Summer Intensive Italian through Culture ITLN 411S Summer Semester 2015

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1 Summer Intensive Italian through Culture ITLN 411S Summer Semester 2015 Recommended culture reading: Mark Galli, Francis of Assisi and his World (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002). ISBN Credits: 8 Type of Course: Instructors: Evaluation: Lecture and Seminar Robert E. Proctor, Ph.D., assisted by selected instructors and teaching assistants from the Umbra Institute Your final grade in the Italian Language classes will be reevaluated in light of your weekly journals and participation in the cultural events. Course objectives: Intensive Italian through Culture combines intensive language instruction with a rich immersion in Italian culture, past as well as present. The program has two components: Italian language classes and speaking opportunities; and liberal arts cultural events conducted in Italian. Intensive Italian through Culture students take Italian language courses at the Umbra Institute at the level that best suits them, from beginning to advanced Italian. In addition, the Umbra Institute organizes language exchange (the Tandem ) get-togethers with Italians, in order for students to have the opportunity of meeting Italians with whom they can practice Italian. In previous years liberal arts events have included tours of Perugia and Assisi; guided tours in Italian of local museums and galleries; and an Umbria Jazz event. Most of our Italian guides have also been trained in teaching languages. At beginning of each cultural tour or event our guides pass out vocabulary sheets ordered according to the sequences of the event itself.

2 The Italian language classes are intense: on average 17 hours per week, typically Monday through Thursday or Friday morning, for six weeks, with a total of 100 classroom contact hours. On occasion Umbra instructors have hosted their students at local cafes and restaurants with the understanding that only Italian be spoken during the meal! At the end of six weeks, Intensive Italian through Culture students will have put in over 120 hours of class time, the equivalent of two semester s work in the States. The Italian teachers at the Umbra Institute are excellent. They are experienced in teaching Italian in Italian at all levels, from beginning to advanced, to people of all ages from all over the world. From an educational point of view, Intensive Italian through Culture brings together an oral-proficiency pedagogy of language teaching, and a liberal arts commitment to broad, interdisciplinary learning. The liberal arts tradition, our oldest education tradition, has particular relevance today in our hurried age of specialized study. The liberal arts tradition sees reality as an ordered whole ( cosmos in Greek), the individual as part of this whole, and all the intellectual disciplines as complementary ways of experiencing this whole. It emphasizes a balance between work and leisure, public service and contemplative study. The experience of Italy can be a liberal arts experience of the highest order. Italy s natural beauty, combined with her rich history and culture, embodies the interrelation between all the branches of learning, and between the fine arts and the liberal arts. The Umbra Institute s commitment to the liberal arts tradition uses the beauty of Italy to inspire students to learn the Italian language, and uses their growing command of Italian to draw them more deeply into Italian life. Prerequisites: IT 111S None IT 211S 2 semesters of Italian or permission of instructor IT 311S 4 semesters of Italian or permission of instructor IT 411S 6 semesters of Italian or permission of instructor

3 Course Syllabus ITLN 411: Intensive Italian through Culture Advanced Intermediate / Advanced Schedule: Morning sessions: Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 13:00 pm, Friday from 10:00 am to 12:00 am; Afternoon sessions: Tuesday and Thursday from 14:30 pm to 16:20 pm; evening cocurricular events. Course Instructor: Prof. Barbara Samu Office hour: Wednesday, 9:00-10:00 am Course/Lab Fee: None. Prerequisites: None. Cross-Listing: None. Course Materials: Required Text: A Course Reader that contains the materials to be covered in the course will be made available. Supplementary Text: selected exercises and readings from various textbooks and workbooks will be handed out periodically. Dictionary: students are strongly recommended to purchase an English/Italian, Italian/English dictionary. The library also has a number of dictionaries available for consultation. ITLN 411 normally meets five days per week with a morning session each day and two afternoon sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The morning sessions run for three hours Monday through Thursday, with a shorter two-hour session on Friday, June 12, and typically consist of in-class grammar study, exercises, group work and quizzes. The afternoon sessions focus on conversation and group both inside and outside the classroom. In addition to the regularly scheduled classes, various cultural and lectures in Italian are offered each week (for details of these events, please see the accompanying description of the liberal arts cultural component to the program at the end of the syllabus). The program also includes a mini-break (Thursday afternoon through Sunday, June) after the mid-term exam per viaggiare in Italia e usare l italiano per strada. Description

