Dant Alighiri Socity of Massachustts Progtto Lingua Italiana Dant Alighiri - PLIDA 104 Th PLIDA program PLIDA stands for Progtto Lingua Italiana Dant Alighiri (Dant Alighiri Projct for Italian Languag). Th PLIDA program aims at crating a modrn cours of study in Italian that will b mor dynamic, ngaging and proficincy-orintd than in th past. In this important procss and in ordr to nsur our studnts th bst of this program, th Cambridg Dant is working in clos coopration with th Cntral Hadquartrs of th Dant Alighiri Socity* in Rom, its languag committ, and th Scholastic Offic of th Boston Consulat Gnral. Th PLIDA program follows th guidlins of th Europan Committ for th Taching of Forign Languags. Hnc, th program aims to implmnt th procdurs for languag larning concrning th four basic linguistic comptncis (listning, spaking, rading, and writing) with a particular focus on cultural mattrs, as suggstd by this Committ. Studnts will larn to hon thir languag skills and to dvlop stratgis that thy can mploy progrssivly to improv thir xprtis in ach of th abov comptncis. Our approach As PLIDA instructors, our most important objctiv is to nabl our studnts to communicat in Italian (i.. to b abl to transmit information back and forth in a givn contxt), rathr than just spak it with rigid, mmorizd phrass. Our approach is communicativ, maning that studnts will solly b addrssd in Italian from day on and that functions, vocabulary, and grammar will b introducd in a convrsational and contxtualizd atmosphr. Practic in th targt languag and intraction with both th instructor and with prs will b critical, as wll as studnts activ participation in discovring grammar ruls with hlp from th instructor. W dsign our classs to b proficincy-drivn, thrfor w will provid our studnts with as many opportunitis as possibl to har and spak Italian. W bliv that our studnts ar th ral cntr of our classs and w lik to think of ourslvs mor as coordinators than as tachrs. This is bcaus w trust that th mor studnts participat in th class th mor asily thy will mastr th targt languag. Cours dscription and objctivs This cours starts lvl A2 (Elmntary) of languag proficincy as according to th Common Europan Framwork of Rfrnc for Languags. It is dsignd for studnts with a bginnr
knowldg of Italian and it aims to hlp studnts nrich thir knowldg of vrb tnss, rfin thir vocabulary rlatd to common and familiar contxts, and xchang simpl information with gratr prcision and confidnc. By th nd of this class, studnts will b abl to: - Giv a brif prsntation on somon; - Exprss thir intrsts and a simpl opinion about somthing; - Explain thir rasons for a choic; - Ask for information on train fars and tims, rad a train tim schdul, and buy a train tickt; - Exprss a wish; - Giv advic in a polit way; - Dscrib cloths; - Talk about lif-styls and habits in th past; - Tll about a misadvntur that happnd to thm; - Mak comparisons btwn popl and things in th prsnt and in th past. By th nd of this lvl, studnts will also: - Hav a good knowldg of th Italian public transportation systm; - Gt to know som of th most important Italian icons in th world; - B informd about popular Italian music fstivals. Txtbooks - Savorgnani/Albrti, Chiaro! A2, Corso di italiano, Libro dllo studnt srciziario. Prima dizion. Alma Edizioni, Firnz, April 2011. (Th txtbook can b purchasd at th Dant Alighiri in Cambridg) - Rcommndd grammar of rfrnc: Practic Maks Prfct: Complt Italian Grammar (Practic Maks Prfct Sris), by Marcl Dansi, McGraw-Hill Companis, 2009. - Studnts ar also ncouragd to purchas an Italian/English dictionary. Attndanc and Participation Although attndanc is not mandatory for this class, w rcommnd that you com rgularly. In class, you will b invitd to participat activly and constructivly in all th activitis in ordr to practic acquird knowldg and mak th bst of your communication skills in Italian. It s in class that you will find popl to practic with and somon who will hlp you undrstand your mistaks. And rmmbr: Don t b shy! You ar hr to larn and making mistaks is a natural part of th larning procss. Aftr all mistaks ar part of th fun!
Emrgncy Contacts: In cas of an mrgncy, studnts can rciv th school cancllation notic on th TV stations NBC Channl 7 Nws and CW Channl 56. Thy can also b notifid on thir cll phons by going to www.whdh.com and click on "Snow Day Alrt". Studnts will nd to input thir cll phon numbr, th nam of th carrir and can choos th schools thy ar intrstd in haring about. Studnts can asily add or rmov schools from thir profil at any tim. Calndar:
Lzion 1 Lzion 2 Rinfrschiamo il nostro Italiano! - Prsntarsi prsntar, chidr dar informazioni prsonali, chidr dir l ora, chidr parlar dll abitudini dll attività quotidian dl fin sttimana, sprimr prfrnz, raccontar chidr di un vnto passato. - L quattro form dl sostantivo (maschil, fmminil, singolar, plural), la concordanza dl sostantivo dll aggttivo, l articolo dtrminativo indtrminativo, il Prsnt indicativo di vrbi rgolari, di alcuni vrbi irrgolari in -ar, -r, -ir di vrbi riflssivi, il Passato Prossimo di vrbi rgolari di alcuni vrbi irrgolari in -ar, - r, -ir, vocabolario rlativo a: prsntazioni prsonali, numri, la vita quotidiana. Lzion 1: L Italiano è bllo! - Far una brv prsntazion di una prsona - sprimr i propri intrssi d un opinion smplic - motivar una sclta - Il vrbo piacr + infinito o sostantivo - i pronomi indirtti (form tonich aton) - il suprlativo rlativo. Not culturali: - L Italiano nl mondo
Lzion 3 Lzion 4 Lzion 2: Viaggiar in trno - Chidr informazioni su tariff collgamnti frroviari - sapr lggr un tabllon con gli orari dl trno - acquistar un biglitto dl trno allo sportllo dlla stazion - sprimr un dsidrio - dar un consiglio in modo gntil - I vrbi volrci bisogna - il Condizional Prsnt di vrbi rgolari in -ar, -r, ir di alcuni vrbi irrgolari - l aggttivo qualch - gli avvrbi in -mnt - vocabolario rlativo al trno, alla stazion d ai collgamnti frroviari Nota cultural: - Prndiamo il trno in Italia! Lzion 5 Rvision dll lzioni 1 2 Quiz I sull lzioni 1 2
Lzion 6 Lzion 3: Epoch mod - dscrivr l abbigliamnto/i vstiti - parlar di situazioni stili di vita dl passato - confrontar prson cos prsnti passat Lzion 7 - L Imprftto di vrbi rgolari in -ar, -r, -ir di alcuni vrbi irrgolari - il comparativo (form rgolari) - vocabolario rlativo alla moda all abbigliamnto/ai vstiti. Nota cultural: - La moda italiana il mad in Italy. Lzion 8 Lzion 9 Lzion 4: Il ritmo dlla vita - Raccontar una disavvntura - raccontar pisodi dlla propria vita - dscrivr abitudini passat - parlar di propri gusti musicali. - Diffrnza nll uso dl Passato Prossimo dll Imprftto - vocabolario rlativo alla musica - sprssioni di tmpo com da bambino, da ragazzo, da giovan, cc. Nota cultural: - Andiamo ad un concrto in Italia!
Lzion 10 Quiz II sull lzioni 3 4 Prsntazioni finali