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Language & Culture Classes
Italian II

This course emphasizes improving conversational skills, both listening and speaking. It is a continuation of Italian I for students who have the basic level language skills. 16 hours (Textbook required)

Fee:

Date / Course#:

$174

 Mondays 4/7/08-6/2/08 S48I2
Time: Registration: 
7:00-9:00pm
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Textbook:

Learn Italian the Fast and Fun Way, 2nd edition by Marcel Danesi, Ph.D. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Education Series, 1997 (ISBN 0764102109)

Italian Verb Drills by Paola Nanni-Tate, 2nd edition (ISBN 0844280690)

Optional: Italian-English/English-Italian dictionary; Irregular Italian verbs conjugated in all tenses.

Learning Objectives:

bullet Be able to formulate sentences correctly
bullet Understand basic conversation
 bullet Read and write in Italian
bullet Formulate short conversation in the present and past tenses
bullet Be able to understand video/tapes in Italian
Course Outline:

Week 1:
Review of the material covered in the first course
Review of the present tense of the three
conjugations Vocabulary and pronunciation

Week 2:
The simple and compounded prepositions
Di Sopra - Di Sotto
Conversation

Week 3:
Possessive adjectives
Vocabulary, the post office
Passato Prossimo with avere
Review and conversation

Week 4:
Adjectives, opposites
Passato Prossimo with essere
Conversation Review

Week 5:
Practice of passato prossimo with essere and avere
Write and deliver orally a small speech using the passato prossimo
Il telefono and how to make phone calls to and from Italy
Conversation/review

Week 6:
The imperative tense
Conversation Review

Week 7:
The Metro' where and how to buy tickets
Questions and answers in Italian
Conversation using the material learned
Review

Week 8:
The future tense of all the three conjugations
Review of the material covered in the 8 weeks
Conversation

Teaching/Learning Methods:

Lecture, small group discussion, videos, questions
Assignments:

Learn vocabulary, study verbs from verb book, write letters and paragraphs in Italian.