4 This advanced intermediate course is specifically designed for students who have achieved an intermediate level of Italian and wish to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the Italian language. To achieve this goal, students work with Italian texts of various types (e.g., narrative and literary excerpts, newspaper articles, film clips, and segments from television shows); engage in guided ; participate in out-of-the-classroom that require them to conduct street interviews, gather direct testimonies on different aspects of contemporary life, and engage in short surveys, all with the aim of encouraging them to interact as much as possible with the city; and will be asked to reflect on each of these through preparing short oral accounts and essays. Through these varied exercises students come in contact with the authentic written and spoken language in a variety of forms through which they can develop their skills in writing, reading, listening and speaking; they enrich their vocabulary, paying particular attention to the study of idiomatic expressions, modes of speaking, and proverbs; and they advance their understanding of several grammatical and morphological aspects of the language. Lastly, students will be exposed to various cultural aspects (such as political subcultures, cinema, and music) that define Italian culture in a manner that fosters further understanding and practice of the language. Main Grammar Points The course will begin with a quick review of ITLN 311 grammar and thereafter cover the following grammatical points: Passato e trapassato remoto La concordanza dei tempi dell indicativo Usi di CI e NE Dislocazione a sinistra con i pronomi La concordanza dei tempi del congiuntivo Congiunzioni coordinative e subordinative Imperativo formale Pronomi relativi Condizionale passato: Il futuro nel passato Condizionale giornalistico Futuro epistemico Periodo ipotetico Forma passiva e impersonale Modi indefiniti Discorso diretto e indiretto Course Outcomes and Objectives At the end of the session, students should reach the level B2+/C1 of the Common European Framework in the four basic competencies: listening, speaking and interacting, reading, and writing. In practice, the student will be able to:

5 Interact with native speakers with a degree of fluency, spontaneity and flexibility. Take an active part in informal discussion in familiar contexts. Explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options; use a variety of linking words efficiently to mark clearly the relationships between ideas; develop an argument systematically with appropriate highlighting of significant points, and relevant supporting detail; speculate about causes, consequences, hypothetical situations. Understand articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints, understand contemporary literary prose; understand most TV news and current affairs programmes; understand the majority of films without too much effort. Acquire a good command of a broad lexical repertoire allowing gaps to be readily overcome with circumlocutions. Write clear, well-structured texts, expressing points of view at some length; essays or reports, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view; letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences. Understand diverse aspects of Italian culture and reflect on the comparison between his/her own culture and that of the host country. Course Guidelines and Policies Attendance is essential for learning a language, and, therefore, you are strongly encouraged to attend every class session. Missing more than 2 regularly scheduled sessions (morning or afternoon) will result in a lower final grade. A student missing more than 4 sessions will run the risk of failing the course. Each additional absence, unless it is for a very serious and documented reason, will lower the student s final grade by one grade level. Homework. Students will be regularly assigned exercises, including short essays, and are expected to complete all assignments on time. It is important that students complete the readings assigned for each class in advance of the class meeting. Students are welcome to bring questions about the readings to class in preparing for discussion of the material. Essay assignments will include compositions, summaries, short articles, personal letters and mock s, each of which will be written for a different audience. It will be important to complete a rough draft and set time aside for revising the draft before turning in the final version to the instructor for grading. Please remember that late homework cannot be accepted. Exams. There will be a Midterm and Final exam (see below). All exams will include grammar exercises (in the form of multiple-choice and fill-in-theblank questions and sentence transformation exercises), a reading comprehension exercise, and short writing and listening comprehension activity. In addition, an Exit proficiency exam will be administered at the end of the course.

