No. of on-line asynchronous, self-paced sessions: 8
No. of self-administered lessons (with exercises and exams): 6
No. of required audio lessons: 4
No. of required assignments: 2
Final exam
In this tutored course you learn how to greet someone, introduce yourself and your family, express opinions, describe objects, places or situations, order at the restaurant, prepare a famous Italian dessert, sing in Italian, watch Italian videos and much more!
Upon successful completion of the Italian I course you should be able to "...recognise familiar words and very basic phrases when people speak slowly and clearly... use simple phrases and sentences to describe where you live and people you know... interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help you formulate what you are trying to say... ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics" (standard definition 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 the 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.
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| 1 | Getting to know the website.
Introduction to the Italian language & alphabet. |
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Additional exercises:
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| 2 | Complete lesson: b_1
Ciao Pino! Learn how to greet someone and introduce yourself. Subject pronouns; "Essere" (to be). |
self-administered audio lessons: greetings and colors |
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| 3 | Learn how to use a dictionary
Complete lesson: b_2
Who are you? Learn to describe yourself. Feminine and masculine nouns; nouns and adjectives; agreements; indefinite articles. |
assignment - minimum amount of words required: 25
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| 4 | Complete lesson: b_3
Here are my friends! Learn to describe your friends and tell what your profession is. Nouns and adjectives; plural form; definite articles; "Avere" (to have). |
self-administered audio lessons: introductions and eating |
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| 5 | Complete lesson: b_4
What do you prefer? Learn to express a preference, to form a question and to answer negatively. Present indicative of regular verbs; interrogative sentences; negative sentences; irregular verbs: "Preferire, Capire". |
assignment - minimum amount of words required: 25 |
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| 6 | Complete lesson: b_5
Count and sing! Learn to sing-count in Italian, tell your own age and introduce your family. Numbers; possessive adjectives and pronouns. |
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| 7 | Complete lesson: b_6
At the restaurant. Learn how to ask for something and order at the restaurant. "Vorrei"; position of the adjectives, form of certain adjectives; "avere fame, avere sete". |
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| 8 | Revision and FINAL EXAM |
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Revision exercises:
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