Italian S-Aab Beginning Italian

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1 SUMMER SCHOOL 2008 Italian S-Aab Beginning Italian ( # ) TIME: Monday through Friday, 10-12pm, 1 2pm PLACE: Sever Hall - Room 303 INSTRUCTOR: Jimmy McMenamin Paola De Santo OFFICE HOURS: by appointment by appointment mcmenam@fas.harvard.edu desanto@fas.harvard.edu TEXTBOOKS: LAB CD S/FILMS... available at Harvard Coop ( Federici-Riga. Ciao! 6th ed. ALSO PURCHASE Workbook/Lab Manual... available at the Language Resource Center (LRC), Lamont Library - 4th floor ( Summer 2008

2 McMenamin/De Santo COURSE DESCRIPTION Designed for students with no previous knowledge of Italian. Basic oral expression, listening comprehension, and elementary reading and writing are the goals of the course. ATTENDANCE: It is required that students attend class regularly, and that they arrive promptly. Repeated absenteeism and tardiness will be reflected in your final grade. LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: (from the Harvard Summer School Faculty Handbook) Summer School credits are transferable to the permanent academic records of Harvard degree candidates, so Summer School courses must conform to the University s term-time standards. All students (including participants in the Secondary School Program) are expected to meet these standards and should be evaluated accordingly. PREPARATION Grammar and vocabulary are to be studied daily, and exercises, activities and skits are to be prepared prior to class meetings according to the syllabus and/or supplemental exercises sent out via . LAB/WORKBOOK: Each chapter in Ciao! has a corresponding section of exercises and activities for both grammar and vocabulary. These assignments will be reviewed regularly and checked for completeness (see attached calendar). Students will practice in the language lab for at least one (1) hour per day. Required lab work includes the relevant chapters in the Ciao! lab program as indicated on the syllabus and attached calendar. The Language Resource Center (LRC) is located on the 6th floor of Lamont Library. We encourage you to consult the LRC website and visit the center as soon as possible: COMPOSITIONS: There are weekly written compositions (or Temi ) based on chapter themes (see attached calendar). You will be graded on the correct use of grammar covered in class and proper use of vocabulary. Creativity and originality are much appreciated. Other homework may be assigned by your instructor, including the preparation of oral reports or skits. PAROLIERE: Students should keep an ongoing vocabulary list throughout the course. Students are responsible for the vocabulary discussed in class and found in the textbook (specifically the list at the end of each chapter of our textbook and the vocabulary provided for Andreuccio da Perugia on the course website). VERBI: While this course has an oral approach to language learning, command of the various verb tenses does take time and preparation. Therefore, verbs will be drilled on a daily basis during the last 10 minutes of class. GRADING There will be weekly chapter quizzes (written or oral), a two-hour midterm exam and a three-hour final exam. (see attached calendar) Grades will be calculated according to the following criteria: 10% class attentiveness and preparation 15% class participation and presentations 15% workbook and lab 20% oral quizzes/skits (6) 20% written quizzes (6) + weekly temi (7) 20% midterm + final exam

3 McMenamin/De Santo CINEFORUM To enhance your linguistic and cultural experience, students will be introduced to a selection of Italian films. Each week, a film will be placed on the LRC server (with English subtitles) to be viewed in the language lab for your enjoyment (see attached calendar). SETTIMANA I Mediterraneo (1991) Gabriele Salvatores SETTIMANA II L ultimo bacio (2001) Gabriele Muccino SETTIMANA III La stanza del figlio (2001) Nanni Moretti SETTIMANA IV Johnny Stecchino (1991) Roberto Benigni SETTIMANA V Le chiavi di casa (2004) Gianni Amelio SETTIMANA VI Io non ho paura (2003) Gabriele Salvatores SETTIMANA VII Le fate ignoranti (2001) Ferzan Ozpetek For movie reviews and synopses, try and For other venues of Italian cinema during the summer: Harvard Film Archive (w/discounts for summer school students) The Brattle Theatre (w/discounts for students)

