNA CASA GRANDE O UNA CASA PICCOLA? TU ABITI IN UN APPARTAMENTO ELEGANTE O MODESTO? TU ABITI DA SOLO O CON AMICI? TU ABITI IN UNA CASA CON GIARDINO? TU ABITI CON TUO PADRE? TU ABITI CON TUA MADRE? TU ABITI CON TUA NONNA?
LAVORARE
Listen to the
soundfile and translate immediately. |
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WEEK
3 compito 5
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Verbs 3rd
conjugation IRE (regular); Oggi&Domani; Lezione 3; Verbs ARE
irregular forms; Oggi&Domani: Lezione 3
TASK 1 For each
verb on the list in Dispensa 1
TASK 2
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compito 6 |
Verbs ERE irregular
forms;Oggi&Domani: Lezione; 4Verbs IRE irregular forms;
Oggi&Domani: Lezione 4 TASK 1 QUIZ CULTURA: Download, print and answer the first TEN questions ONLY. LEARN THE ANSWERS TASK 2 Find and write the names of at least 3 online Italian media publications (newspapers, blogs, etc). PHONETICS / FONETICA Pronunciation of <C> <G> followed by FRONT and BACK Vowels Rewrite the words in the following videos and memorize the pronunciation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GFqUabfuVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cffVlLj3HDE
WIKIOpen this document and FOLLOW
THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY.
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WEEK 4 compito 7 |
CONIUGAZIONE -ERE DISPENSA: study VERBI - ERE
WIKI Review of
regular and irregular verb forms.
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compito 8 |
soundpage IRE
VERBS
Task 1: QUIZ
CULTURA ITALIANA: domande 20-30
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WEEK
5 compito 9 |
REFLEXIVE verbs;
Oggi&Domani:
Lezione 4; REMEMBER. PRINT OUT THE LAST QUIZ, answer by hand. Task 1: QUIZ CULTURA ITALIANA: domande 30-40 Choose 10 -IRE verbs (strong) and 10 -IRE verbs (weak) Use them in sentences (total 20) that follow this model: IO AMO .............pulire la casa IO AMO .........(to follow the wind) IO AMO ...... (to punish criminals) You can change IO AMO to something like : THE JUDGE LOVES TO PUNISH CRIMINALS The more creative the better BUT make sure you do it correctly. Look at the model carefully: "IO AMO" (main clause) is followed by a verb in the INFINITIVE FORM. IO AMO ...... MA IO DETESTO.... (I like/love .... but I hate/detest) After the main clause "IO AMO" you can use a NOUN = io amo il gelato Or you can use a verb = io amo correre Same with DETESTARE: "IO DETESTO" la trippa or "IO DETESTO" aspettare NOW COMBINE AMARE AND DETESTARE IN A SINGLE SENTENCE THAT MAKES SENSE: MODELS: Io amo la pizza ma detesto la trippa Io amo correre ma detesto nuotare WRITE a total of 10 sentences like the models above. The opposition BUT must make sense. Don't throw down the first thing that comes to mind. Squeeze your brain |
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compito 10 |
Oggi&Domani:
Lezione 5 For each letter of the alphabet, write a NOUN, with indefinite article, relating to the semantic field CASA or POSTO DI LAVORO (workplace). EX: A: un'aula (classroom). You are encouraged to share, communicate with each other, split the job among yourselves. Find a word that fits the description for each letter of the alphabet. Start early and share with classmates, split the job etc.
BRING TO CLASS THE
HANDOUTS: Task 1:
Write at least 10 sentences using CONCRETE SUBJECTS (ex. La gente, il professore, gli studenti, i tifosi, an elegant lady, a sloppy teenager, il mio dottore, etc). Say what they wear on different days of the week OR months of the year OR seasons. Also use these expressions: OGNI GIORNO (every day) QUALCHE VOLTA (sometimes) SPESSO (often) RARAMENTE (seldom) EX. My doctor seldom wears a tie *on Sunday (in italiano, 'on Sunday' is singular)
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WEEK 6 compito 11 |
Oggi&Domani:
Lezione 5 FLASH TRANSLATION OF SOUNDPAGE STUDY: ANDARE, FARE, DARE, STARE DISPENSA SOUNDPAGE\
Oggi&Domani:
Lezione 5 Oggi&Domani: Lezione 6 |
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compito 12 |
Oggi&Domani:
Lezione 6 Canzoni Buonanotte fiorellino E penso a te Viva l'Italia DISPENSA CHI E' DISPENSA DOV'E' DISPENSA DOV'E' 2
DISPENSA CHE TEMPO FA |