6 Quizzes. Two quizzes will be given during the five weeks (see below). The purpose of the quizzes is to help students maintain a steady pace in their acquisition of new vocabulary. Oral Exam. Each student will be asked to prepare and deliver a short presentation in Italian. The presentation will be based on one of the topics covered during the course. Topics will be assigned on Wednesday, July 1 st ; presentations will be delivered next Tuesday, July 7. Co-curricular Activities. We encourage you to participate in optional that help to develop your conversational skills outside the classroom and offer an opportunity to socialize with others in Italian. Tandem is a free social gathering amongst Umbra students, Italian and international students, and other young Italians. Tandem is a wonderful way to meet new friends and to practice your Italian in exchange for tips on English! Appointments dates are listed in the weekly programs. Participating actively to tandem sessions can contribute to improve your final grade (0,3% of extra credit for every appointment, presence signature requested!) Course Evaluation: your final grade in the course will be calculated based on the following exercises and weights: Class Participation 15% Homework 10% Midterm Exam 20% Quizzes 10% Oral Presentation 15% Exit Proficiency Exam 5% Final Exam 25% Dates of Course Exams: Quiz 1 Friday, June 12 Midterm Exam Thursday, June 18 Quiz 2 Thursday, July 2 Oral Exams July 7 Exit Proficiency Exam Wednesday, July 8 Final Exam Friday, July 10 Please note: Times and Dates for Quizzes and Exams cannot be changed. Grading Scale: Letter grades for student work are based on the following scale: B+= C+= D+ = F = 59-0 A = B = C = D = A = B = C = D = 62 60

7 Course Outline Week One, intensive sessions: Monday 1 Thursday 4 June Weekly linguistic goals & Course materials Grammar Objectives Weekly cultural themes & Funzioni comunicative Chiedere e dare informazioni su se stessi Raccontare e descrivere le abitudini Raccontare esperienze passate Materiali: Mini-reader: tutto Reader: pp L autoritratto: Lorenzo Jovanotti Cherubini (p. 4/4a) Esercizi lessicali pp. 3/3, 5/5-6, 6/8, 8/11b Esercizi grammaticali pp. 9/11d-g, 12/11h Ascolto: Intervista a Tiziano Terzani (p. 12/14) Esercizi grammaticali pp. 13/15-18, 14/21, 15/22 Compiti: Reader: pp. 5/7, 14/20 Composizione 1: Scrivi un articolo su Jovanotti con le informazioni presenti nell attività 4a (p. 11/12) Ripasso dei principali elementi grammaticali: Ripresa del presente, del passato prossimo, dell imperfetto e del trapassato Ripresa dei pronomi diretti e delle particelle ci e ne Dislocazione a sinistra con pronomi direti Alcuni prefissi (in-, s-, dis-) Le funzioni del condizionale semplice e del condizionale passato La concordanza dei tempi all indicativo Civiltà e attività Presentazione in classe di ogni componente Ascolto di una canzone: Tutto l amore che ho di Jovanotti L autoritratto del Perugino Raffaello e Perugino a confronto Visita del Collegio del Cambio e della Cappella di san Severo Attività del pomeriggio - settimana intensiva - Getting around town survival martedì: ordinare al bar e al ristorante. mercoledì: in giro per negozi: fare la spesa al supermercato, andare in farmacia. giovedì: muoversi a Perugia: autobus e minimetrò. muoversi in Italia: treno, aereo, traghetto. Week One Cultural Events: Monday afternoon: Historical Walking Tour of Perugia (2 gruppi)

8 Week Two: Monday 8 Friday 12 June Key-dates: Quiz 1 (Friday, June 12) Weekly linguistic goals, materials & assignments Grammar Objectives Weekly cultural themes & Funzioni comunicative Descrivere al passato Raccontare una biografia Parlare di eventi passati Materiali Reader: pp Passato remoto (forme regolari ed irregolari). Usi del passato remoto e trapassato remoto Passato remoto e imperfetto Passato remoto e trapassato prossimo Futuro epistemico Civiltà e attività Alcuni personaggi italiani famosi Ricerca: personaggio famoso che ha avuto un importanza particolare negli Stati Uniti (p. 26/14) Ricerca sull emigrazione degli italiani nel mondo Rita Levi Montalcini, la signora della vita (p. 22) Esercizi lessicali pp. 24/7-9, 26/12 Esercizi grammaticali pp. 22/3, 23/4-5, 24/6 L emigrazione italiana (p. 31) Ascolto: la storia della famiglia di Cristina (p. 32/20) Compiti: Reader: p. 25/10-11 Composizione 2: Racconta un esperienza della tua vita densa, entusiasmante e appagante (p. 26/13) Composizione 3: C era una volta... Racconta una storia della tua famiglia Attività del pomeriggio martedì: Ascolto di una canzone: Siamo chi siamo di Ligabue giovedì: Analisi e discussione del film Nuovomondo di Emanuele Crialese Week Two Cultural Events: Monday afternoon: Introduction Mini Lecture sul corso del Prof. Proctor ( Da Dante a Garibaldi ) Wednesday afternoon Lecture: Il Francesco di Dante (Prof. Eckert) Wednesday night: Tandem #1

