COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Italian Language I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ITL 103
Spring
2
2
3
3
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Italian
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The objective of this course, which is the first step of A1 level in the scope of Common European Framework of Reference, is to make students gain listening-reading-speaking and writing skills through common daily phrases and simple and plain sentences.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students will be able to follow simple questions about themselves, people who introduce themselves or others, their professions and workplace, expressions used in restaurant and bar orders, simple dialogues regarding hobbies and leisure activities, dates as in days, months, and years when spoken slowly and clearly to them.
  • Students will be able to analyze short and simple texts about professions, origins, personal interests and preferences, short and simple messages in postcards and e-mails, a simple menu, and simple sentences in announcements.
  • Students will be able to interact on a range of subjects referring to age, profession, hobbies, leisure activities, time, personal interests and preferences and with people at bars, restaurants, and hotels.
  • Students will be able to use simple and stereotyped phrases and sentences when introducing themselves or others, providing personal information about themselves, ordering food and drinks at a restaurant or bar, asking for the bill, talking about how they spent their weekend, explaining things they like or dislike doing, and stating issues and concerns encountered during stay at a hotel.
  • Students will be able to produce a short postcard for their friends by inserting their personal information (name, address, nationality, age, etc.) and a short texts where they can describe themselves or others.
Course Description The course is designed to prepare students for expressing topics such as introducing themselves or others, ordering, leisure activities, making a hotel reservation and expressing concerns encountered.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses
X

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introducing ITL 103 program to the students and course requirements. Subjects: First introduction to Italian. Greeting, self-introduction, exchanging phone numbers / addresses. Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 1), ieu.blackboard.com LINK: “greetings: http://www.oneworlditaliano.com/attivita_di_lingua_italiana/saluti/saluti_3.htm” “pronunciation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCV2Rnyf_WU (from the second minute)”
2 Subjects: Introducing someone else and sharing their personal information (name, age, etc.), making Formal/Informal short dialogues with others, answering questions on language(s) spoken / age / profession and place of residence. Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 2), ieu.blackboard.com LINK “nouns; https://quizlet.com/_8jcsvb?x=1qqt&i=2qxhcn “ “determined article; https://quizlet.com/_8j0weh?x=1qqt&i=2qxhcn “undeterminate article http://telelinea.free.fr/italien/articoli1.htm” “numbers; http://www.italianonline.it/numeri1.htm” “verbs essere and avere; http://www.italianonline.it/essere.htm http://www.italianonline.it/avere.htm
3 Subjects: Introducing someone else and sharing their personal information (name, age, etc.), making Formal/Informal short dialogues with others, answering questions on language(s) spoken / age / profession and place of residence. Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 2), ieu.blackboard.com LINK “nouns; https://quizlet.com/_8jcsvb?x=1qqt&i=2qxhcn “ “determined article; https://quizlet.com/_8j0weh?x=1qqt&i=2qxhcn “undeterminate article http://telelinea.free.fr/italien/articoli1.htm” “numbers; http://www.italianonline.it/numeri1.htm” “verbs essere and avere; http://www.italianonline.it/essere.htm http://www.italianonline.it/avere.htm
4 Subjects: Teaching question forms on ordering food and drinks at a restaurant or a café, asking for the bill, making a reservation, and showing how these are used in a sentence. Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 3), ieu.blackboard.com LINK: “vocabulary http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vtavola2.htm “singular and plural articles; http://telelinea.free.fr/italien/articoli2.htm” “verbs- essere and avere; http://www.italianonline.it/avereessere.htm
5 Subjects: Teaching question forms on ordering food and drinks at a restaurant or a café, asking for the bill, making a reservation, and showing how these are used in a sentence. Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 3), ieu.blackboard.com LINK: “vocabulary http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vtavola2.htm “singular and plural articles; http://telelinea.free.fr/italien/articoli2.htm” “verbs- essere and avere; http://www.italianonline.it/avereessere.htm
6 Subjects: Talking about leisure and daily activities, expressing likes and dislikes, and personal interests and preferences, asking and telling time, days of the week Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 4),ieu.blackboard.com LINK: “free time activities; http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vtempolibero.htm http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vtempolibero1.htm “verb exercises; http://www.italianonline.it/presente3.htm
7 Subjects: Talking about leisure and daily activities, expressing likes and dislikes, and personal interests and preferences, asking and telling time, days of the week Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 4),ieu.blackboard.com LINK: “free time activities; http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vtempolibero.htm http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vtempolibero1.htm “verb exercises; http://www.italianonline.it/presente3.htm
8 MIDTERM EXAM WEEK
9 Subjects: Talking about leisure and daily activities, expressing likes and dislikes, and personal interests and preferences, asking and telling time, days of the week Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 4),ieu.blackboard.com LINK: “irregular verbs; http://www.italianonline.it/presente7.htm
10 Subjects: Making a reservation at a hotel, asking questions about the facilities of the hotel, price of the room, furniture in the room, expressing a problem encountered at the hotel, describing a flat, renting a flat, and stating reasons for making that choice. Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 5), ieu.blackboard.com LINK “vocabulary” http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vparticasa.htm http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/v21.htm http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vmobili.htm http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vletto1.htm http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/vbagno03.htm
11 Subjects: Making a reservation at a hotel, asking questions about the facilities of the hotel, price of the room, furniture in the room, expressing a problem encountered at the hotel, describing a flat, renting a flat, and stating reasons for making that choice. Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 5), ieu.blackboard.com LINK “verb exercises; http://www.italianonline.it/presente4.htm” “auxiliary verbs; http://www.italianonline.it/presente8.htm
12 Subjects: Making a reservation at a hotel, asking questions about the facilities of the hotel, price of the room, furniture in the room, expressing a problem encountered at the hotel, describing a flat, renting a flat, and stating reasons for making that choice. Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 5),useful sources ieu.blackboard.com
13 Subjects: Making a reservation at a hotel, asking questions about the facilities of the hotel, price of the room, furniture in the room, expressing a problem encountered at the hotel, describing a flat, renting a flat, and stating reasons for making that choice. Preparation for oral exam Luciana Ziglio,Giovanna Rizzo"Nuovo Espresso 1" (Unit 5),useful sources ieu.blackboard.com LINK Prepositions: https://www.cdl-edizioni.com/attivita/a1/a1-preposizioni/attivita-1-preposizioni-semplici/?c= https://www.cdl-edizioni.com/attivita/a1/a1-preposizioni/attivita-2-preposizioni-semplici-fra/?c=
14 Preparation for final exam ORAL EXAM
15 Semester Review
16 FINAL EXAM
Course Notes/Textbooks

Luciana Ziglio, Giovanna Rizzo NUOVO ESPRESSO I, Alma Edizione; ISBN 978-88-6182-318-1
Suggested Readings/Materials

ieu.blackboard.com

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
20
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
14
1
14
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
2
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
1
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
2
Midterms
1
3
Final Exams
1
4
    Total
90

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest