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Antonello da Messina (1473)
These 16 + 16 session full year courses are for high school and middle school* students wishing to learn and practice Italian online.
Most schools require students to complete two courses during the school year (16 + 16 session courses equivalent to two semesters.)
Other schools require only one course per school year (16 sessions equivalent to one semester).
Students get assignments and written homework corrections, complete audio recordings, receive personalized feedback and grades by a US certified teacher, take a midterm test and a final exam.
*Middle school students complete a simplified version of the course.
Description - Course Program and Objectives - Teachers - Assessment and Certifications - Technical Requirements and FAQ
| Courses: | Italian I, Italian II, Italian III, Italian IV |
| Dates: | According to student needs - self-paced |
| Includes: | 16 +16 asynchronous sessions, 10 self-administered lessons with exercises and exams, 8 assignments, written homework corrections, personalized feedback and grades from the teacher |
8 audio-lessons with Pronunciation Guides and Voice Recorder, personalized feedback and grades from the teacher |
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| Progress report (available online 24/7) | |
| Mid-term test, final exam | |
| Educational Materials: | Online access to self-study interactive language lessons, audio files, pronunciation guides, exercises, grammar, glossary and learning activities |
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In these courses students follow online asynchronous sessions, complete self-administered language lessons with exercises and exams, write their assignments, record their voice in the audio lessons, and upload their assignments and recordings for correction. The teacher evaluates the work of the students, grades it and posts corrections and feedback online.
The courses include: 16 + 16 asynchronous sessions, 10 self-administered lessons with exercises and exams, 8 assignments, 8 audio lessons, a midterm test, a final exam and other educational materials provided during the course.
See sample of a session: Tutored Course - Beginner 1, session 1
8 assignments: students post assignments in the Class Forum. The teacher posts corrections and feedback in the Class Forum and in the student's Progress Report (available online 24/7).
8 audio-lessons: students complete self-administered audio lessons with a Pronunciation Guide and Voice Recorder. Students upload their recording for the teacher for evaluation and grading. Students are required to have a headset/microphone combination for the audio lessons.
Image of Pronunciation Guide and Voice Recorder
Students who wish to practice more, upon request can participate in an online group class with a fixed-time schedule, and meet with a CyberItalian teacher for conversation and questions regarding the Italian language and culture.
Students can see their grades and personalized feedback anytime in the Progress Report (available online 24/7).
Sample of Progress Report
(depending on the course you take the format of the report might vary slightly)
- Beginner 1/Italian I see program
- Beginner 2/Italian II see program
- Intermediate 1//Italian III see program
- Intermediate 2/Italian IV see program
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CyberItalian professors and teachers are native speakers of Italian, with an Italian university B.A. or B.A. and M.A., highly qualified professionals dedicated to the promotion of the Italian language and culture.
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Having a variety of educational materials and activities, students are graded in different areas of study:
- Self-Administered Exercise in the Lessons - 10% weight - based on the percentage of correct answers
- Self-Administered Exams in the Lessons - 20% weight - based on the percentage of correct answers
- Audio Lesson Recordings - 20% weight - for participation, effort to speak and quality of communication (organized, clear, fluent)
- Assignments - 20% weight based on form and number of mistakes, grammar, accuracy, and overall sophistication in language and expression (40% of the assignment grade), effort and quality of homework, thesis, examples, original ideas (40% of the assignment grade), organization, style, expression (20% of the assignment grade)
- Mid-term Test - 10% weight - based on the percentage of correct answers
- Final Exam - 20% weight - based on the percentage of correct answers.
In the Self-administered Exercises included in the lessons, students receive an automatic score based on the percentage of correct answers. For educational purposes, these self-administered exercises can be taken several times (in this case, each time the student will have to re-enter the entire text in the exercise); the latest score of each exercise will be recorded over the previous one.
In the Self-administered Exams included in the lessons, students receive an automatic score based on the percentage of correct answers; only the score of the first time you take the exam will be recorded.
Grades are given in numbers with the following values:
| 97 - 100 | Excellent, achievement surpasses the basic requirements of the course. Superior. |
| 93 - 96 | Excellent. |
| 90 - 92 | Very good. Almost Excellent. |
| 87 - 89 | Good, student fulfills all requirements. Better than Above Average, but not quite A- work. |
| 83 - 86 | Above Average. |
| 80 - 82 | Average Almost Above Average. |
| 77 - 79 | Slightly Better than Average. |
| 73 - 76 | Average. |
| 70 - 72 | Slightly Lower than Average. |
| 67 - 69 | Below Average, but making progress. |
| 63 - 66 | Below Average student approaches the standard requirements for the course. |
| 60 - 62 | Almost failing. |
| Below | Failing. |
The Final Report (XLS format) with ALL scores, final average grade and feedback from the teacher is issued for all courses (8 Session Recovery, 6+6 Session Expedited, 16+16 Session Full Year).
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