9 Week Three: Monday 15 Thursday 18 June Key-dates: Mid-Term Exam (Thursday morning, June 18) Quiz #1 (Wednesday afternoon, prof. Proctor) Weekly linguistic goals, materials & assignments Funzioni comunicative Grammar Objectives Weekly cultural themes & Civiltà e attività Dare consigli, istruzioni, ordini Esprimere una richiesta, un suggerimento, un divieto Dare indicazioni stradali Persuadere e dissuadere Reader: pp Materiali Jeans a vita bassa: una moda problematica (p. 39/2) Ascolto: Che cosa mi metto oggi? (p. 40/5) Ascolto: In un negozio di abbigliamento (p. 45/17) Ascolto: In una boutique (p. 47/22) Esercizi grammaticali pp. 44/15, 45/18-19, 46/20, 47/24, 49/28-30, 50/31 Esercizi lessicali pp. 40/3, 41/6-8 Consigli di viaggio (p. 55) Esercizi grammaticali pp. 56/36-37 Ripasso dell imperativo ipositivo e negativo, informale e formale Ripasso e ampliamento: posizione dei pronomi Imperativo ed infinito Preposizioni Si impersonale e passivo Passivo con andare Mercoledì: sessione di ripasso per il Mid-Term Exam Stilisti italiani famosi Indagine: stilista perugina famosa (p. 42/12) In aeroporto Quiz sull Italia Alla scoperta di Torino Attività del pomeriggio martedì: Chiedere indicazioni stradali a Perugia giovedì: pomeriggio libero (summerbreak) Compiti: Reader: pp. 41/9, 42/12, 46/21, 48/25-27, 57/38 Composizione 4: Il tuo professore americano vuole visitare Perugia. Scrivi un con le indicazioni sui luoghi da vedere e sulle cose da fare Week Three Cultural Events: Monday afternoon: special Lecture + walking tour on Il Risorgimento Wednesday afternoon Quiz #1 Prof. Proctor Mini-Summer Break: Thursday afternoon through Sunday (18-21 June)

10 Week Four: Monday 22 Thursday 25 June Key-dates: Quiz #2 (Wednesday afternoon, prof. Proctor) Weekly linguistic goals, materials & assignments Grammar Objectives Weekly cultural themes & Funzioni comunicative Esprimere opinioni, giudizi Esprimere volontà, speranza, attesa Esprimere sentimenti di gioia, timore, speranza, dispiacere Argomentare Materiali Reader: pp Ascolto: Il cinema (p. 63/2) Esercizi grammaticali e lessicali pp. 65/4-6, 66/9; pp. 65/7-8, 66/10 La radio (pp ) Esercizi grammaticali e lessicali pp. 70/16-19, 72/26; pp. 71/20-25, 72/27; pp. 76/38-40 Ascolto: Intervista con Enzo D Alò (p. 75/37) Uso del congiuntivo presente e passato in frase dipendente Congiuntivo o indicativo Che + congiuntivo o di + infinito Usi del congiuntivo imperfetto e trapassato in frase dipendente Concordanza dei tempi del congiuntivo Congiuntivo in dipendenza da alcune congiunzioni (affinché, sebbene, a condizione che ecc.) Diminutivi Civiltà e attività Cinema, radio, tv, giornali Pinocchio: il libro e i film Attività del pomeriggio martedì: Ricerca sulle trasmissioni italiane più famose giovedì: Discussione e analisi di un film: Smetto quando voglio Compiti: Reader pp. 67/12-13, 73/29-31, 77/41-42 Composizione 5: Leggi l articolo (p. 74/32) e scrivi una lettera alla giornalista Composizione 6: Cerca in Internet notizie su un opera della cultura del tuo Paese che è stata recentemente recuperata e scrivine un resoconto (p. 77/43) Week Four Cultural Events: Wednesday afternoon Lecture: La Fontana Maggiore: un opera come riflesso della cultura medievale a Perugia + Quiz #2 Wednesday night: Tandem #2 Friday afternoon: Trip to Assisi

