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CYBERITALIAN ITALIAN IV

8 SESSION RECOVERY COURSE

SYLLABUS AND CONTENT

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

Assessment and grades

In this tutored course you review, practice and reinforce how to better express your opinions, understand more complex sentences, narrate a fact with different kinds of past, write different kinds of letters, use the future, the conditional, the imperative, pronouns and idiomatic expressions, relate situations, read Italian newspapers, watch Italian videos and visit some recommended Italian websites.

Upon successful completion of the Italian IV you should be able to "...understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar..." start to "understand most TV news and current affairs programs." start to "understand the majority of films in standard language... interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible and take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining your views... present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to your field of interest..." (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 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.

SESSION NUMBER:	SELF-STUDY LESSONS AND TESTS (GRADED):	ASSIGNMENTS AND AUDIO LESSONS (GRADED):	OTHER ACTIVITIES (NOT GRADED):
1	Getting to know the website.		Additional exercises: La famiglia Mi piace, non mi piace Is Grammar scaring you? (Structure of the Italian phrase) Scioglilingua italiani (Italian tongue-twisters) Una favola di Fedro (pronouns, passato prossimo, imperfetto) Have you improved your Italian? (passato prossimo) 5 tips for practicing with Italian songs 10 tips for watching movies in Italian
2	Complete lesson: i_7 (Pino and Saint Scolastica on Mount Majella.) Learn how to narrate and congratulate someone. Relative pronouns; pronouns after a preposition; how to narrate (part 2): "trapassato prossimo". Activity: religion.	self-administered audio lessons: introductions and my favourite movie - presentazioni e il mio film preferito.
3	Learn the difference between a dictionary and an automatic translator Complete lesson: i_8 (Pino and Pulcinella in Naples.) Learn to express preferences. The conditional (present and past conditional); special construction: conditional of "dovere, volere, potere" + infinitive. Activity: theatre.	assignment - minimum amount of words required: 40
4	Complete lesson: i_9 (Pino and Pirandello in Lipari.) Learn to express yourself in a concise way. Idiomatic expressions. Indefinite adjectives and pronouns; impersonal construction. Activity: literature and poetry.	self-administered audio lessons: religion and happiness - religione e felicità
5	Complete lesson: i_10 (Pino and Eleonora d'Arborea in Tharros.) Learn to write a letter. Learn to give commands or suggestions. Difference between written and spoken Italian. Imperative. Activity: history.	assignment - minimum amount of words required: 40
6	Complete lesson: i_11 (Pino and Colombo in San Fruttuoso.) Learn to make plans. Reciprocal construction; other particular constructions; special construction (stare + gerundio); adverbs. Activity: the government system.
7	Complete lesson: i_12 (True friendship.) Review what you have learned in the Intermediate Course. Use of pronouns; use of verbs. Activity: the Italian anthem.
8	Revision and FINAL EXAM		Revision exercises: Rino Gaetano (imperfetto) Amore e Psiche (narrazione, pronomi e espressioni idiomatiche) Il dio Asclepio e Ippocrate (passato prossimo e imperfetto)