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CYBERITALIAN INTERMEDIATE 1 (ITALIAN III - SEMESTER 2)

6 SESSION EXPEDITED COURSE

SYLLABUS AND CONTENT

 

No. of on-line asynchronous, self-paced sessions: 6

No. of self-administered lessons (with exercises and exams): 5

No. of required audio lessons and recordings: 4

No. of required assignments: 4

Final exam

Assessment and grades

 

In this tutored course you get to know more of Italian culture and you become familiar with Italian topics such as Theatre, Literature, History and others. You learn how to better express your opinions, understand more complex sentences, narrate a fact with different kinds of past, use pronouns and idiomatic expressions, relate situations, watch Italian videos and visit some recommended Italian websites.

 

Upon successful completion of the Intermediate 1 you should be able to "...understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. ... understand the main point of many radio or TV programs when the delivery is relatively slow and clear... deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. You can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events)... connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, your dreams, hopes and ambitions. Briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. Narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe your reactions" (standard definition taken from the Common European Framework Self-Evaluation).

 

Please note: in order to help students learn the language and improve their understanding of Italian culture and lifestyle, CyberItalian has revisited Collodi's story so some self-administered lessons present a dialogue with a modern Pinocchio (Pino). Through "A Modern Pinocchio Story", the CyberItalian course helps students to learn the Italian language and culture as well as to explore their own lives and learning challenges.

 

SESSION

NUMBER:

SELF-STUDY LESSONS

AND TESTS

(GRADED):

ASSIGNMENTS AND

AUDIO LESSONS

(GRADED):

OTHER ACTIVITIES

(NOT GRADED):

1

Grammar/Culture Lesson with exercises and exam i_6

 

Pino and Michelangelo in Rome.

Learn to narrate and express disapproval. How to narrate (part 1): "imperfetto"; pronouns "ne" and "ci".
Activity: painting and sculpture.

 

Introduction to semester 2.

 

Revision exercises:

  • Tintarella di luna (presente indicativo)
  • Il dio Asclepio e Ippocrate (narrazione, passato prossimo e imperfetto)
  • Calcata (pronomi chi e che)
  • Verb Piacere
2

LESSON INSTRUCTIONS FROM HERE ARE ONLY IN ITALIAN

 

Revision Lesson

Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: i_13

 

Ancient and modern.

Review pronouns: esso, essa, egli, ella, ciò), comparatives - use of "più" and "di più") and passato prossimo).

Activity: Calcata

Assignment -

minimum amount of words required:

45

 

Audio Lesson and Recording:

museum - museo

 
3

Revision Lesson

Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: i_14

 

Houses of the ancient Romans.

Review the difference between "stare" and "essere", the difference between "buono", "bravo" and"bene"), direct and indirect pronouns) and the formal approach (use of Lei)

Activity: La donna angelicata e l'approccio formale

Assignment -

minimum amount of words required:

45

 

Audio Lesson and Recording:

descriptions - descrizioni 1

 
4

Revision Lesson

Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: i_15

 

Nutrition of the ancient Romans.

Review the basic structure of a sentence and position of adverbs), the difference between "infine" e "finalmente") and pronouns "ne" and "ci")

Activity: Una favola di Fedro

Assignment -

minimum amount of words required:

45

 

Audio Lesson and Recording:

descriptions - descrizioni 2

 
5

Revision Lesson

Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: i_16

 

Clothing of the ancient Romans.

Review passato prossimo, imperfetto, independent and dependent clauses, demonstrative and relative pronouns - "colui, coloro, ciò", use of "quello che" and difference between "quello" and "che".

Activity: Il dio Asclepio e Ippocrate

Assignment -

minimum amount of words required:

45

 

Audio Lesson and Recording:

emotions - emozioni

 
6

Revision and

 

Final Exam

 

Grammar revision:

  • Present Indicative of Regular verbs.
  • Present Indicative of Irregular verbs.
  • Use of "più" and "di più"
  • Formal and informal approach
  • Direct pronouns
  • Indirect pronouns
  • Pronouns ne and ci
  • Verb Piacere (negative form)
  • Passato Prossimo.
  • Imperfetto
  • Narration