11 Week Five: Monday 29 June Thursday 2 July Key-dates: Quiz 2 (Thursday, July 2) Quiz #3 (Wednesday afternoon, prof. Proctor) Weekly linguistic goals, materials & assignments Funzioni comunicative Grammar Objectives Weekly cultural themes & Civiltà e attività Riportare notizie non confermate Sostenere le proprie idee Fare ipotesi Argomentare Materiali Reader: Reader pp Notizie di cronaca (pp ) Esercizi grammaticali e lessicali p. 87/3-5, 89/10-11; pp. 87/6, 88/7-8 Ascolti: La fuga dei cervelli (p. 90/12); L Italia si è ridesta (p. 93) Ho trovato l Italia (p. 98) Esercizi grammaticali e lessicali pp. 94/18, 95/20, 96/22; pp. 99/29, 100/30, 101/32-33; p. 100/31 Compiti: Reader: pp. 88/9, 95/21, 96/25, 102/34 Composizione 7: Leggi i titoli (p. 92/14) e scegline uno. Immagina di essere un giornalista e di ricostruire la notizia Composizione 8: Leggi l (p. 103/38) e dai un consiglio al tuo amico Condizionale gioralistico Pronomi relativi Ripasso della forma passiva Ripasso del futuro semplice, futuro composto e futuro nel passato Periodo ipotetico della realtà, della possibilità e dell irrealtà Usi di magari Verbi pronominali Notizie di cronaca Ricostruzione di notizie (p. 92/13) Ricerca sull imprenditoria nel proprio Paese (p. 103/37) Attività del pomeriggio martedì: Proposte per brevettare un prodotto italiano giovedì: Ascolto di una canzone: Se fosse per sempre di Biagio Antonacci Il gioco dei se Week Five Cultural Events: Wednesday afternoon Lecture: Gli affreschi del Perugino nel Collegio del Cambio: la rinascita della cultura greco-romana nel mondo cristiano + Quiz #3 Wednesday night: Tandem #3 Friday& Saturday: gita

12 Week Six: Monday 6 Friday 10 July Key-dates: Oral Exams (Tuesday, July 7) Exit Proficiency Exam (Wednesday, July 8); Final Exam (Friday, July 10) Test on Divina Commedia (Wednesday afternoon, July 8) Weekly linguistic goals, materials & assignments Grammar Objectives Weekly cultural themes & Funzioni comunicative Civiltà e attività Argomentare Esprimere opinioni Materiali Reader: pp Prima di concedersi, un giro di Google (pp ) Esercizi grammaticali p. 11/3-7 Esercizi lessicali: pp. 112/8-9, 113/10-11 Ascolto: Una lettera dal futuro (p. 115/20) Esercizi lessicali p. 116/20c Così parlano i ragazzi italiani (p. 119) Esercizi lessicali p. 120/23e Esercizi grammaticali pp. 120/23f, 121/23g Compiti: Reader pp. 113/12, 114/13, 116/21, Composizione 9: L amore al tempo di internet (p. 115/16) Gerundio presente e passato I modi indefiniti e i pronomi Ripasso dei pronomi relativi Concordanza dei tempi e dei modi Trasformazione dei verbi nel passaggio dal discorso diretto all indiretto Le abitudini sul Web; l uso di Internet nei rapporti interpersonali Dati statistici sulla diffusione di Facebook Anglicismi nella lingua italiana La lingua dei giovani Esami orali degli studenti (lunedì e martedì) Serata finale / evento Attività del pomeriggio martedì: Visione e analisi di una sequenza del film Scialla! Ascolto di una canzone: Tranne te di Fabri Fibra giovedì: Sessione di ripasso per il Final Exam. Week Six Cultural Events: Friday night: Goodbye dinner Final Exam: Friday, July 10