4 SUMMER SCHOOL 2008 Settimana I 23 giugno Introduzioni/ Capitolo preliminare / Primo incontro Cap. preliminare (pp. 1-8); Primo incontro (pp. 9-18) 24 giugno La città cap.1 (pp ) WB(pp. 1-8) 25 giugno La città / Persone e personalità cap.1 (pp ); cap. 2 (pp ) WB(pp. 9-22); TEMA 1 26 luglio Persone e personalità / All università cap.2 (pp ); cap. 3 (pp ) WB(pp ) WB(pp ) FILM: Mediterraneo (1991) 27 luglio All università cap.3 (pp ) General Form Quiz (1-3) Settimana II 30 giugno A tavola cap.4 (pp ) WB(pp ); SKIT 1 01 luglio Attività e passatempi cap.5 (pp ) WB(pp ); TEMA 2 02 luglio La famiglia cap. 6 (pp ) WB(pp ) 03 luglio La famiglia cap.6 (pp ) WB(pp ) FILM: L ultimo bacio (2001) General Form Q uiz (4-6) 04 luglio FESTA FESTA FESTA Summer 2008

5 ITALIAN S-Aab McMenamin/De Santo Summer 2008 Settimana III 07 luglio Buon viaggio! cap.7 (pp ) WB (pp ); SKIT 2 08 luglio Buon viaggio! / Soldi e tempo cap.7 (pp ); cap.8 (pp ) WB(pp ) 09 luglio Soldi e tempo cap.8 (pp ) WB(pp ); TEMA 3 10 luglio Mezzi di diffusione cap.9 (pp ) WB(pp ) 11 luglio Mezzi di diffusione cap.9 (pp ) WB(pp ) FILM: La stanza del figlio (2001) Q uiz (7-9) Settimana IV 14 luglio La moda cap.10 (pp ) WB(pp ); SKIT 3 15 luglio La moda / In cucina cap.10 (pp ); WB(pp ) cap.11 (pp ) 16 luglio In cucina cap.11 (pp ) WB(pp ); TEMA 4 17 luglio Ripasso RIPASSO RIPASSO 18 luglio MIDTERM STUDIATE SODO! FILM: Johnny Stecchino (1991) M IDTERM (1-11)

6 ITALIAN S-Aab McMenamin/De Santo Summer 2008 Settimana V 21 luglio Le vacanze cap.12 (pp ) WB(pp ); SKIT 4 22 luglio Le vacanze / La casa cap.12 (pp ); cap.13 (pp ) WB(pp ) 23 luglio La casa cap.13 (pp ) WB(pp ); TEMA 5 24 luglio Il mondo del lavoro cap.14 (pp ) WB(pp ) 25 luglio Il mondo di lavoro cap.14 (pp ) WB(pp ) FILM: Le chiavi di casa (2004) Q u i z (12-14) Settimana VI 28 luglio Paesi e paesaggi cap.15 (pp ) WB(pp ); SKIT 5 29 luglio Paesi e paesaggi / Gli sport cap.15 (pp ); WB(pp ) cap.16 (pp ) 30 luglio Gli sport cap.16 (pp ) WB(pp ); TEMA 6 31 luglio Salute e ecologia cap.17 (pp ) WB(pp ) 01 agosto Salute e ecologia. cap.17 (pp ) WB(pp ) FILM: Io non ho paura (2003) Q u i z ( 15-16)

7 ITALIAN S-Aab McMenamin/De Santo Summer 2008 Settimana VII 04 agosto Arte e teatro cap.18 (pp ) WB(pp ); SKIT 6 05 agosto Arte e teatro cap.18 (pp ) Appendix 1 (pp ) WB(pp ); TEMA 7 FILM: Le fate ignoranti (2001) Q u i z (17-18) 06 agosto Lettura Novella - Decameron Andreuccio da Perugia 1 (pp. 7-19) Domande 1-12 (p. 19) 07 agosto Lettura Novella - Decameron Andreuccio da Perugia 2 (pp ) Domande 1-15 (p. 34) 08 agosto Lettura Novella - Decameron Andreuccio da Perugia 3 (pp ) Domande 1-11 (p. 41) SKIT Settimana VIII 11 agosto RIPASSO RIPASSO UN FRULLATO DI GRAMMATICA 12 agosto RIPASSO RIPASSO UNA MACEDONIA DI VOCABOLI 13 agosto RIPASSO RIPASSO RIPASSO/Q&A 14 agosto STUDIATE SODO! STUDIATE SODO! STUDIATE SODO! 15 agosto FINAL EXAM: 9:00-12:00 (ROOM TBA) In bocca al lupo! F INAL E XAM